Masjid Putra Presint 1

Named after Malaysia’s first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al Haj, Masjid Putra with its trademark pink domes is one of Putrajaya’s popular landmarks. Surrounded by Putrajaya Lake and facing Putra Square – two other popular attractions in Putrajaya – the mosque was built between 1997 and 1999.

The mosque is modelled after the Persian Islamic architecture of the Safavid period, with some design elements borrowed from other mosques around the world. Its basement wall is reminiscent of the one in Morocco’s King Hassan Mosque, while its 116-metre minaret resembles that of the Sheikh Omar Mosque in Baghdad, Iraq. Masjid Putra consists of three main areas – a 12-column main prayer hall, a landscaped courtyard named The Sahn and an area housing a religious learning centre and function rooms. The mosque can accommodate 15,000 worshippers at a time.

The Masjid Putra, commonly known as the ‘Pink Mosque’ on account of its rose-tinted granite structure and striking pink domes, is undoubtedly the most iconic structure in Putrajaya besides the green onion- domed building of Perdana Putra, the Prime Minister’s Office. Situated on the edge of a man-made lake, the mosque is amongst a number of modern architectural marvels in the ‘Garden Intelligent City’ of Putrajaya.