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Monday 2 June 2014

Great Mosque of Banten .

Great Mosque of Banten.
The only ancient relic in Banten are still standing stout and as if it had never been changed and the destruction of a mosque are located next to the Palace Surosowan ruined .
The mosque known as the Great Mosque of Banten .
Just as the Holy Grand Mosque , the Great Mosque of Banten is still manifest in the appearance of Hindu influence .
The building is not only beautiful in terms of its architecture , but also a place of worship other than Islam among all the other mosques in Indonesia .
Established history .
Established in 966 AH ( 1652 AD ) , the construction of mosques reportedly started on Monday 5th Dzulkaidah by the third Sultan of Banten , namely Maulana Yusuf . It is said that about 300 years later , the mosque is repaired completely , precisely in the year 1302 Hijri ( 1885 AD ) .
Not clear if it also occurs when the total change in architecture , but according to some old people in Banten original shape of the building still remains despite improved total .
In the maintenance until now , although there are improvements but without damaging the original building .
At first established , this mosque has no tower as it looks now .
According to the story , the tower was built by a Chinese who came from the Mongol and Muslim. Because of his services , the person known by the name of Ban Cut Checks finally awarded the title of Sultan by the name of Prince Wiraguna.
But there is another opinion , which stated that the tower Banten Great Mosque was founded by a Dutch descent named Lucas Cardeel .
He is a Dutch crew escape and ready to serve the Sultan of Banten eventually converted to Islam .
Due to the limited knowledge about the architecture of a minaret , then Lucas Cardeel in an attempt to help the construction of the Great Mosque tower he made ​​with a shape like a model lighthouse Netherlands . Perhaps because such models are well mastered .
Indeed, if we look carefully , felt pretty striking discordance between the building of mosques which affected many Hindu and Javanese court style with Dutch -style tower .
For this Cardeel Lucas holds a gift from the Sultan by the name of Prince Wiraguna.
According to other data available in the Museum of Banten, Banten Great Mosque founded by Maulana Hasanuddin during the reign of the years 1552-1570 AD.
He also explained that the new minaret was built around the second half of the sixteenth century is between 1560-1570 years . This estimate is confirmed by the assessment of architectural forms and decoration on minaret .
Building the Great Mosque of Banten .
Visit to the Great Mosque of Banten we will get a unique round building .
It appears the building is a combination of three different cultures .
For example, when we see the appearance of many similar mosque - palace palace in Solo or Yogyakarta , as well as gapuranya still stylish Yogya and Solo .
But about we look at the five tiered roof and horizontally seen from the front , and a seven- tiered tower when viewed from above . Then felt that this appearance is similar to the temple in Bali .
It turns out that the composition of this pyramid -shaped roof barely , is used by almost all the existing mosque in Banten .
Similar to the form of the roof of this temple in Bali , according to interim superintendent Hindu history is a fairly strong influence on the era before the advent of Islam to the area of Banten.
While the Great Mosque tower was heavily influenced by Dutch styles as has been explained above authors.
Great Mosque and tower building is a museum called Tiamah Bantam shaped building native Dutch.
The Bantam museum store quite a large collection of ancient objects of the kingdom of Banten. Speaking of a similar tower lighthouse, about 25 meters high and to have to go up to the top of the spiral staircase surrounds, and the spire is divided into two floors.
While the Great Mosque tower was heavily influenced by Dutch styles as has been explained above authors. 
Great Mosque and tower building is a museum called Tiamah Bantam shaped building native Dutch. 
The Bantam museum store quite a large collection of ancient objects of the kingdom of Banten. Speaking of a similar tower lighthouse, about 25 meters high and to have to go up to the top of the spiral staircase surrounds, and the spire is divided into two floors. 
Each floor door itself, and can go directly to the outside fenced patio surrounds the tower. 
Porch Javanese mosque filled with pillars similar to Keraton-Keraton in Java. 
On the side porch which is located next to the Museum of Banten, there are an estimated drum very old, the lights that adorn the mosque seems to originate from the Dutch colonial era. There is a form of gas lamps, antique and on the inside there is a graceful lights and two of them shaped chandeliers, everything is very well maintained. 
In the neighborhood mosque, in the north there is the tomb of the kings Bantam called 'Pesarean Sedakingking'. 
According to the forms of the style of each tomb, there are differences from one group to another. 
Great Mosque of Banten is an ancient relic that should be treated sustainably her.
There is still a platform similar to the throne and an antique clock is shaped closet is a testament to the efforts of the caregivers in maintaining the integrity of the mosque. 
While worship, we are obliged to take care of the place, especially if the building has a high historical value. 
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