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Photo: Inside the Ubudiah Mosque.
Located at
Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, the Ubudiah Mosque is reputed to
be one of the most beautiful mosques in the country and a symbol
of pride and faith for all Muslims in Perak. The mosque's
magnificent golden dome and minarets are testaments to the beauty
of Islamic architecture.
The construction
of the mosque began in the reign of Sultan Idris Murshidul Adzam
Shah I, the 28th Sultan of Perak, but was interrupted a number
of times. Once, when two elephants belonging to Sultan Idris and
Raja Chulan ran over the imported Italian marble floor, and again
during the first World War. The mosque was officially opened by
Sultan Jalil Karaamatullah Shah in 1917.
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