Great Mosque of Palembang
| Great Mosque of Palembang | |
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| Masjid Agung Palembang | |
Great Mosque of Palembang
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Palembang, Indonesia |
| Geographic coordinates | 2°59′17″N 104°45′37″E / 2.987949°N 104.760277°E |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Province | South Sumatra |
| Status | Active |
| Architectural type | Mosque |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | East |
| Minaret(s) | 2 |
| Minaret height | 20 metres (66 ft); 45 metres (148 ft) |
The Great Mosque of Palembang (Indonesian Masjid Agung Palembang), also known as Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin I Great Mosque after the former Sultan of Palembang, is the main mosque of Palembang, the capital of South Sumatra. The mosque is the largest in South Sumatra, and the third largest mosque in Sumatra after the Grand Mosque of West Sumatra and Great Mosque of Pekanbaru.
The original mosque of Palembang was a royal mosque located within the kraton (palace) complex of Kuto Gawang and was built by Sultan Ki Gede Ing Suro. After the destruction of this mosque in 1659 by Admiral Johan van der Laen of the VOC, the Sultanate of Palembang, under the reign of Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin I Jaya Wikrama, decided to build a new mosque. Construction started on Hijri 1 Jumadil Akhir AH 1151 (1738 CE) beside the Kraton Tengkuruk, also known as Kuto Kecik.
Construction of the mosque took 10 years because of disturbances caused by tension with the Dutch. The mosque was only completed on 28 Jumadil Awwal AH 1161 (1748 CE). This new mosque, named the Sultan Mosque, was built in a typical Javanese mosque architecture, featuring a multi-tiered roof supported by four main posts and topped with a mustaka (roof top ornament). The roof also features a sweeping curvature that rises at the corners of the roof which may be influenced with Chinese architecture, although now it is commonly accepted to be directly influenced by the vernacular limas roof. At the time of its completion, the Sultan Mosque was believed to be the largest in Indonesia, even in Southeast Asia., having the capacity to accommodate 1,200 worshippers.
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