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Great Mosque of Banten

Great Mosque of Banten is one of the historical sights that are still visited by many tourists. In addition to the architectural beauty of the mosque with a fusion style of Hindu Javanese, Chinese, and European. This mosque also has a history that can make us stunned. This mosque is built by Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin, the son of Sultan Gunung Jati circa 1552 - 1570 AD The mosque has a large courtyard with plants flamboyant menghiasai entire park.
Also in front of the mosque there is also a pool which is used where a break or chat with more friends if the tourists are tired of the attractions that surround this one.


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The history begins with the founding of the Great Mosque of Banten Sultan Gunung Jati instructions to his son, Hasanuddin. That said, the Sunan Gunung Jati Hasanuddin ordered to find a piece of land that is "sacred" as the development of the Kingdom of Banten. After receiving his father's orders, Hasanuddin bermunajat then pray and God to be given instructions on the ground to establish the kingdom. That said, after praying, spontaneously seawater around him parted and the mainland. In that later began to build the kingdom of Banten Hasanuddin along with other supporting facilities, such as mosques, squares and markets. The combination of four things: castles, mosques, squares, and the marketplace is a hallmark tradition of Islamic kingdom in the past.

Great Mosque of Banten long has curious properties which distinguish it from other mosques. We can see the thatched roof of the mosque design stacking five, which is similar to the Chinese pagoda. And Minaret seen in eastern diseblah masjd, the tower is made of brick with a height of approximately 24 meters. With a diameter of about 10 meters at the bottom. If you climb the tower of the Great Mosque of Banten this, you can look at the circumstances surrounding the mosque as well as the open sea. Since the distance between the mosque and the beach is only about 1, 5 Km course.


grand mosque offerings
Another uniqueness appears on the pedestals of andesite shaped pumpkin with a large size. Stone base is contained in every basic pillar of the mosque, pavilion and pool for ablutions. Large pedestals like this does not exist in other mosques in Java, except the ruins of a mosque in the former Sultanate of Mataram in the Plered, Bantul, Yogyakarta. So it is with great shape and antique pulpit, where the priest in the form of small, narrow, and simple also show the uniqueness of this mosque. And there is also a mosque left diserambi dining with scenic surinya Hasanuddin sultan.

To visit the sights of the Great Mosque of Banten is very easy. The mosque is located in the village of Banten Lama, Kasemen district, Serang, Banten province, Indonesia. Precisely located at 10 Km north of the city of Attack. You can get there by private vehicle or bus ride from the terminal pakupatan, Attack. And if you want to come with your friends. It could also chartered public transportation costs around Rp 80,000, -. And you will immediately get in the Grand Mosque of Banten. Happy traveling,

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