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Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque
Built:
1958
Kampong Ayer, Bandar Seri Begawan (formerly Brunei Town)
Amazing
in appearance, but too beautiful to be true, The Omar Ali Saifuddin
Mosque is Brunei's proudest architectural achievement. It sits on
an artificial lagoon near the Brunei River in Kampong Ayer, which
is appropriately enough, known as a “water village.”
A
structure in the water that resembles a ship was at one time used
for official state ceremonies. The mosque is the largest in the Far
East, and considered among the most beautiful in the world. It
reaches a height of 52 meters and is topped with a gold dome
supported by walls of Italian marble, which also forms the mosque's
columns, arches, and towers. The stained glass was hand made in
England and the carpets are Saudi Arabian.
Source:
http://www.glasssteelandstone.com
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