Wednesday 19 September 2012

Crystal Mosque and Taman Tamadun Islam Monument Park


Terengganu. It is a magical land of many unregrettable experiences. It is located in Malaysia, a small country with a high level of development in technology. In this state, you would be able to see many beautiful landmarks that you will never forget along the course of your life. The uniqueness of each landmark are more than what we can imagine because of the history and meaning behind every landmarks. The natural beauty of the land next to a beautiful river plus the gardens around the Mosque is really breathtaking.


As the name already makes it obvious, yes this mosque is ‘wrapped’ by crystals. There are 4 towers on each corner is also covered by crystals. Inside the mosque, of course it is the place to pray, divided by male and female compartments. The air-conditioner in this mosque is always switched on because of the window is never opened.

Crystal Mosque on one side.

The view of Crystal Mosque at night.


Furthermore, the garden around the mosque connects the vicinity to the city of the Islamic world, windows on Islam. Taman Tamadun Islam Monument Park around the mosque is is one of the places that should be visited too since it is one of the main attraction of being in Terengganu. The park features 21 awesome Islamic Monuments as to reminiscence the rise of Islam into a well-known religion that was globalized during the period of time of each monument.

The list of the monuments are:_

v  National Mosque, Malaysia
v  Kudus Minar, Central Java, Indonesia
v  Pattani Central Mosque, Thailand
v  Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin, Brunei Darussalam
v  Taj Mahal, Agra, India
v  Nabawi Mosque, Madinah, Arab Saudi
v  Suleyman Mosque, Turkey
v  Great Mosque of Qairawan, Tunisia
v  The Palace of Hambra, Granada, Spain
v  Kalyan Minaret, Uzbekistan
v  Great Mosque of Agadez, Niger
v  Sheikh Lutfallah Mosque, Iran
v  Abu Nasr Parsa, Afghanistan
v  Xian Mosque, China
v  Kul Sharif Mosque, Kazan, Rusia
v  Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan
v  Kubbah As-Sakhrah, Jerusalem Al-Haram Mosque, Mecca, Arab Saudi
v  Aleppo Citadel, Syria
v  Mosque of Mohamed Ali, Egypt
v  Great Mosque of Samarra, Iraq

Other than that, the visitors will get a free passport which described the history of each monuments briefly. A stamp will be rewarded each time you entered the Taman Tamadun Islam. It gave you benefits for next visit. 

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