Great Mosque of Makassar
mosque in Indonesia
Key facts
- Built
- 1949
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Overview
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The Great Mosque of Makassar (Indonesian: Masjid Raya Makassar) stands on Jalan Gunung Bulusaraung in the Bontoala area of Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi, and is regarded as the province's main mosque. The two-storey building can hold about 10,000 worshippers at one time. Roughly 80 percent of its building materials came from local raw materials. The mosque has two minarets, each 66.66 metres high. Adjacent facilities include a library and the South Sulawesi office of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI).
History
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Construction of the mosque began in 1948 and was completed in 1949. The design is by the architect Mohammad Subardjo, who won a competition organised by the mosque's building committee. Between 1999 and 2005 the mosque underwent a major renovation.
From Wikipedia
Grand Mosque of Makassar (Indonesian: Masjid Raya Makassar) is a mosque located in Makassar, Indonesia, and the main mosque of South Sulawesi Province. The construction begun in 1948 and completed in 1949. Since then the mosque underwent a renovation from 1999 to 2005. The mosque can accommodate up to 10,000 worshipers, making it one of the largest mosques in Southeast Asia.
This two-storey mosque in Bulusaraung street uses about 80 percent of building materials from local raw materials, and has two minarets as high as 66.66 meters, and other adjacent facilities such as library and the office of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) South Sulawesi chapter.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Mosque_of_Makassar
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Raya_Makassar