Great Mosque of Central Java
{{Short description|Mosque in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia}}
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{{Infobox religious building
| name = Great Mosque of Central Java
| native_name = {{lang|id|Masjid Agung Jawa Tengah}}
| native_name_lang =id
| image = Great Mosque of Central Java, aerial view.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| caption = Aerial view of the mosque from the Asmaul Husna Tower
| coordinates = {{coord|-6.983863|110.445964|type:landmark_region:ID|display=inline,title}}
| religious_affiliation = Islam
| location = Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
| established = 2006
| tradition = Sunni Islam
| architect = Ir. H. Ahmad Fanani
| architecture_type = Mosque
| architecture_style = Mix of Javanese, Arabic, and Greek
| capacity = 15,000
| dome_quantity = 1
| dome_dia_outer = {{convert|20|m|abbr=on}}
| minaret_quantity = 4
| minaret_height = {{convert|62|m|abbr=on}}
| construction_cost = Rp. 198,692,340,000{{sfn|OPI 2006, Presiden Resmikan Masjid}}
(US$ 22,000,000)
| website = {{URL|masjidagungjateng.com/home}}
| map_type = Indonesia_Semarang
| map_caption = Location in Semarang
}}
The Great Mosque of Central Java ({{langx|id|Masjid Agung Jawa Tengah}}) is a mosque in the city of Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia.
Layout
File:Great Mosque of Central Java, interior.jpg
The mosque area covers {{convert|10|ha|acre}}. There are three central buildings arranged in the shape of a U, with the domed mosque at the centre. All buildings have pitched, tiled roofs, while the central mosque has four minarets. The central roof resembles the roof of a "joglo", the traditional Javanese house, and symbolises the rising steps toward heaven or to gain God's blessing. The long buildings forming the arms of the U house are a library and auditorium respectively;{{sfn|Gower 2009, The marvels of}} The auditorium can hold up to 2,000 people.{{sfn|OPI 2006, Presiden Resmikan Masjid}}
In the central courtyard are six large hydraulically operated umbrellas, inspired by the ones at Al-Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina, which are used to protect worshipers;{{sfn|Gower 2009, The marvels of}} the six umbrellas represent the six tenets of iman.{{sfn|Meinita 2011, Payung Otomatis Masjid}} More than 15,000 worshipers can fit in the {{convert|7669|m2|ft2|adj=on}} prayer area.{{sfn|Gower 2009, The marvels of}}{{sfn|MAJT, Sejarah Masjid Agung}} At the open end of the U is a series of Arabic-style arches, with Arabic calligraphs of 99 attributes of Allah, stood on 25 pillars, each representing one of the named prophets in Islam.{{sfn|Meinita 2011, Payung Otomatis Masjid}} Beyond the arches is an inscription on a {{convert|3.2|m|ft|adj=on}} tall, 7.8 ton stone from Mount Merapi, designed by Nyoman M. Alim.{{sfn|OPI 2006, Presiden Resmikan Masjid}}{{sfn|Meinita 2011, Payung Otomatis Masjid}}
Nearby is the {{convert|99|m|ft|adj=mid|-tall}} Asmaul Husna Tower, designed to resemble the minaret of Menara Kudus Mosque in Kudus; the height represents the 99 attributes of Allah.{{sfn|Antara 2007, Masjid Agung Jateng}} Used for calling Muslims to prayer, the tower also houses a radio station for da'wah and museum at its base and restaurant and observation deck near its summit.{{sfn|Gower 2009, The marvels of}}{{sfn|Antara 2007, Masjid Agung Jateng}} The upper levels are accessible by lift.{{sfn|Herusansono 2008, Resto Berputar, Restoran}} On premises there is also a 23-room hotel.{{sfn|Antara 2007, Masjid Agung Jateng}}
History
Preparations for the mosque's construction began on 6 June 2001, when the governor of Central Java formed the Coordination Team for the Construction of the Great Mosque ({{lang|id|Tim Koordinasi Pembangunan Masjid Agung}}) which consisted of state bodies such as the provincial and city governments as well as private bodies such as the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI). Of the waqf land once under the purview of the Kauman Mosque of Semarang, only the site at Jl. Gajah was deemed large enough. In September 2001 the team published a proposed construction schedule.{{sfn|MAJT, Sejarah Masjid Agung}} Funding came from the provincial government.{{sfn|Meinita 2011, Payung Otomatis Masjid}}
Construction began on 6 September 2002, when minister of religion Said Agil Husin al-Munawar, head of MUI Sahal Mahfudz, and governor of Central Java Mardiyanto laid the first stake. While the mosque was still under construction, Chabib Thoha led Friday prayers on 19 March 2004.{{sfn|MAJT, Sejarah Masjid Agung}} The mosque was dedicated on 14 November 2006 by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his wife.{{sfn|OPI 2006, Presiden Resmikan Masjid}}{{sfn|Gower 2009, The marvels of}}
The mosque is also a tourist attraction, with buses and trams available to transport visitors around the grounds.{{sfn|Gower 2009, The marvels of}}
References
;Footnotes
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;Bibliography
{{refbegin}}
- {{cite news
|last = Gower
|first = Simon Marcus
|title = The marvels of a modern mosque
|work = The Jakarta Post
|url = http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/07/31/the-marvels-a-modern-mosque.html
|date = 31 July 2009
|access-date = 12 February 2012
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100822010751/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/07/31/the-marvels-a-modern-mosque.html
|archive-date = 22 August 2010
|ref = {{harvid|Gower 2009, The marvels of}}
|url-status = dead
|df = dmy-all
}}
- {{cite news
|last = Herusansono
|first = Winarto
|title = Resto Berputar, Restoran Tertinggi di Indonesia
|trans-title=Rotating Restaurant, the Highest Restaurant in Indonesia
|language = id
|url = http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2008/10/01/10170421/resto.berputar.restoran.tertinggi.di.indonesia.
|work = Kompas
|date = 1 October 2008
|access-date = 12 February 2012
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053845/http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2008/10/01/10170421/resto.berputar.restoran.tertinggi.di.indonesia.
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|ref = {{harvid|Herusansono 2008, Resto Berputar, Restoran}}
|url-status = dead
|df = dmy-all
}}
- {{cite news
|title = Masjid Agung Jateng Telah Mendunia
|trans-title=The Great Mosque of Central Java is Known Throughout the World
|language = id
|url = http://www.antaranews.com/print/74520/president-inspects-tanjung-priok-passenger-port
|date = 22 August 2007
|work = Antara
|access-date = 12 February 2012
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160719091317/http://www.antaranews.com/print/74520/president-inspects-tanjung-priok-passenger-port
|archive-date = 19 July 2016
|ref = {{harvid|Antara 2007, Masjid Agung Jateng}}
|url-status = dead
|df = dmy-all
}}
- {{cite web
|last = Meinita
|first = Hanna
|title = Payung Otomatis Masjid Agung Jateng Seperti di Masjid Nabawi
|trans-title=Automatic Umbrellas at the Great Mosque of Semarang are Like Those at Masjid Nabawi
|language = id
|url = http://travel.okezone.com/read/2011/10/17/408/516321/payung-otomatis-masjid-agung-jateng-seperti-di-masjid-nabawi
|work = okezone.com
|date = 17 October 2011
|publisher = MNC Group
|access-date = 12 February 2012
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120120172536/http://travel.okezone.com/read/2011/10/17/408/516321/payung-otomatis-masjid-agung-jateng-seperti-di-masjid-nabawi
|archive-date = 20 January 2012
|ref = {{harvid|Meinita 2011, Payung Otomatis Masjid}}
|url-status = dead
|df = dmy-all
}}
- {{cite news
|title = Presiden Resmikan Masjid Agung Jateng
|trans-title=President Opens the Great Mosque of Central Java
|language = id
|url = http://www.presidensby.info/index.php/fokus/2006/11/14/1240.html
|date = 14 November 2006
|publisher = Office of the President of Indonesia
|access-date = 12 February 2012
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091012011555/http://www.presidensby.info/index.php/fokus/2006/11/14/1240.html
|archive-date = 12 October 2009
|ref = {{harvid|OPI 2006, Presiden Resmikan Masjid}}
|url-status = dead
|df = dmy-all
}}
- {{cite web
|title = Sejarah Masjid Agung Jawa Tengah
|trans-title=History of the Great Mosque of Central Java
|language = id
|url = http://www.majt.org/v09/index.php?page=1
|publisher = Grand Mosque of Central Java
|access-date = 12 February 2012
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110914152320/http://www.majt.org/v09/index.php?page=1
|archive-date = 14 September 2011
|ref = {{harvid|MAJT, Sejarah Masjid Agung}}
|url-status = dead
|df = dmy-all
}}
{{refend}}