Monday, May 16, 2011

Kubah EMas Mosque Jakarta Indonesia

The mosque is located in Depok. Precisely, Meruyung Road, Village Limo, District Cinere, Depok, West Java Province.

Called the golden dome mosque, because this mosque domes are coated with 24 carat gold 2 to 3 millimeters thick. Domes that consists of one main dome 20 meters in diameter with a height of 25 meters, and four small domes with a diameter of 7 meters and a height of 8 meters. Five dome symbolizes the pillars of Islam.

In addition, in the corners of the mosque also stands six hexagon-shaped tower (hexagonal) with a height of about 40 meters. The six towers are clad in stone-gray granite stone with a circular ornament. At the height of the towers also contained gilded dome. This tower symbolizes the six pillars of faith.

Actual name of this mosque Masjid Dian Al-Mahri. Built by a businessman from Banten named Diane Djuriah Al-Rashid. He bought land there since 1996 and began to build a mosque in 2001. Construction completed in 2006, and opened to the public on December 31, 2006, to coincide with Eid al-Adha 1427 H.

Building area mosque 8 thousand feet, 7 thousand meters to the parking lot, and 60 acres of land to supporters. In the land that now present supporting restaurants, boutique shops, lodging houses, multipurpose building, Islamic Flashlights, and others. Later in the surrounding areas will be built boarding schools and universities.

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