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Cut Mutiah Mosque is a mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. The mosque is named after an Indonesian national heroine Cut Nyak Meutia (1870–1910) who took part in the struggle against Dutch colonialism in Aceh. The mosque was originally a Dutch property before it was finally transformed into a mosque.

The building was initially built as an architecture office. The architecture of the building follows the Dutch Rationalist style. conformed into the tropics to form a new vernacular style. The building contains a ventilation tower in the centre of the building to regulate the temperature inside.

When the building was transformed into a mosque, many aspects of a mosque was fitted in into the office building and as a result the building shows a unique example of how a mosque adapt a layout of an office.

The building does not orient to the qibla (direction to Kaaba). As a result, the direction of the prayer hall is oriented around 45 degree relative to the building’s orientation. As a result of this orientation, both the mihrab and the minbar of the mosque are located in the middle of the prayer hall, as opposed to the usual front of the prayer hall.

The central flight of stairs were removed to make way for the prayer hall. To access the second floor, new sets of stairs were created on the front terrace.

Mosque Data

Architect

Pieter Adriaan Jacobus Moojen

Type

Jumaa

Country

Indonesia

Owner/Founder

Indonesian Mosque Council

Year

1922

Area

3000 m2

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Mosque Data

Architect

Pieter Adriaan Jacobus Moojen

Type

Jumaa

Country

Indonesia

Owner/
Founder

Indonesian Mosque Council

Year

1922

Area

3000 m2

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