Saturday, November 8, 2014

SEMARANG KAUMAN GREAT MOSQUE

ENGLISH/INDONESIAN

Great Mosque Kauman Semarang is located at Jl. The square West No. 71, Bangun Harjo village, district Central Semarang, Semarang, Central Java Province. Formerly located in the village Kauman but due to regional expansion, now into the territory of village Bangunharjo.
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Kauman Great mosque named Masjid Agung Semarang Semarang Formerly It can be seen at the gates of the mosque and written on the front facade of the mosque. Posts with Arabic script is quite Great, but the more people know this mosque as the Great Mosque of Semarang Kauman.

Photo Kauman Mosque in the center of the commercial area of Semarang
Formerly located near the town square Semarang. But the square has now been turned into a commercial area, such as Johar market, market Yaik, building BPD and Hotel Metro.

Great Mosque of Semarang Kauman founded in the early 16th century by Kiai Ageng Pandanaran. Kauman Great mosque Semarang has been restored several times. In the years 1759-1760 Great mosque in Semarang Kauman renovated into a bigger mosque by Kiai Adipati Surohadimenggolo III, as Regent of Semarang at the time. Three inscriptions that are still stuck at the main gate of the mosque that reads java Latin letters and Arabic marks renovation of the mosque
RM 1867 Tumenggung Purboningrat Ario renovate Great mosque Kauman Semarang.
On 23 April 1889 the Assistant Resident of Semarang GI Blume and Regent R Tumenggung Cokrodipuro, Great mosque Kauman Semarang was renovated again. Dutch architect GA Gambier trusted to handle the job. The mosque was completed in the renovation dated 23 November 1890

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