Putra Mosque
Putra Mosque is a beautiful mosque built out of rose tinted granite, it has a central asian Islamic design with a distinctive Persian dome. The mosque is located on the edge of Putrajaya Lake in the heart of the city next to Dataran Putra. Construction was officially completed on 1 September 1999 at a cost of around RM250 million. It is named after the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tungku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj.
Putra Mosque is Putrajaya's famous pink mosque. It combines Middle Eastern and traditional Malay design elements in its architecture. The mosque consists of three main functional areas - the prayer hall, the courtyard, and various learning facilities and function rooms. Non-Muslims are welcome to visit the mosque, but may not enter the mosque building itself during prayer hours. It can accommodate 15000 worshippers at a time.
Even if you do not know anything about Islam you will surely be impressed by the Putra Mosque.
Visiting Hours are:
Saturday-Thursday: 9am-12.30pm, 2-4pm, 5.30-6pm
Friday: 3-4pm, 5.30-6pm
Visitors are requested to dress respectfully.
Female visitors will be directed to proceed to the robe counter and put on a pink robe with a hood.
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