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Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque
On
top of a hill in downtown Johor Bahru, overlooking the Straits of Johor
and neighbouring Singapore, stands the magnificent Sultan Abu Bakar
Mosque, one of the most beautiful old mosques in Malaysia. The
construction of the mosque marked the start of the Johor's
modernisation process in 1892, which was commissioned by the "Father of
Modern Johor", Sultan Abu Bakar. It took eight years to build and was
completed in 1900. The mosque can accommodate 2000 worshippers The
mosque is a mix of architectural styles, but principally Victorian! It
is said that the minarets look like British watch towers.
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