Stained glass
Colour flooding the prayer hall.
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The royal mosque of Selangor in Klang, the state's old royal capital, and one of Malaysia's most unusual mosques in style: the British architect Leofric Kesteven designed it in the colonial era, blending Islamic architecture with Neoclassical design and Western Art Deco, and no other mosque in the country looks like it. From outside it looks like a stately European building with square minarets and domes; inside, colour floods the prayer hall through stained-glass windows, and under the great dome is a brightly patterned circle of glass. In its grounds is a royal mausoleum where several sultans of Selangor are buried. It was the state's main mosque until the Blue Mosque in Shah Alam opened, has been declared a national heritage site, and reopened to the public after restoration in November 2017. It welcomes visitors outside prayer times in modest dress. It stands near the Alam Shah royal palace in Klang, so pair it with the Blue Mosque in Shah Alam on a day trip west of the capital, along with a walk through Klang's Little India, known for its restaurants.
Colour flooding the prayer hall.
Islamic, Neoclassical and Art Deco.
The sultans of Selangor.
Jalan Kota Raja, the royal town of Klang, about forty kilometres west of Kuala Lumpur
By KTM Komuter train from KL Sentral to Klang station, then a walk or short taxi ride, or by car in about an hour depending on traffic.