Did you know that religious building such as mosque do have a GOLD material? Man will spend a lot to make the their religious monuments and buildings look glorious and beautiful. Some people might think its kind of waste but it is the way how they show their appreciation to the CREATOR. For this posting, i show several mosques that have a GOLD in their domes and minarets structure.
1. Mosque of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin in Brunei
This mosque was opened to public since 1958. The domes are made with 24 carat gold. It was believed that the cost for this mosque almost USD 5 millions.
2. Mosque of Al-Askari in Samarra, Iraq
It was built since 944 M and was known as Shiah moqsue. However the dome of this mosque was bombed by US in February 2006 during the invasion in Iraq.
3. Mosque of Qubbah As Sakhrah/Dome of the Rock in Jerusalam, Palestine
This moqsue also known as dome of the rock. It was built by Abdul Malik bin Mirwan in 690M. Later the development of Al-aqsa mosque continued and officially finished on 710M.
4. Mosque of Suneri in Lahore, Pakistan
This mosque have 3 domes that have gold plated on it which at the main dome, left side and right side of domes. It was built by Nawab Syed Bhikari Khan in 1753.
5. Mosque of Sultan in Singapore
In 1928, the mosque was renovated in little india area from old domes to the gold domes. It was donated by British East India Company around 3000 singapore dollars.
6. Mosque of Dian Al Mahri in Depok, Indonesia
This mosque located in Java West and start built in 1999. It was officially use in April 2006. All the domes was made with 24 carat gold. It was belong to the individual people name Hajjah Dian Djurian Maimun Al-Rasyid.
p/s: i wish i can visit all these great places
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