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Masjid Kampong Hulu

Keywords : Masjid, Masjid Kampong Hulu, Masjid Kampong Kling

Site common nameMasjid Kampong Hulu
Type of artworkArchitecture
Village-
Province/CityMelaka
StateMelaka
CountryMalaysia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 2.199248
Long : 102.2476208

History of productionMasjid Kampong Hulu is the oldest masjid in Melaka built in 1720 by Dato Samsuddin bin Arom, who was a Kepitan or a native leader. The mosque was built when Melaka was under the governance of Dutch when they were allowed to build the mosque.
ArtThe Southeast Asian-styled mosques are different from Indian or Persian mosques. The mosque has a square plan with 4 pillars supporting the sloping roof with the wooden beam supporting the tile roof without any dome. Another interesting point is that this mosque mix both Malaysian art and Chinese influence shown in the bend up roof. Chinese tiles can be found in many parts of the mosque such as roofing
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