
The Grand Mosque of West Sumatra is a mosque in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is the biggest mosque in West Sumatra, and the second biggest mosque in Sumatra. It is located in Padang Utara Subdistrict, Padang, West Sumatra. The Amazing Mosque of West Sumatra is found inside a complex of 40,343 square meter on the crossing point of Jalan Khatib Sulaiman and Jalan Ahmad Dahlan.
Located at the crossroads between Khatib Sulaiman Road and KH Ahmad Dahlan Road, Padang Utara Subdistrict, Masjid Raya Sumatera Barat was built in 2008 and has been built up to now, and has become a centre of regional religious activity such as tabligh akbar, meeting of pilgrims, up to Friday prayers every week. Mosque by architect Rizal Muslimin has a main building consisting of three floors. The total area of the building is about 40,343 square meters and can accommodate about 20,000 worshipers. The mosque is designed to be able to withstand earthquakes up to 10 SR at once can be used as an evacuation site in case of a tsunami. This mosque looks unique because the roof is inspired from the typical roof of Minangkabau house, and adapt the form of a stretch of cloth used to move the stone of Hajar Aswad in Mekka by four tribes of Quraish who are at odds. Meanwhile, the mihrab part of the mosque is inspired by the stone form of Hajar Aswad with the golden Asmaul Husna carvings on the roof.
The mosque is shaped like a cover of the Quran that has four corners. This form was inspired from the philosophy of the four types of Minangkabau adat that is customs nan ampek. Adat nan subana adat (adat actually adat), adat nan (adat made custom officially), adat nan taradat (customs that became customary without being made official) and customs (customs passed down from generation to generation).
The mosque was designed by local architect Rizal Muslimin, selected as the winner of the 2007 competition for a new mosque in West Sumatra. The competition had 323 participants from around the world.
The most distinctive feature of the mosque is its roof form, a contemporary interpretation of the traditional roof of the Minangkabau vernacular houses. The shape of the roof is also meant to symbolize the cloth that was held by its corners by the four clan leaders of the Quraysh tribe to lift the Black Stone to the current spot in Mecca. The roof frame is constructed of steel pipes, supported by four curving concrete columns.
The main building consists of three floors. The main prayer hall is located on the second floor. The mosque is able to accommodate 20,000 people.
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