The Great Mosque (background)
The Great Mosque of Central Java is a building that influence by The Mosque Nabawi in Medina, located in Street of Gajah Raya, District of Gayamsari, Semarang City. It was built on 2001 and finished in 2006 and spent at least 198.692.340.000 rupiahs. This is the second mosque with giant electronic umbrella after The Mosque Nabawi. This mosque standing in 10ha complex completed with many facilities, such as convention hall, office, spaces for rent, souvenir shop, cafe, library, and tower.
In the first place, this mosque hopefully could control economic social life which tend to wordly-minded. The President of Indonesia attending the opening ceremonial of 198.692.340.000 rupiahs mosque and sign the inscription plate on November 14th, 2006. This plate as high as 3.2 metres and 7.8 tons of weight, comes from Merapi Mount and carved by Nyoman M. Alim who built Borobudur miniature in Minimundus, Vienna, Austria (2001).
Main bulding of the mosque is 7,669m2 and 7,500m2 courtyard to accomodate approximately 15,000 people. There are 6 giant umbrella that can open or close electronically to protect against sun. The architecture of this mosque is a blend of Javanese architecture, Arabic and Greek.
Convention Hall that located in right wing can accomodate 2,000 people. In the left wing there is library (digitall library in the future) and spaces for rent. Besides of the place of worship to ALLAH SWT, this mosque is also providing tourism on religious stuff, education, and center of syiar of Islam. For that, this complex is completed with 23 rooms hotel to accomodate pilgrims.
Besides of the mosque, magnetism of this complex is Al Husna Tower located in southwest of the mosque. It represent the mightiness and supremacy of ALLAH SWT, so that it has height 99 meter as many as ALLAH's Name. DAIs Radio Station located in the ground floor of Al Husna Tower, and Islamic Culture Museum located in the second and third floor. Rotate Moslem Cafe is located in 18th floor and there is 5 binoculars on top floor (19th) to see Semarang City. Rukyatul Hilal, to see and located first moon, also conduct in top floor using Boscha binocular to determine 1st Ramadhan and 1st Eid.
In the first place, this mosque hopefully could control economic social life which tend to wordly-minded. The President of Indonesia attending the opening ceremonial of 198.692.340.000 rupiahs mosque and sign the inscription plate on November 14th, 2006. This plate as high as 3.2 metres and 7.8 tons of weight, comes from Merapi Mount and carved by Nyoman M. Alim who built Borobudur miniature in Minimundus, Vienna, Austria (2001).
Main bulding of the mosque is 7,669m2 and 7,500m2 courtyard to accomodate approximately 15,000 people. There are 6 giant umbrella that can open or close electronically to protect against sun. The architecture of this mosque is a blend of Javanese architecture, Arabic and Greek.
Convention Hall that located in right wing can accomodate 2,000 people. In the left wing there is library (digitall library in the future) and spaces for rent. Besides of the place of worship to ALLAH SWT, this mosque is also providing tourism on religious stuff, education, and center of syiar of Islam. For that, this complex is completed with 23 rooms hotel to accomodate pilgrims.
Besides of the mosque, magnetism of this complex is Al Husna Tower located in southwest of the mosque. It represent the mightiness and supremacy of ALLAH SWT, so that it has height 99 meter as many as ALLAH's Name. DAIs Radio Station located in the ground floor of Al Husna Tower, and Islamic Culture Museum located in the second and third floor. Rotate Moslem Cafe is located in 18th floor and there is 5 binoculars on top floor (19th) to see Semarang City. Rukyatul Hilal, to see and located first moon, also conduct in top floor using Boscha binocular to determine 1st Ramadhan and 1st Eid.
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