Great Mosque of Malang, Islamic religious center in Malang City, Indonesia.
The Great Mosque of Malang is a prayer house with a square floor plan and a prominent pyramid-shaped roof ornament. The interior is supported by four main teak wood pillars, which work together with additional supporting columns to structure the worship space.
The mosque was founded in 1890 on about 3,000 square metres of government land. A second phase began on 15 March 1903 and was completed on 13 September 1903, as recorded on an inscription. The original square steel structure survives, though the front serambi was later heavily altered.
The mosque's name, Masjid Agung Jami', marks it as the city's main congregational mosque. Its Javanese tajug roof and Arabic-style minaret dome and window arches show two architectural traditions. The four teak sokoguru and twenty matching columns were raised with tirakat and keihlasan, the founders' acts of devotion.
The site is located in the city center in the Kauman district on Jalan Merdeka Barat. Visitors should plan their visit according to prayer times and dress appropriately.
The serambi, or front porch, was heavily altered over the years, hiding the original 1890s architecture just behind it. The four main pillars and the twenty matching columns are teak, shaped alike and raised with tirakat, the founders' disciplined devotional effort. The mosque stands about 80 metres from Malang's Alun-Alun.
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