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Sultan Abu Bakar Masjid

Keywords : Masjid, Sultan Abu Bakar

Site common nameSultan Abu Bakar Masjid
Type of artworkArchitecture
Village-
Province/CityJahor Bahru
StateJahor
CountryMalaysia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 1.4568688
Long : 103.7510575

History of productionSultan Abu Bakar Masjid was established by Sultan Ibrahim, Sultan of Johor in 1900 for the glory of his father. The mosque is located at Johor strait, the border between Malaysia and Singapore.
ArtThe mosque shows the influence of the Victorian British architecture. All three entrances have a tower that duplicates the British-styled clock tower. The façade shows the elements of Classic style decoration without any Indian or Moorish influence. These elements make this mosque different from other mosques during colonial era.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodBritish Colonization Period
Age19th – 20th 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