Masjid Terapung Tanjung Bungah

Located at Tanjung Bungah Road, Masjid Terapung Pulau Penang, popularly known as the Floating Mosque, is a famous landmark and the first mosque in Malaysia built on the sea. During high tide, the mosque appears to be actually floating when someone gazes at the sea. The Floating Mosque was built to replace an older mosque (Tanjung Bungah Mosque) which got destroyed in a tsunami disaster. The seven-storey building with its Moorish design combines Middle Eastern and local elements. There is also a towering minaret equivalent to the building from where the calls for prayers (azan) are announced during the day. Originally, the Tanjung Bungah Mosque was a wooden mosque which was upgraded to a half-stone mosque in 1963. When the residents in Tanjung Bungah grew and the mosque could no longer accommodate all the people, the need for a bigger mosque arose. Masjid Terapung Pulau Penang was built in 2004 and was inaugurated by Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, former Prime Minister on 16 March 2007. It is about 300 metres above sea level. The dome of the Floating Mosque is aerodynamic according to the ocean environment. The seven-storey tower is decorated with calligraphy from Indonesia and teakwood carvings. At the front door of the mosque is a sunflower fence wall which further beautifies the mosque. There are also male and female solving places where marriages take place. (via holiday.com) 📌 Masjid Terapung Tanjung Bungah +60 12-405 1324 https://maps.app.goo.gl/MTRqJmApCTP5Lc7U9 #pindlemalaysia #pindlegem #guidebook