Monday, May 9, 2011

6 Unique Mosque in Indonesia

1.Mosque  An Nurumi


 Mosque  An Nurumi a small mosque on the edge of the roadJogja-Solo with architecture is quite unique. The dome-likeroofs of buildings in Moscow, Russia. Odd-shaped dome andcolorful. The mosque is also known as Masjid Kremlin. There is also a dub Mosque Candies, because the dome of colorfulcandy like lollipops.

2. Mosque Tower Kudus
Mosque also known as Al Aqsa Mosque and the Masjid Al-Manar is a mosque built by Sunan Kudus. The uniqueness of the building of this mosque is shaped tower-styletemple of Hindu Majapahit. Architectural form which is verytypical for a mosque tower that's what makes it so fascinating.Another uniqueness, this mosque was built by using stonesfrom the Baitul Maqdis of Palestine as the first stone. The mosque is located in the Holy District, Central Java.

3. Underground Mosque Castle
Park Mosque is located in an underground complex ofTaman Sari Jogjakarta. Castle Mosque was built in the first half of last century. This mosque has a unique architecture.Underground mosque consists of two floors with round-shapedcavities in the exterior window. The ground floor is used forfemale pilgrims, the top floor for male pilgrims. The stairs fromthe basement to the upper floor is located in the middle of the circle. In addition there is a small round pond in the middle ofthe mosque and the ladder across the top.

4. Mosque Door Thousand

 Mosque Nurul Yakin or better known as the mosque Sewu(thousand) has unique characteristics compared with othermosque because the mosque has a thousand doors. The mosque has become one of the thousand most attractive placefor tourists. Not only local tourists but foreign tourists. The mosque is located in Tangerang Kp.Bayur.

5. Mosque Cipari


Cipari Mosque or A-Shura, was one of the oldest mosque in Garut, West Java. Form of mosque building is quite unique because the church building with a shape similar to the building that extends to the main door just in the midst of building visible face, also the existence of the tower which is located at the end of the building just above the main door. Cipari mosque also has a history of struggle, because it was used as the basis for the struggle of the people and the army. 

 6. Boat Mosque

The mosque is located in a small alley that terapit by ApartmentCasablanca, Jakarta, was originally called Al MunadaDarussalam. The mosque is better known as a mosque next to the mosque boat because there are concrete buildings thatdepict a giant boat. Boat-shaped building functioned as aplace of ablution to the Moslem, while the Muslims are ondifferent sides. A uniqueness that is not owned by any othermosques.

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