Monday, November 10, 2014

GREAT NATIONAL MOSQUE AL AKBAR SURABAYA

ENGLISH/INDONESIAN
National Mosque Al Akbar, was the name of the second largest Mosque in Indonesia, which is located in the city of Surabaya. Due to the large size of the mosque, the mosque is also commonly called the Great Mosque of Surabaya. Often abbreviated MAS (National Mosque Al Akbar Surabaya)



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National Mosque Al Akbar Surabaya
National Mosque Al Akbar Surabaya is located in Surabaya toll road Gempol side, or rather, flanked by the grand Mosque of North, East and West, as well as street Gayungsari, Pagesangan, Surabaya, East Java.


National Mosque Al Akbar Surabaya (MAS) was established in an area of 11.2 hectares, has a building area of 28 509 m2 with a capacity of 59 .000 worshipers. Masjid Al Akbar Surabaya has one tower as high as 99 m, a large dome, the dome being Empa pieces and 6 pieces of small domes. Each pyramid-shaped dome on the ends are closed by a conical dome.

3D Photos Masjid Al Akbar Surabaya


The floor is designed with a height of 3 meters from the road surface around the site, meaning that high pengurugan land needed anyway. However, in the subsequent implementation of changes, made urugan basement space, the floor above the basement (first floor) is supported by pillars (flooting- floor systems).

Work on the floor made by casting system in place and precast concrete, consisting of a rectangular floor plate with 3 x 3 meters wide and 15 cm thick. Until the completion stage floor which takes approximately 3 months, the construction site of the mosque was also used for the Eid prayers.

While processing the column takes a long time, about 3 months. Column-shaped centrifuge (round) with a diameter of 110 cm, 70 cm and 60 cm, while the columns of a diameter of 40 cm is dominated basement. Since this column will still appear when the building is complete, the position is taken into account and aesthetics are concerned.


Photos chamber in Masjid Al Akbar Surabaya
Prepared for mounting the roof structure, concrete block (ringbalk) vierendeel system that connects the columns of the structure at a height of 20 m above the ground floor (1st floor). Ringbalk stretches 30 m without a column, so the floor area is not separated by a bulkhead or columns, thus guaranteed that the congregation is not separated from each other by a bulkhead or column at prayer time.

Framework of the dome is made with space frame system, using steel materials with chremona system or structure of linked triangles. Furthermore shaped dome above the main roof truss with a stretch measuring 54 x 54 meters, with no poles. The weight of the dome nearly 200 tons. The uniqueness of the shape of the dome is supported by a half dome shape that resembles an egg with a 1.5 layer has a height of about 27 meters. This dome rested on a truncated pyramid roof in two layers as high as approximately 11 meters.

Cover and dome roof frame structure consisting of three layers, namely Roofing, Water Proofing (AKA), the ESP as the outer cover of the roof, and ceiling coverings. AKA this is in the form of segments that rested on the construction space frame underneath. While ESP is Enamel Panel Sheet is dicoating steel plates or colored, then heated to 800 degrees Celsius, then the plate is cut to a certain size, and vary according to the needs of its size, which in turn serves as the cover of the roof covering. ESP is specially designed for the roof of the National Mosque Al Akbar Surabaya with the ability to heat and rain resistant and resistant to corrosion, is expected to be able to serve up to 50 years. Then cover the bottom frame that serves as a ceiling covered with soundproof material, so that the acoustics in the building is designed with a very adequate. All of these elements cover the roof frame has teradopsi of the Great Mosque of Selangor in Shah Alam, Malaysia.
Escalators Masjid Al Akbar Surabaya
The mosque has 45 doors with doors (openings) which means it takes 90 double leaf door with each size: width 1.5 m and height of 4.5 m. The doors are made of teak wood specially imported from Perhutani and made by craftsmen from Surabaya. Frame is made of wood coated iron frame which is connected to the hinge and slot that has been aligned with the structure and aesthetics of the mosque. Because of the heavy doors of more than 250 kg, the hinge is designed and manufactured specifically.

Giant drum Masjid Al Akbar Surabaya
To meet the comfort, aesthetics and overall harmony of the building of the mosque, then the marble from Lampung chosen for coating the walls and floor of the room in the mosque, so the support of the floor was once a room becomes cool and gossip.

Calligraphy is an important element in the design of this mosque, because the touch of calligraphy, which gives them a touch of Islamic nuance. Materials used for calligraphy is made of teak wood with paint finishing systems ducco. While the designer is an expert calligrapher, namely Mr. Faiz national of Bangil.


The pulpit is made with a height of 3 meters to support the stability of the sermon. In order to create a distinctive atmosphere, a touch pulpit with ornate ethnic Madurese from Madura craftsmen worked.

In the tower design had amounted to 6 pieces, but because of considerations of a technical nature or cost, then made only one tower. To build minarets are used technology of Singapore's Slip Form takes about 2 months in Pengecorannya. The tower has a height of 99 meters which is equipped with a top view tower at a height of 68 meters which can accommodate around 30 people and achieve them by using the elevator to see the sights of the city of Surabaya.

Plaza was built with the concept of unity between environmental aesthetics and function of the plaza as the field of worship, for worship such as Eid prayers and others. The area of approximately 520 m2 plaza, with a paving stone flooring materials, designed specifically for the National Mosque Al Akbar Surabaya, made in accordance with the design motif ornament mosque architecture, a line parallel to the line pattern made shof in the courtyard of the mosque.

MAS architectural elements are also designed in such a way, to achieve the beauty, luxury and elegance. Among other elements of ornate stained glass (glass steined). Ornate stained glass used this mosque is made with triple glazed unit system. That coating stained glass panels or panels with tempered glass bevel that uses materials and machines made in America. Triple glazed units in addition to saving costs, also very good for the purpose of dampening noise.
Other Facilities
- Library
- The room
- Tower
- SAS FM Radio
- Polyclinic
- Islamic Clinic
- Database Jama'ah

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