Futuristic design
Sail-like walls.
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The main mosque of the Federal Territory of Labuan and one of the most unusual mosques in Malaysia. Work began in 1982 and was finished in 1987, and it was opened in February 1988 by Sultan Iskandar of Johor, then King of Malaysia, on Federal Territory Day. Its design blends Bruneian Malay and Turkish architecture in a striking futuristic form: curving, sloping walls like sails or a great tent, crowned by a ribbed dome and flanked by two tall, slender, arrow-like minarets. It stands in the town centre near the government buildings and the museum, and welcomes visitors outside prayer times in modest dress; entry is free. It is where travellers on the island go for Friday prayers. Combine it with the Labuan Museum and the Chimney Museum on a tour of the town, and photograph it from the neighbouring park to get it whole with its two minarets.
Sail-like walls.
Tall and slender.
Near the museum.
Labuan town centre, a few minutes from the museum and Labuan Square
Labuan MuseumA museum in a 1950s building in the heart of Labuan town, once an administrative10 minutes walk
Labuan Marine MuseumA modern waterfront museum devoted to the sea around Labuan, entered through a s17 minutes walk
Labuan War CemeteryOne of the largest Second World War cemeteries in Malaysia, cared for by the Com20 minutes walkYes, outside prayer times and in modest dress covering arms and legs, with shoes removed and a head covering for women.