
The Kapitan Keling Mosque is a mosque built in the 19th century by Indian Muslim traders in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.
The mosque combines the influences of Indian-Moghal architecture with Gothic, Moorish and Roman Renaissance design.
The exterior is ochre yellowed while the interior had white marble floors and a high ceiling. The interior aisles are formed by a series of horseshoe arches, crowned with King Edward’s plaques. The façade of the building and its interior were decorated with geometric designs, as human and animal forms are forbidden in Islam.
The exterior walls were painted with ochre yellowed colour and the domes originally ochre yellow – are clad in a black coating. The original Marseilles clay roof tiles have been restored, with a Shanghai plaster finish on the western annexe walls. The mosque houses a small madrasah and an information centre within its compound area, as well as a minaret, a green area, a covered walkway and ablution facilities. The general area of the interior has been renovated.
The main prayer hall area is finished with white marble flooring and a high ceiling. The interior spaces are characterised by aisles formed by a series of horseshoe arches embellished with the plumes of King Edward. Geometrical arabesque patterns adorn both the façade and interior space. The original form of the mihrab remains intact and takes the form of a low-niche space in the concrete wall. It sports shades of white and grey, and is adorned with golden calligraphic inscriptions which were added in 2003. A new wooden platform and stairs was installed to become the minbar.
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