MELAKA TRAVEL VLOG: MASJID CINA MELAKA

When Culture, Religion and Architecture Clash

Location

Direction: https://goo.gl/maps/C5aP6bYwnJe8VjkR6

Description

The mosque is the third Chinese-style mosque in Malaysia after the ones in Kelantan (Masjid Cina, Rantau Panjang) and Perak (Masjid Muhamadiah, Ipoh).

The mosque is designed with a unique Chinese architecture with pagoda and Chinese calligraphy from a combination of architectural design of several mosques in Beijing , Shanghai and Xi’an in China. The mosque is equipped with the main prayer hall, library,

multipurpose hall, offices and restaurant. With a total built up area of 2.8 hectares, the mosque can accommodate up to 2,000 worshipers.

Friday prayer sermon in this mosque is delivered in Mandarin.

(Source: Islamic Tourism Centre of Malaysia)