Watch the sun set behind the Melaka Straits Mosque

Floating, but only at high tide

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Masjid Selat Melaka (Melaka Straits Mosque)

Masjid Selat Melaka (Melaka Straits Mosque)

Azri Suratmin · CC BY-SA 4.0

The mosque stands on stilts off a reclaimed island, so at high tide it appears to float. Time it against the tide as well as the sunset: at low tide it stands on visible pilings over mud and the effect collapses.

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