The Jame’Asr Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque, a photo from Brunei and Muara, West

Photographer's Note

‘Bandar Seri Begawan - The Jame’Asr Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque’

This time three pictures of the Jame' Asr Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque (and not the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque that has been featured so many times in the background of my other photos).

The Jame' Asr Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque can accommodate up to 5.000 worshipers, making it the largest mosque in Brunei.
The construction began in 1988 and the inauguration was on 14 July 1994 on the occasion of the sultan's 25th regnal year.
The mosque has 29 golden domes (smaller and larger) to honour the 29th Sultan of Brunei. That promises for when the sultanate lasts for a few more centuries :)

In 2020 I have already shown some picturess of this mosque. Here are three other photos.

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Fis2 (169589) 2021-08-16 12:17

Witaj Paul!
Another wonderful view.
Impressive building, gold domes make impression.
I like framing and colors.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

holmertz (101880) 2021-08-16 12:30

Hello Paul,
No doubt very impressive and beautiful, and the interior view in WS #2 is interesting. (But where was the entrance to the minaret? There must have been one.) You used the trees well as frames and distributed the domes and minarets nicely.
Maybe everything is already free for the citizens, so the leaders feel they can spend more of their oil and gas money on yet another mosque?
Best regards,
Gert

Silvio1953 (220443) 2021-08-16 13:10

Ciao Paul, great view of fantastic architecture, splendid light, wonderful colors, fine details and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Tue (91450) 2021-08-16 13:34

Hallo Paul,
De foto geeft een aantrekkelijk mix van de bomen op de voorgrond en de verschillende koepels van groot naar klein die er allemaal bovenuit steken. Hun gouden kleuren steken mooi af tegen de blauwe lucht.
Lars

pierrefonds (113474) 2021-08-16 15:34

Bonsoir Paul,

Les arbres cadrent bien La mosquée. La prise de vue permet d'admirer les détails de la Mosquée Jame'Asr Hassanal Bolkiah. La qualité de la lumière embellit les couleurs de l'image. Bonne soirée.

Pierre

COSTANTINO (115407) 2021-08-16 22:21

Hello dear friend and have a nice day
original version
these golden towers dominate
this landscape
I like these architectural
details which are very well
composed
regards
Costantino

ifege (46851) 2021-08-16 22:27

Hi Paul
A good trio of photos of this grand gold domed mosque.
cheers
Ian

ikeharel (112391) 2021-08-16 22:52

Three impressive pictures, Paul, but I'd choose the post the WS#2 as main picture - it is a remarable photo, no-less attractive are all of those in the series.
On the main photo, meticulously chosen the point to take this - balanced well with the trees and minaret, golden domes and blue sky aloft.
Have a nice new day,
Ike

jemaflor (146168) 2021-08-16 23:12

Salut Paul,
Toujours intéressante cette balade qui nous fait découvrir Brunei, une destination peu souvent présentée. Elégante architecture avec ces dômes dorés, bon angle de prise de vue, la luminosité est parfaite, bon effet aussi avec cette végétation en avant-plan, merci du partage.

jhm (211734) 2021-08-17 11:39

Goedenavond Paul,

U heeft alles mooi op een foto gekregen.
De gouden koepels, zijn natuurlijk de uitblinkers, op deze foto.
Maar algemeen de samenstelling is heel goed gemaakt.
Ook de kleuren, en de scherpte zijn perfect gedaan.
Dat zijn foto's welke mogen gezien worden. bedankt.

Groeten uit Oost-Vlaanderen,
John

worldcitizen (15930) 2021-08-17 16:02

Hello Paul,
Now we get to see a closer view of the mosque. The style and design are pretty, and I really like the symmetrical view of the entrance in the WS. It seems like there weren't any people around. You had the mosque all to yourself. :-) Take care!

dkmurphys (79209) 2021-08-17 23:41

Hello,
Spectacular decorations on that religious structure, for sure it's a landmark that you can't miss. Great colors, well taken postcard.

D

clic (76) 2021-08-18 12:57

Bonjour Paul
La haie d'honneur de feuillus autour de la mosquée y met du sien pour ennoblir davantage l'édifice qui frappe déjà l'imagination par la propriété du matériau des coupoles.
J'apprécie la rigueur des verticales dépourvues de distortion.
Amitiés

Ilonka1974 (10275) 2021-08-18 13:04

Hi Paul,
Great architecture and beautiful colour contrasts.
Well done
Best regards
Janusz

pajaran (114781) 2021-08-19 5:46

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled, interesantan teskt ...
Lepo drvece i arhitektura, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom, perspeketivom i uhvacenim trenutkom sa belim oblakom koji dolazi na plavom nebu.
Lepa Dzamija i minaret.
Dobar rad sa lepim fotografijama u radionici.

Zelim vam lepo popodne, sve najbolje.
Paja

mcmtanyel (67507) 2021-08-19 12:57

Hello Paul,
Once again, I love those golden domes. Three beautiful views of this magnificent edifice.
Regards,
MT

ktanska (44416) 2021-08-20 3:19

Hi Paul,
The style looks pretty similar to the mosque in previous upload. Quite impressive mosque and on a beautiful location in a park. You framed this scene well with the minaret near the right edge.
Kari

adramad (72524) 2021-08-20 11:19

Hello Paul.
The truth is that this beautiful mosque offers many photos from its different angles, in this one its golden domes and the wonderful minaret take center stage, all that trees add a lot of charm to the composition.
Sharpness, lighting and color, are perfect.
Well done. I like very much.
Have a good weekend.
Very best regards.
Luis.

P.S. Indeed, the photo you told me of the Reina Sofia museum corresponds to the most modern addition.

emka (157280) 2021-08-22 4:54

Hello Paul With these golden domes the mosques from Brunei that you show us here look similar. Here the mosque itself is hidden but we can see the minaret looking as made from porcelain. Lovely view of the park with the fountains.
Best regards MAlgo

ChrisJ (171146) 2021-08-22 7:02

Hallo Paul

Another nice mosque with wonderful warm cold colour contrasts between the blue sky and golden domes. Good sharpness and plenty of shady trees. It's always hot and humid in Borneo! Tfs!

mkamionka (73198) 2021-08-23 12:09

Hi Paul,
I am glad that you pointed out from the beginning that this is not the same mosque, I already wanted to write that I am able to recognize this mosque, ha ha.
I do see two quite different minarets.
Nice angle, very attractive architecture. It seemns there are more of these beautiful structures in Brunei.
We can learn so much about this country from your reportage,
Excellent work,
M

Periko (9095) 2021-08-25 16:57

Hi Paul
Beautiful composition in which I especially like the golden domes. I noticed that most of Brunei´s photos, on TE, are of this mosque.

Regards