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Brunei Darussalam

October 2006
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Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque is the largest in Brunei and was built in 1992 to commemorate the Sultan's 25th anniversary on the throne. A lavish building inspired by the Dome of the Rock and the Alhambra, it features 29 onion domes - a reminder that the present Sultan is the 29th in his line to rule Brunei. Each dome is covered in a centimetre-thick layer of solid gold tiles. The mosque was designed by an Australian architect who fell to his death from scaffolding during construction, and - according to the tour guide - "burst like a tomato".
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Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque is the largest in Brunei and was built in 1992 to commemorate the Sultan's 25th anniversary on the throne. A lavish building inspired by the Dome of the Rock and the Alhambra, it features 29 onion domes - a reminder that the present Sultan is the 29th in his line to rule Brunei. Each dome is covered in a centimetre-thick layer of solid gold tiles. The mosque was designed by an Australian architect who fell to his death from scaffolding during construction, and - according to the tour guide - "burst like a tomato".

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  • Glowing affluence; vehicles parked on the street outside the Omar Ali Saiffudien Mosque in central Bandar Seri Begawan attest to Brunei's status as one of the world's wealthiest countries.
  • Night view of the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. View from the southeast across the lagoon.
  • Night view of the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. View from the southwest across the lagoon.
  • Night view of the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. View from the southeast across the lagoon.
  • Night view of the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. View from the southeast across the lagoon.
  • Night view of the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. View along the causeway from the southeast.
  • Intersection of Jalan Sultan and Jalan Pemancha, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. View from the northeast. This is the busiest traffic intersection in Brunei's capital city at 9pm on a weekday evening; you're seeing three (count 'em!) vehicles in this picture. Needless to say, traffic congestion isn't a major problem in Brunei.
  • Intersection of Jalan Sultan and Jalan Pemancha, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. View from the northwest. This is the busiest traffic intersection in Brunei at 9pm on a weekday evening.
  • Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. View from the northeast.
  • Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. View from the northeast.
  • Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque is the largest in Brunei and was built in 1992 to commemorate the Sultan's 25th anniversary on the throne. A lavish building inspired by the Dome of the Rock and the Alhambra, it features 29 onion domes - a reminder that the present Sultan is the 29th in his line to rule Brunei. Each dome is covered in a centimetre-thick layer of solid gold tiles. The mosque was designed by an Australian architect who fell to his death from scaffolding during construction, and - according to the tour guide - "burst like a tomato".
  • Collonade at Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.
  • Detail of wall tiling created by Moroccan craftsmen, Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.
  • Arch detail, Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.
  • Detail of wall tiling created by Moroccan craftsmen, Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.
  • Arch detail, Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.
  • Smoke haze from uncontrolled forest fires in Kalimantan blankets the Bruneian jungle, near Bandar Seri Begawan.
  • Interior of the Royal Regalia Museum, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.
  • Sheild, banner and royal chariot at the Royal Regalia Museum, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.
  • Sheilds, banners and royal chariot at the Royal Regalia Museum, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.

  • MilkaWay

    on January 13, 2008

    Very nice photo. Love the colors, and glowing domes.

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