Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque built

1988 CE.

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The Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Mosque (Malay: Masjid Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz) is the state mosque of Selangor, Malaysia. It is located in Shah Alam and is the country's largest mosque and also the second largest mosque in Southeast Asia by capacity. Its most distinguishing feature is its large blue and silver dome. The mosque has four minarets, one erected at each of the corners.

Text from the Wikipedia article Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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