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Within Vinony's link graph, Istiqlal Mosque is referenced by 570 other articles, and connects out to Ciliwung River, Jakarta Cathedral and China.
The entry is geolocated on the map.
It sits within the topics 1978 establishments in Indonesia, Central Jakarta and Cultural Properties of Indonesia in Jakarta.
Its subject is documented across 40 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Affiliation
- Islam
- Branch tradition
- Sunni
- Leadership
- Imam(s): , Nasaruddin Umar (Grand Imam), Syarifuddin Muhammad (Deputy Grand Imam), Hasanuddin Sinaga Chairman: , Asep Saefuddin
- Location
- Jakarta , Indonesia
- Administration
- Istiqlal Mosque Management Executive Board
- Architect
- Friedrich Silaban
- Type
- Congregational mosque
- Style
- New Formalism International
- General contractor
- Indonesia
- Established
- 1978 (renovated in 2019–2020)
- Construction cost
- Rp 7 billion ( US$ 12 million)
- Capacity
- 200,000 people
- Dome dia outer
- 45 m (148 ft)
- Minaret height
- 96.66 metres or 317.1 feet high; 66.66 m or 218.7 ft marble coated structure; plus 30 m or 98 ft stainless steel pinnacle
- Materials
- Steel and concrete structure, marble tiles on floors, walls and domes, ceramics tiles, stainless steel ornaments and metalworks
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- mosque
- Country
- Indonesia
- Located in
- Pasar Baru
- Official website
- www.istiqlal.or.id
- Image
- View to the northeast from Monas.jpg
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- Commons category
- Istiqlal Mosque
- native label
- Masjid Istiqlal
- architect
- Friedrich Silaban
- inception
- 1978-02-22
- maximum capacity
- 80000
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Encyclopedic overview
Istiqlal Mosque (Indonesian: Masjid Istiqlal, lit. 'Independence Mosque'; Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْإِسْتِقْلَال, romanized: Masjid al-Istiqlāl, lit. 'Mosque of the Independence') in Jakarta, Indonesia is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia and the ninth largest mosque in the world in terms of worshipper capacity. Built to commemorate Indonesian independence, this national mosque of Indonesia was named "Istiqlal", an Arabic word for "independence". The mosque was opened to the public on 22 February 1978. Within Jakarta, the mosque is positioned next to Merdeka Square, the Jakarta Cathedral (Catholic), and also of the Immanuel Church (Reformed).
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Istiqlal Mosque” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.