Istiqlal Mosque

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Istiqlal Mosque is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia and Indonesia’s national mosque, renowned for its monumental modernist architecture and symbolic location in central Jakarta.

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Istiqlal Mosque canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mosque ⓘ
national mosque ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architect Friedrich Silaban ⓘ
architectNationality Indonesian ⓘ
architecturalStyle international style ⓘ
modernist architecture ⓘ
architecturalType Friday mosque ⓘ
capacity one of the largest mosque capacities in the world ⓘ
over 120000 worshippers ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1961 ⓘ
coordinateLocation 6.1703°S 106.8314°E ⓘ
country Indonesia ⓘ
dedicatedTo Indonesian independence ⓘ
domes one main dome ⓘ
hasFeature ablution facilities ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ
large open prayer hall ⓘ
seven entrances ⓘ
underground parking ⓘ
heritageStatus important cultural property of Indonesia ⓘ
inaugurationDate 22 February 1978 ⓘ
initiatedBy President Sukarno ⓘ
linked to: Sukarno
locatedIn Central Jakarta ⓘ
Jakarta ⓘ
Jakarta Special Capital Region ⓘ
Java ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ
locationRelativeToLandmark near the National Monument (Monas) ⓘ
north of Merdeka Square ⓘ
opposite Jakarta Cathedral ⓘ
mainDomeDiameter approximately 45 meters ⓘ
mainDomeSymbolism symbolizes 45 for 1945 independence year ⓘ
materialUsed marble ⓘ
reinforced concrete ⓘ
stainless steel ⓘ
minaretHeight approximately 96 meters ⓘ
minarets one main minaret ⓘ
minaretSymbolism symbolizes 17-8-1945 (1+7+8+45=61 or 17×8+45=181 etc., used symbolically) ⓘ
namedAfter Istiqlal (Arabic for independence) ⓘ
openedBy President Suharto ⓘ
linked to: Soeharto
planningBegan 1950s ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
renovationSupportedBy Government of Indonesia ⓘ
significance largest mosque in Indonesia ⓘ
largest mosque in Southeast Asia ⓘ
national mosque of Indonesia ⓘ
symbolism symbol of Indonesian independence ⓘ
symbol of religious tolerance in Indonesia ⓘ
underwentRenovation major renovation completed in 2020 ⓘ
usedFor Eid prayers ⓘ
Friday prayers ⓘ
Islamic education ⓘ
daily prayers ⓘ
religious conferences ⓘ
state religious ceremonies ⓘ
visitorType international tourists ⓘ
local worshippers ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jakarta → hasLandmark → Istiqlal Mosque ⓘ
Jakarta Cathedral → locatedOpposite → Istiqlal Mosque ⓘ
Merdeka Palace → nearby → Istiqlal Mosque ⓘ
Central Jakarta → contains → Istiqlal Mosque ⓘ
Friedrich Silaban → notableWork → Istiqlal Mosque ⓘ
Friedrich Silaban → designed → Istiqlal Mosque ⓘ
Gambir railway station → locatedNear → Istiqlal Mosque ⓘ
Merdeka Square → hasLandmark → Istiqlal Mosque ⓘ