Sri Sendayan Mosque
The Sri Sendayan Mosque is a mosque located in Bandar Sri Sendayan, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is located southwest of Seremban's city centre. It is the state's largest mosque, able to accommodate up to 5,000 worshippers.
The mosque is donated by Rashid Hussain, the founder of RHB Bank. Construction of the mosque commenced in 2015 and inaugurated on 20 September 2019.
Description
The Sri Sendayan Mosque is built on a 4.5-hectare site, and consists of three prayer halls, all of them are fully carpeted and air-conditioned, and a portico with an atrium. The main prayer hall can hold up to 3,000 people, while both the secondary and women's prayer halls can accommodate 800 people. Among the facilities provided in the mosque include conference rooms, a multipurpose hall, an administrative office, dining hall, mortuary management room and six units of residence for the mosque personnel.
Architecture
Zailan Yusop, a Kuala Lumpur-based architect, is responsible for designing the mosque. It is noted for its artistic and elegant architecture, which is described as a blend between Abbasid and Mamluk with hints of Umayyad and Ottoman influences. The mosque's interior design is an amalgamation of Egyptian, Ottoman, Emirati, Moroccan and Chinese elements. It is hailed as one of Malaysia's most beautiful mosques, attracting both local and international tourists.