
Jami Mosque of Sintang also known as Sultan Nata Mosque is a mosque located in Sintang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The mosque is located within the complex of Istana al-Mukarrammah, the main palace of the Sultanate of Sintang, a kingdom in Sintang which existed since the 13th-century.
The Sultan Nata Mosque uses the architecture of a typical stilt house on the river coast . The construction of the mosque building is made entirely of wood. The foundations, building frames, boom beams, roof cladding, and floorboards are made of purchased wood. The Sultan Nata Mosque has actually undergone several renovations, but the eight pillars made of purchased wood have been preserved in their original form until now. The pillar in the form of a cylindrical wood as high as more than 10 meters is still standing strong even though it has exceeded three centuries of age. There is a story wrapped in mysticism about this pillar. Circa 1997, when the Kapuas River receded, a water source appeared from one of the pillars which was said to be able to heal, so that people flocked to drink it. But unfortunately, at this time, the water source has been closed.
This mosque building has three roofs. The first and second roofs are shaped like limas, while the third roof is shaped like an octagonal cone. This conical roof shape is also used on the roof of the two twin towers that are next to the mosque. Every part inside the mosque is wrapped in white paint with a few green lines in some parts, such as on the windows, the base of the pillars, and the walls. As a decorative sweetener, the curtain covering the window was chosen to be yellow, a typical Malay color. While in the corner of the mosque, there are hundreds of years old drums made from a whole tree. After the renovation in 2000, this mosque is equipped with a large grass garden, decorated with shady palm trees .
At the front of the mosque, a wooden pedestrian bridge was also built that connected the mosque and the palace which were separated by a paved road. Since that year, this mosque has been designated as a cultural heritage site in Sintang Regency. In this mosque, visitors can witness the composition of the Sintang Kingdom religious leaders/ministers from time to time. Apart from that, the takmir of the mosque also provides a simple book that tells the history of the founding of the mosque and the renovations that have been carried ou
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