Negeri Sembilan State Mosque

Negeri Sembilan State Mosque
Masjid Negeri, Negeri Sembilan مسجد نڬري، نڬري سمبيلن‎
File:State Mosque, Seremban (2).jpg
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Shafi'i Sunni
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Coordinates
Architecture
Architects	Dato Baharuddin Abu Kassim Arkitek Jurubina Bertiga Ove Arup dan Rakan-rakan
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Modernist, Minangkabau
Founder	Negeri Sembilan State Government
Groundbreaking	1965
Completed	1967
Specifications
Minaret	10
Site area	2 ha

The State Mosque (Malay: Masjid Negeri, Negeri Sembilan Malay: Mosojid Nogoghi) is the state mosque of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is located at Jalan Datuk Hamzah near the lake gardens in Seremban, the state capital city.

History

The mosque was constructed between 1965 and 1967. This mosque was officially opened on 24 November 1967 by the late Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Almarhum Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman.

Architecture

The mosque exhibits a blend of Modernist and traditional Minangkabau elements in its architectural design, of which it was credited to Malayan Architects Co-Partnership, led by Chen Voon Fee, Lim Chong Keat, and William SW Lim. It was later taken over by Dato’ Ar. Dr Hj. Baharuddin Abu Kassim, who joined Jurubena Bertiga International Partnership in 1966. The nonagonal properties of the mosque building and nine pillars surrounding its perimeter signifies the nine chiefdoms or luaks that formed the original confederacy (see Negeri Sembilan#History ).

Gallery

• Eastern entrance
  Eastern entrance
• Southern entrance
  Southern entrance
• Minaret
  Minaret
• Closeup of minaret
  Closeup of minaret
• Inauguration plaque
  Inauguration plaque
• 
  Main prayer hall
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  Crystal chandelier
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  Wooden mihrab

See also

• Islam in Malaysia