Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque

Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque
Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque
Masjid Omar Ali Saifuddien
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Ownership	Government of Brunei
Location
Location	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Country	Brunei Darussalam
	Shown within Brunei
Geographic coordinates	4.889694, 114.939453.4°53′22″N 114°56′21″E / 4.8894°N 114.9392°E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III; Rudolfo Nolli; Booty Edwards & Partners
Type	mosque
Style	Islamic architecture
Date established	26 September 1958
Groundbreaking	4 February 1954
Construction cost	£1 million
Specifications
Capacity	3,000
Length	225 feet (69 m)
Width	86 feet (26 m)
Minaret(s)	1
Minaret height	52 metres (171 ft)
Site area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Materials	concrete; gold; marble; steel;

Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque (Malay: Masjid Omar Ali Saifuddien, Jawi: مسجد عمر علي سيف الدين‎) is a mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It is one of the country's two masjid negara or national mosques (the other Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque), as well as a national landmark. It is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the country and is named after Omar Ali Saifuddien III (1914–1986), the 28th Sultan of Brunei and the father of the current monarch Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. The mosque serves as a symbol of the Islamic faith in Brunei.

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