Saturday, 19 November 2011

golden dome mosque


Dian Al-Mahri Mosque

       
Dian Al Mahri Mosque also known as the Golden Dome Mosque [1] is sebuahmasjid built on the edge of roadway in District Meruyung-Cinere Limo, Depok. The mosque is other than as a place of worship for Muslims pray daily, the mosque complex has also become a family tourist area and attract many people because the dome-dome is made of gold. Also because of the vast area available and freely accessible to the public, so the place is often a family vacation destination or just a place to rest
History
          
It was built by Hj. Dian Djuriah Maimun Al Rashid, a businessman from Jakarta, who has bought this land since 1996.This mosque was built since 2001 and was completed around the end of 2006. The mosque is open to the public on December 31, 2006, to coincide with Eid al-Adha is the second time that year. With a total area of ​​50 acres, the building of this mosque occupies an area of ​​60 x 120 meters or about 8000 square meters. The mosque itself is able to accommodate about some 20,000 pilgrims [2]. Mosque area is often referred to as the region most magnificent mosques in Southeast Asia [3].Architecture
         
Dian Al Mahri mosque has 5 domes. One of the main dome and four smaller domes. Uniquely, all gilded dome 2 to 3 millimeters thick and the crystal mosaic. The main dome dome shape resembles the Taj Mahal. The dome has a diameter below 16 meters, diameter of the middle 20 meters, and height of 25 meters. While four small dome has a diameter less than 6 meters, the center 7 meters, and height of 8 meters. Also in this mosque there is a chandelier imported directly from Italy weighing 8 tons [4].In addition, the relief decoration on top of the priests also made of 18 carat gold. So is the fence on the second floor and ornate calligraphy on the ceiling of the mosque. While the crown pillar of the mosque, amounting to 168 pieces of materials coated prado or residual gold.In general, the architecture of the mosque following the architectural typology of the mosque in the Middle East with a characteristic dome, minaret (tower), the page in the (plaza), and the use of decorative detail or decoration with geometric elements and obelisks, to strengthen the Islamic characteristics of the architecture. Another characteristic is the entrance portal and ornate geometric form of the obelisk as well as ornaments.The pages in size 45 x 57 meters and can accommodate 8000 worshipers. Six towers (minarets) atauheksagonal hexagon-shaped, which symbolizes the pillars of faith, towering as high as 40 meters. The six towers were clad in gray granite imported from Italy with a circular ornament. At its peak there is a dome of 24-karat gold-plated mosaic. While the dome refers to a widely used form of dome mosques in Persia and India. Five dome symbolizes the pillars of Islam, all clad in 24-karat gold-plated mosaic of materials imported from Italy.In the interior, this mosque presents the pillars towering to create a grand-scale space. Mosque monochrome color space is dominated by the main elements of the color beige, to give the character a quiet and warm room. Material made of marble imported from Turkey and Italy. In the middle of the room, hanging lamps made of brass plated gold weighing 2.7 tons , who worked on the expert workmanship of the Italians.

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