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Masjid Kampong Kling

Keywords : Masjid, Masjid Kampong Hulu, Masjid Kampong Kling

Site common nameMasjid Kampong Kling
Type of artworkArchitecture
Village-
Province/CityMelaka
StateMelaka
CountryMalaysia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 2.19668
Long : 102.2473084

History of productionMasjid 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 commercial house. However, this area was once the resident of the South Indians called Kling.
ArtThe Southeast Asian-styled mosqued are different from Indian or Persian ones. The mosque has a square plan with 4 pillars supporting the sloping roof with tiles without any dome. The mosque with the sloping roof can be found at Masjid Kampong Hulu in Melaka, too. These two mosques are perfect examples and are regarded as the old style mosques before the dome system came with the British architect.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodDutch Colonization Period
Age17th – 18th century
ReligionIslam

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