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ArchitectureCandi Bedang Dalam
The architecture of this candi includes sanctum and front hall. The sanctum is the small square room with an entrance and brick wall. Around the structure shows the trace of circumbulatory path with the pillar hole for the wooden beam supporting the tile roof. In front of the sanctum is the open front hall with the pillar hole for the wooden beam supporting the tile roof, too. Compared to other candi in Java art, this candi is not complicated but it still shows the good evidence of the Indian and Java architecture in the ancient Malay peninsula.
ArchitectureZahir Masjid
Stylistically, Masjid Zahir is the combination between several Islamic schools of architecture. The main dome is of Indian Mughal affiliation being noticeable from the flower on the top of the dome. However, the multi-foils arches and the thin columns are the characters of Moorish influence. The combination of the Mughal and the Moorish influence is the characteristic of Islamic architecture in British colonization period of Malaysian art.
