Talk:National Mosque of Malaysia

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Reading the article regarding Masjid Negara I am confused! When I last checked 14 plus 5 equalled 19 - so why is there an 18 point star used on the roof of this building if it's shape is supposed to represent the 14 states of Malaysia and the five pillars of Islam?

Not a Le Corbusier building
Le Corbusier did not design this building, unless proof to show otherwise can be obtained from the Foundation Le Corbusier. Amazing how phrases can change from "architecture like Le Corbusier's style" to "designed by Le Corbusier".

A number of factual errors - 14 + 5 is indeed 19; the mosque sits on a 13-acre site; the minaret, main roof, reflecting pools were in the original design but sentence structure seems to imply that these came with the renovations. Sources: http://www.islam.gov.my/mn/siap_sej.htm http://www.badanwarisan.org.my/buletins/jan_feb06.pdf

16 points on umbrella roof
Viewing the building on Google Earth seems to show 16 points on the main umbrella roof. This would make sense. At the time the building was being planned, there were 11 states in the Federation of Malaya which, added to Five Pillars of Islam, would make 16. MatthewTStone (talk) 06:28, 17 August 2011 (UTC)