Teluk Bayur Grand Mosque
0°59′44″S 100°22′11″E / 0.995672°S 100.369707°E
| Teluk Bayur Grand Mosque Masjid Raya Teluk Bayur | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | South Padang district, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Groundbreaking | 17th century |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
Teluk Bayur Grand Mosque, also known as Surau Ateh, is an old mosque in Indonesia which is located near the Port of Teluk Bayur, South Padang district, Padang, West Sumatra. Although the mosque was previously a surau (Islamic assembly building) which was recorded to have stood since the 17th Century, the building which stands on current location was built during the Dutch colonization around the 19th Century.
Today, other than being used as a religious site of Islam, the first floor of the mosque is also used as an educational place for the religion and a studying place for Pesantren (Islamic boarding school).
History
The mosque has been established since the 17th Century but previously was a surau which was located at the different place from the current building.
The current mosque was built following the expansion of Bayur Bay area by the Dutch East Indies in 1888.[1] At the time, all trading activities and sea transportation took place at the port, including the departure of hajj pilgrims who would perform the pilgrimage after a ritual activity in the Ganting Grand Mosque.[4] Because of its location adjacent to the Bayur Bay port, this mosque, which was then still a surau, became more crowded than usual during the hajj season as it was packed with hajj pilgrims.[2]
At first, the shape of the mosque was made simple, with a wall made of wood and a roof made of pua leaves.
See also
References
- Footnotes
- Bibliography
- Zein, Abdul Baqir (1999). Masjid-masjid Bersejarah di Indonesia. Jakarta: Gema Insani. ISBN 979-561-567-X.
