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Description
Property Name: Jame’ Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque
Inventory No: 673-2-1
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2008-02-13
Country (State party): Brunei
Province: Bandar Seri Begawan
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 4° 53′ 52.41″ N
114° 55′ 19.08″ E
Historic Period: Unknown
Year of Construction: Unknown
Style: Unknown
Original Use : Mosque
Current Use : Mosque
Architect: Unknown
Significance
Built to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sultan’s reign, this mosque is the largest and arguably the most magnificent in Brunei. With its intricately ornamented minarels and shimmering golden domes clearly visible along the main route into town from the airport, the Kiarong Mosque (as it is locally known) towers over landscaped terrain dotted with fountains.
Selection Criteria
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
State of Preservation
This Mosque was built in 1992. This structure is the largest mosque in Brunei. It has four minarets with four mosaic tiles. This structure Mosque was built by the twenty-ninth Sultan of the country. This Mosque is always maintained and repaired.
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