The Great Mosque of Bandung , formerly known as the Great Mosque of is a grand mosque located in the city of Bandung , West Java . The status of this mosque is as a provincial mosque for West Java. This mosque was first built in 1810 and since its founding has undergone 8 renovations in the 19th century, then 5 times in the 20th century until it was finally renovated again in 2001 until the inauguration of the Great Mosque of Bandung on June 4, 2003 which was inaugurated by the Governor of West Java at that time, HR Nuriana. This new mosque, which has an Arabic style, replaces the old Great Mosque, which has a typical Sundanese style .
Bandung Grand Mosque, as we see now, has two twin towers on the left and right sides of the 81 meter high mosque which are always open to the public every Saturday and Sunday. The roof of the mosque was changed from the joglo roof to a large dome on the middle roof and smaller ones on the left and right sides of the roof of the mosque and the walls of the mosque were made of high quality natural stone. Now the total land area of ​​the mosque is 23,448 m² with a building area of ​​8,575 m² and can accommodate around 13,000 worshippers.
The initial design will retain some of the old buildings of the Great Mosque of Bandung, including the bridge that connects the mosque to the main square that crosses the west square and the fish scale-shaped wall in front of the mosque. The only change in the old building is the change in the shape of the roof of the mosque from the shape of a pyramid roof to be replaced with a large hemispherical dome with a diameter of 30 meters which also serves as the main dome.
To reduce the load, the dome is built with space frame construction which is then covered with metal material which is heated at very high temperatures. In addition to the main dome, the Great Mosque of Bandung is equipped with two smaller domes, each with a diameter of 25 meters, placed on top of the additional buildings. Just like the main dome, the two additional domes use space frame construction but are covered with a transparent material to give the effect of light into the mosque.
Additional buildings were erected on land that was previously the west square in front of the mosque. This additional building is equipped with a pair of towers (planned to be 99 meters high ) but later reduced to only 81 meters, related to flight safety as input from the manager of Husein Sastranegara Airport – Bandung. Currently, the two twin towers that flank the main mosque building can be climbed by visitors. On the top floor, floor 19, visitors can enjoy a 360 degree view of the city of Bandung
Meanwhile, the front yard of the mosque was overhauled. Vehicle parking is placed in the basement while the upper part is a park, a public area where people gather. This is one of the city government’s efforts to restore the value of Alun-alun to the way it used to be. The basement for the parking lot was originally planned to accommodate street vendors (PKL).
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