Masjid Sultan Abu Bakar 1893
Construction of the mosque took place after the capital was moved from singapore to tanjung puteri a fishing village which later was named of johor bahru.
Masjid sultan abu bakar 1893. The architectural style of the mosque follows the victorian english architectural designs in which most of minarets of the 19th century were built. This grand mosque was built in 1893 ad 1311 ah and completed in 1900. I am truly fascinated by the sultan abu bakar mosque in johor bahru for its beautiful moorish architecture built by a malay architect muhammad arif in 1893. Di era kepemimpinan abu bakar johor mengalami perkembangan ekonomi yang pesat sehingga rakyatnya hidup cukup makmur dan kerajaan mampu mendirikan berbagai bangunan megah dan besar di antaranya masjid ini.
Sejarah pendirian masjid ini bisa dirunut dari salah seorang sultan johor yang terkenal sultan abu bakar bin temenggong daeng ibrahim 1862 1895. Masjid yang menelan belanja sebanyak rm 400 000 ini telah dibuka dengan rasmi oleh dymm sultan ibrahim ibni almarhum sultan abu bakar dan diberi nama masjid abu bakar mengambil sempena nama ayahanda baginda almarhum sultan abu bakar yang menitahkan pembinaan masjid ini. Ismail mengadap selat tebrau menjadikan ia antara bangunan yang mempunyai pemandangan yang indah di johor bahru. Ia terletak berhampiran pejabat majlis agama islam dan istana besar johor bahru iaitu di atas bukit kecil di jalan tun dr.
Located along jalan skudai johor bahru the mosque was constructed between 1892 and 1900 under the direction of sultan abu bakar. It is located on a small hilltop overlookin. Masjid sultan abu bakar is one of the historical relics that show the greatness of the kingdom of johor. Being a johor s state mosque sultan abu bakar mosque was constructed between 1892 and 1900 under the patronage of sultan abu bakar.
Masjid negeri sultan abu bakar is the state mosque of johor malaysia. Masjid sultan abu bakar dibina pada 1 muharam 1310 hijri bersamaan 26 julai 1892 masihi atas titah sultan abu bakar.