Jami Mosque of Banjarmasin, Islamic place of worship in Banjarmasin, Indonesia.
The Jami Mosque of Banjarmasin is a mosque located in the Kuin Utara neighborhood of Banjarmasin, in the South Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It features a three-tiered roof resting on timber pillars, a style that combines Islamic architecture with traditional Banjar building techniques.
The mosque was built in 1526 under Sultan Suriansyah, the first ruler of the Banjar kingdom to convert to Islam. Its founding marks the moment when the religion began to take root across what is now South Kalimantan.
The mosque sits on the bank of the Kuin River and draws worshippers who arrive by small boat, a sight rarely seen at religious sites elsewhere. The tiered roof shape is closely tied to local identity and appears in other traditional buildings across the region.
The mosque is open during daily prayer times, and visitors are welcome outside of active prayers to walk through the space. Modest clothing is expected, and it is worth asking at the entrance whether a visit inside the prayer hall is possible at that moment.
Despite two major restorations, the original arrangement of the timber pillars from the 16th century has been kept in place. These pillars support the roof without modern reinforcement, which is unusual for a building of this age in the region.
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