In the brochures about the city of Kuala Lumpur, the State Mosque always touted as one of the attractive destination for tourists, especially for tourists from the Middle East or countries like Indonesia, many adherents of Islam.
Based on information from the brochure I also went to the Masjid Negara. Arriving at the State Mosque, I was getting ready to admire the architecture or glory, but alas, I see it as ordinary mosque, even I can say this country lost a large mosque and magnificent when compared with for example Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta or even the mosque Son in Putrajaya.
Curious, then when he got home I 'google' this State Mosque, with the hope to find a story interesting history of the State Mosque, but the data I get from googling is not very attractive, such that the mosque was founded in 1965, and that the mosque It can accommodate about 15,000 people, that's it!
Then my eyes gazing far down the road mosque where several tourist bus close to the road and down hundreds of Arab tourists. They seem enthusiastic about making movies and take pictures with the jolly background mosque and there are also many of those who tried to pray inside. Once again I am impressed with the tourism in Malaysia, it was a mosque that was mediocre as the State Mosque This could be one of tourism object if the well though. In fact they also have a special schedule a special visit to the mosque to non-Muslims!
At the end of a hot day, I finally found something interesting also from this mosque, which is a board writing big warning that said 'Beware of Thieves sandals! " or else a thief shoes. It turned out much different from baseball Indonesia behavior! Only if in Indonesia aja slippers still in colong, here seems a little prestige, sandals or shoes that diincer!
To go here you use the Putra LRT train station and stop at Pasar Seni, from there you can walk, but pretty far! If you come here you can all the old railway station at Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin,
exactly opposite the State Mosque.
