Masjid Negara mosque I
The Masjid Jamek mosque (above) was superseded by the larger Masjid Negara in 1965. It was commissioned after Malaysia's independance from the UK crown in 1957. It provides a good lesson in Islamic art because it is taboo in Islam to represent the human, animal or plant form - it would be seen as a blasphemy since no human could possibly improve upon Allah's work.