Enter the 404th article in this blogspot. I hope there won't be any 404 error... you know the one that happens when connection with the server fails. Continued from the article Back to Pulau Duyong and more views from the island...
So we have been to Pulau Duyong and back. In fact we've been to and fro so many places in and around Kuala Terengganu on that day alone, Saturday that when I checked using Google Earth it covers a whole distance of 85 km! The next day only, Sunday, the day we wanted to head north back towards Kelantan, we decided to visit the nearby Masjid Abidin. While it is only 300 metres away from the hotel we stayed at in KT, I thought it's better to save this visit for the last...
So here is Masjid Abidin, also popularly known as Masjid Putih or the white mosque. If I'm not mistaken it was originally built as a palace before Sultan Zainal Abidin II who ruled Terengganu 1793-1808 turned it into a mosque. It has been renovated by later Sultans as the original wooden building was transformed into a large masonry work. That's how it became the beautiful mosque it is today...
Me and wife brought the kids to make them appreciate its art and beauty...
Just look at the call to prayer tower which has 7 levels...
Other parts of the mosque also contributed to the overall excellence...
Then there's the area within the compound which contains the Terengganu royal burial area...
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