Masjid Omar Ali Saifuddien

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Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque took 4 years to built and was completed in 1958. The design was heavily influenced by Mughal architecture in India. Only the finest materials were used in its construction—Shanghai granite and Italian marble; stained glass and crystal chandeliers from England; fine carpets from Saudi Arabia and a dome covered in gold leaf.

The design itself incorporates indigenous local touches, like the rope-like pillars recalling the Brunei “kalat” (a thick rope) and a replica of a 16th century Bruneian mahligai (royal barge) on the reflecting pool outside the mosque.

UBD/RSCH/1.2/FICBF(b)/2020/017 Achitectural Heritage in Brunei Darussalam: Safeguarding, Identity and Sustainability Principal Investigators: Dr Rui Oliveira Lopes & Dr Owais Ahmed Malik Co-investigators: Dr Hjh Asiyah Az-zahra Haji Ahmad Kumpoh, Dr Chester Keasberry, Dr Ong Wee Hong, Dr Shirley Chin Wei Lee, and Dr Yong Liu Research Assistant: Danial Basyri, Dk Nurul Kamaliah, Syafi Halim, and Wazif Mateen