Grand Mosque of Medan
| Grand Mosque of Medan | |
|---|---|
Masjid Raya Medan مسجد ميدان الكبير Masjid Raya Al-Mashun | |
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| Capacity | 2000 |
Grand Mosque of Medan or Masjid Raya Al-Mashun ("Al-Mashun Grand Mosque") is a
elements. The mosque has an octagonal shape and has wings to the south, east, north and west.History
Sultan Ma'mun Al Rashid Perkasa Alam as a leader of
Architecture
At first, the Mosque was designed by the Dutch architect Theodoor van Erp (1874–1958)[
JA Tingdeman designed the mosque[citation needed] with an octagonal symmetrical layout style, combining elements from Morocco, Europe and the Middle East. The eight square floor plan produced a unique inner chamber, unlike most conventional mosques. A black, high vaulted roof porch is constructed in each of the four corners of the mosque, and complements the main dome on the roof of the main building of the mosque. Each is equipped with a main door and stairs between the courts of the main floor of the mosque is elevated, except building the porch on the side of the mihrab.
The mosque is divided into the main room, ablution, entry gates and towers. The main room, a place of prayer, does not share the same octagonal theme. On the opposite side is smaller, there is a 'porch' small porch attached to and protrudes out. The windows surrounding the veranda doors made of wood with glass-precious stained glass, remnants of the art nouveau period 1890-1914, combined with Islamic art. The entire ornamentation in the mosque either in walls, ceilings, pillars, arches and rich surfaces with decorative flowers and plants. in front of each porch stairs there. Then, earlier octagon, on the outside appear with four aisles on all four sides, which surround the main prayer hall.[2]
The aisles have a row of bare windows shaped arches which stand on the beam. Both porch and arched windows of the building design reminiscent of Islamic kingdoms in Spain in the Middle Ages. While the dome of the mosque following the Turkish model, the shape of the octagonal broken. The main dome surrounded by four other domes on top of each porch, with a smaller size. Dome shape is reminiscent of the Grand Mosque of Banda Aceh. On the inside of the mosque, there are eight main pillar diameter of 0.60 m tall to support the main dome in the middle. The mihrab is made of marble with a pointed dome roof. This mosque gate flat-roofed square. While the ornate minaret blend between Egyptian, Iranian and Arabian.
See also
References
- ^ Leushuis 2011, p. 70.
- ^ "Sultan Deli dan Mesjid Raya Al – Ma'shun Medan". 20 July 2012. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
Further reading
- Leushuis, Emile (2011). Gids historische stadswandelingen Indonesië [Guide historic city tours Indonesia] (in Dutch). Amsterdam: KIT Publishers. ISBN 9789460221620. Archived from the originalon March 7, 2016.
- Tjokrosaputro, Teddy (2011). 100 Masjid Terindah Indonesia (in Indonesian). Jakarta: PT Andalan Media. ISBN 978-602-99731-0-5.
External links
- Sejarah Masjid Al Mahsun Medan Archived 2017-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
