Masjid Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu

Introduction

The Kota Kinabalu City Mosque, also called the 'Floating Mosque,' rises from an artificial lagoon on Likas Bay in Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Malaysia's Sabah state. Completed in 2000, it is one of Sabah's most iconic religious buildings. Its blue-and-white domes and minarets are mirrored in the surrounding water, and in morning and evening light the complex looks like a palace floating on the lake, hence the nickname. Modelled on the layout of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, it can host more than ten thousand worshippers and blends modern structure with Malay-Islamic ornament. Dressed modestly and registered, visitors may view and photograph it from designated areas; seen from across the bay or from the city's higher ground, its reflection merges with the sky as the gentlest stroke of Kota Kinabalu's skyline, often opening or closing a Sabah itinerary.

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