Putrajaya (Putra Mosque)
Putrajaya · Masjid Putra
Malaysia's administrative capital, where the pink Putra Mosque and the Prime Minister's Office with its green dome face the lake. Lake cruises pass a variety of uniquely designed bridges.
Putrajaya is the federal administrative center, built from the 1990s onward on former oil palm plantations about 25 kilometers from Kuala Lumpur. Its highlight is the Putra Mosque, built of rose-colored granite and nicknamed the Pink Mosque, which visitors may enter outside prayer times (robes provided). Beside it are the green-domed Prime Minister's Office and Putra Square. Cruise boats on the artificial lake (about RM50) pass several bridges of varied shapes, and the steel-structure Tuanku Mizan Mosque is also worth seeing. Getting there: take the KLIA Transit from KL Sentral to Putrajaya station, about 20 minutes, then transfer to a bus or Grab.
Opening hours
Mosque outside prayer times approx. 09:00–12:30, 14:00–16:00 and 17:30–18:00 (Friday restrictions apply)
Nearby sights
- Sunway Lagoon
- Thean Hou Temple
- Brickfields Little India
- National Museum of Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur Old Railway Station
- Kwai Chai Hong
- Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
- National Mosque of Malaysia