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The
As
Syakirin
Mosque
(Malay:
Masjid
As
Syakirin),
also
known
as
KLCC
Mosque,
is
a
mosque
located
in
the
Kuala
Lumpur
City
Centre,
Kuala
Lumpur,
Malaysia.
The
mosque
is
situated
near
the
Suria
KLCC
shopping
center
and
the
Petronas
Twin
Towers,
and
can
accommodate
12,000
worshippers
at
one
time.
Ash-Syakirin
name
means'
the
people
of
the
grateful’
chosen
as
the
official
name
for
this
mosque.
The
mosque
is
an
architectural
landmark
of
Islam
in
a
rapidly
developing
area
in
the
capital
city,
Kuala
Lumpur.
This
two-storey
mosque
has
an
area
of
21
hectares.
It
is
regarded
as
the
jewel
in
the
park
because
of
its
strategic
location
and
facing
KLCC
Park
also
provides
a
hall
that
can
accommodate
up
to
500
people
with
an
audio
system
complete
with
meeting
rooms
and
room
remains.
Well
known
for
its
use
of
metal
cladding
and
its
bell-shaped
dome,
the
mosque
is
situated
in
the
northeast
parcel
of
KLCC,
bordering
the
lush
green
park
and
a
district
cooling
plant.
Built
without
a
single
minaret,
it
is
commonly
used
as
a
main
prayer
hall
during
Friday
prayers.
At
times
the
numbers
of
worshippers
swell
and
spill
over
to
the
open
park
nearby.
It
is
an
attractive
building,
standing
prominently
beside
the
twin
skyscrapers.
In
photographs,
it
looks
like
it
is
connected
to
the
towers,
and
some
describe
the
towers
as
the
mosque’s
twin
minarets.
During
the
recent
major
renovation
in
2009,
a
new
outdoor
prayer
area
was
added
to
the
former
green
rooftop
of
the
existing
outdoor
prayer
area.
The
architect
introduced
a
new
steel
roof
structure
that
features
a
double-pitch
metal
roof
with
tinted
glass
skylight.
A
new
granite
flooring
and
railing
have
been
installed
in
this
area
to
match
the
existing
flooring.
The
new
arcade
possesses
pointed
arches
similar
to
that
of
the
main
prayer
hall
building.
The
mosque
is
designed
with
a
vast
open
area
to
accommodate
the
overspill
of
worshippers
during
Friday
prayers.
The
double-tiered
dome
bears
a
resemblance
to
the
main
dome
of
An-Nur
Mosque
at
Universiti
Teknologi
Petronas
(UTP),
where
this
very
dome
inspired
the
use
of
the
shape
of
the
dome.
It
sits
on
a
ring
beam
that
spans
across
the
main
prayer
hall;
the
square
layout
marks
an
angular
space
in
front
where
the
mihrab
niche
is
located.
An
upper
female
prayer
gallery
overlooks
the
main
prayer
hall.
Made
of
steel
structure,
the
steel-clad
dome
is
equipped
with
a
skylight
roof,
thus
providing
natural
light
to
pass
through
to
the
interior
spaces.
At
the
upper
tier
of
the
dome,
the
inside
space
has
been
crafted
with
plaster
finish
to
become
muqarnas
vault
and
furnished
with
a
space
to
accommodate
building
services.
On
the
front
qibla
wall,
the
intricate
plasterwork
carvings
have
been
added
to
match
the
marble
finish
wall
with
blind
arches
and
stained
glass
windows.
These
carvings
have
emulated
the
grand
mihrab
niche
with
the
intricate
double-tiered
muqarnas
vault
used
to
accentuate
the
importance
of
the
feature.
The
vast
mihrab
niche
paves
an
entrance
step
leading
to
the
built-in
minbar
located
to
the
right
side;
an
elevated
pulpit
platform
of
the
minbar
is
attached
to
a
pointed
arch.
When
Duke
dan
Duchess
of
Cambridge,
Prince
William
dan
Kate
Middleton
visited
Malaysia
in
September
2012
they
were
taken
to
see
this
mosque.
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