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Minaret: Masjid Melayu

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Site common nameMasjid Melayu
Type of artworkArchitecture
Village-
Province/CityGeorge Town
StatePenang
CountryMalaysia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 5.414521
Long : 100.3362142

History of productionMasjid Melayu was built by Acehnese millionaire and aristocrat name Tunku Syed Hussain Adid.
ArtThe minaret of this mosque is outstanding. The structure has a tapering shape with one terrace on top. This shape looks like the lighthouse or tower for navigating. Lighthouse is the British culture that they bring to Malaysia and give the inspiration to the lighthouse shape minaret in Malaysian art. Beside this mosque, Masjid Kampong Hulu in Melaka also uses this style of minaret, too.
Age19th – 20th century

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-02-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali