Hive friend...hopefull healyhy. This time I will write about the architecture of the Mosque building will cultural accultiration. Historical record, the relationship between Indonesia society and China (chinese) has be been going on sonce the fitth century through trade routes.
In other Words, it happend during the time when the spread of Islam took place in Indonesia and long before the arrival of the Dutch.
The acculturation of Islamic culture in one area raises a wealth of various things, one of which we can find in the form of architrctural style of elements, such as this Mosque which.
Like a mosque with chinese characteristics (China) we can find the architecture of the mosque building in the City of Bandung West Java,Indonesia. Cultural accultiration between muslim and chinese seems to have been recorded with the architectural style of the mosque building in the City of Bandung.
The name of the mosque is Al-Imtijaz. This mosque is located on ABC Street no 8 Bandung City, located not far from the shopping center. So that this mosque is prayer, and this mosque was inaguration in August 2010.
If we pass in front of this building, in the language of in terms , at a glance we will recognize the architecture of this building as a pagoda (a place of worship for congucians).
The Chinese accent in building is evident in the shape of the curved roof, in Chinese architecture the roof is called a parable guble gevel but as soon as we see the written sign board. Then we realise this building is a place of worship for muslims.
On the veranda of the mosque,we will find a small veranda, garden and seating. A place fot ablition which is attractive in the shape of a cup, located at the bottom of the stairs.
The apprarance from the outside (exterior) the apperance of a mosque with a touch of a Chinese style is clearly visible from the language of the ornament form.
In terms of prominent color, red,golden yellow,one of the Chinese architectural accent, the shape of the Sholin school gate. At the location of this mosque is on a busy road travetsed by vehicles.
The first impression in their imagination is that this building has Chinese nuances. Before the know in detail its true function. The interior architecture of wood.
Because the walls of the mosque are dominated by wooden materials, two large red pillars with golds and yellow ornament that support this construction.
A part from being a worship facility mosque Al-Imtijaz is can center for guidence and information for converts. Especially Chinese converts who study islam.
This mosque is not so large that it can accommodate a bout two hundred worshipers. This mosque has two floors,the lower floor is for men's prayers and the upper floor for women.
The mosque is a cultural acculturation between the archipelago, China and muslims, a symbol of the nation's unity that this Country is so rich in culture.
Mosque architecture has progressed from several architecta. The language of forms in architectural is important for communication with the viewer. Thank you.