Minaret of Masjid Kampong Kling

Masjid was built in 1748 after the establishment of Masjid Kampong Hulu. The mosque is situated on the shopping district of the old Melaka full of Chinese shophouse. However, this area was once the resident of Southern Indian called Kling.

The Southeast Asian-styled mosques are different from Indian or Persian masjids. The mosque has a square plan with 4 pillars supporting the sloping roof with the wooden beam supporting the tile roof without any dome.

Other interesting point is the minaret that has stacked body with the Chinese sloping roof at the top. The shape of the minaret is similar to Chinese pagoda. At the same time, the minaret is also look alike the Dargarh type tower in Nagapattinam in South India