Demak Great Mosque is located at Jalan Sultan Fatah Kadilangu Village District of Demak, Demak regency, Central Java Province. Demak Great Mosque is located in the city center or in the square of Demak.
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Demak Great Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Indonesia. Demak Great Mosque of Demak kingdom is a historic relic that we can still see today. Great Mosque of Demak established in 1477 was founded by the king of Demak, Raden Fatah at that time and was built by the Wali Songo together
Babad Demak shows that the mosque was established
in Saka 1399 (1477) which is characterized by candrasengkala "Then
Lawang Gunaningjanmi", while the Turtle image is being in the mihrab of this mosque are the symbol of the Saka year 1401 shows that the mosque was built in 1479.
Demak
Great Mosque buildings have mains and foyer. The mosque building is
made of teak wood measuring 31 mx 31 ni m with the porch measuring 31 mx
15 m. Middle roof supported by four massive wooden pillars (pillars),
which was made by the four guardians of the Wali Songo. Saka southwest
artificial Sunan Gunung Jati, southeast is made in Sunan Ampel,
northwest artificial Sunan Bonang, while the northeast is not made of a
single piece of wood it is made up of several pieces of beams tied
together (saka tatal) , is the contribution of Sunan Kalijaga. Porches
with eight poles Boyongan an additional building at the time of the Duke
of Yunus (Pati Unus or prince Sabrang Lor), the Sultan of Demak 2nd
(1518-1521) in 1520.
At the location of the Great Mosque of Demak
complex, there are several tombs of the kings of the Sultanate of Demak
and his servants. There is also a Museum of the Great Mosque of Demak,
which contains various things about the history of the founding of the
Great Mosque of Demak.
Demak Great Mosque has a unique tower.
Unlike most other minarets made of concrete tower of the Great Mosque of
Demak frame is made of steel.
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