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The Moorish-styled mosque has a strategically position on top of a hill. The 8 year construction of the mosque was completed in 1900, under the direction of Sultan Abu Bakar. It's one of the most beautiful mosque in Malaysia. It was built to accommodate 2000 worshippers at any one time.
The magnificient Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque, perched a top a hill at Jalan Masjid.
Tuan Haji Mohamed Arif bin Punak was the architect of the mosque. He intentionally based much of its appearance on colonial English Victorian architecture as noted by the minarets that take form of British 19th century clocktowers. The architecture of the mosque additionally includes some Moorish architecture elements, along with some minor Malay influence.
Tuan Haji Mohamed Arif bin Punak was supervised by the Johor goverment engineer, Dato' Yahya bin Awalludin who communicated the Anglophile sentiments of Sultan Ibrahim ibni Sultan Abu Bakar who was the Sultan of Johor at that time. This anglophile influence can futher be seen in the British architectural influences not only on the Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque but also in several others government and palace buildings in Johor constructed during the same period.
The mosque sits on the top of a prominent hill, overlooking the Straits of Johor. The mosque is named for Sultan Abu Bakar, the father of Sultan Ibrahim who ordered its construction.
That's all for the history of Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque.
This is view from top of the hills.
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