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== Features ==
== Features ==
Although it has had several renovations, it is thought to be largely in its original form except for the addition of a verandah or surambi in the nineteenth century.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=de Graaf |first=H.J. |journal=Journal of Southeast Asian History | title="The Origin of the Javanese Mosque" | volume=4|date=1963 |pages=1–5 |doi=10.1017/S0217781100000727 |isbn=0-86442-314-4}}</ref> It is a classic example of a traditional Javanese [[mosque]]. Unlike mosques in the [[Middle East]], the Demak Great Mosque is built from [[timber]]. Rather than a dome, which did not appear in Indonesian mosques until the 19th century, the [[roof]] is tiered and supported by four [[saka guru]] teak pillars. The tiered roof shows many similarities with wooden religious structures from the [[Hindu]]-[[Buddhist]] civilizations of [[Java]] and [[Bali]]. The main entrance of Masjid Agung Demak consists of two [[door]]s carved with motifs of [[plant]]s, [[vase]]s, [[Crown (headgear)|crown]]s, and an animal head with an open wide-toothed mouth. It is said that the picture depicts the manifested [[thunder]] caught by Ki Ageng Selo, hence their name ''Lawang Bledheg'' (the doors of thunder). Like other mosques of its era, its [[qibla|orientation]] towards [[Mecca]] is only approximate.<ref name="TurnerLP1995">{{Cite book |last=Turner |first=Peter |title=Java |publisher=[[Lonely Planet]] |date=November 1995 |location=[[Melbourne]] |pages=78–79 |isbn=0-86442-314-4}}</ref>
Although it has had several renovations, it is thought to be largely in its original form except for the addition of a verandah or surambi in the nineteenth century.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=de Graaf |first=H.J. |journal=Journal of Southeast Asian History | title="The Origin of the Javanese Mosque" | volume=4|date=1963 |pages=1–5 |doi=10.1017/S0217781100000727 |isbn=0-86442-314-4}}</ref> It is a classic example of a traditional Javanese [[mosque]]. Unlike mosques in the [[Middle East]], the Demak Great Mosque is built from [[timber]]. Rather than a dome, which did not appear in Indonesian mosques until the 19th century, the [[roof]] is tiered and supported by four [[saka guru]] teak pillars. The tiered roof shows many similarities with wooden religious structures from the [[Hindu]]-[[Buddhist]] civilizations of [[Java]] and [[Bali]]. The main entrance of Masjid Agung Demak consists of two [[door]]s carved with motifs of [[plant]]s, [[vase]]s, [[Crown (headgear)|crown]]s, and an animal head with an open wide-toothed mouth. It is said that the picture depicts the manifested [[thunder]] caught by Ki Ageng Selo, hence their name ''Lawang Bledheg'' (the doors of thunder). Like other mosques of that era, its [[qibla|orientation]] towards [[Mecca]] is only approximate.<ref name="TurnerLP1995">{{Cite book |last=Turner |first=Peter |title=Java |publisher=[[Lonely Planet]] |date=November 1995 |location=[[Melbourne]] |pages=78–79 |isbn=0-86442-314-4}}</ref>


== Carving and historical relics ==
== Carving and historical relics ==
[[File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De moskee van Demak TMnr 10016515.jpg|thumb|250 px|{{center|Pictures of Masjid Agung Demak at the end of the 19th century}}]]
[[File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De moskee van Demak TMnr 10016515.jpg|thumb|250 px|{{center|Masjid Agung Demak at the end of the 19th century}}]]


Its walls contain [[Vietnam]]ese ceramics. With their shapes derived from conventions of Javanese woodcarving and brickwork, they are thought to have been specially ordered. The use of ceramic rather than stone is thought to have been in imitation of the mosques of [[Persia]].<ref>{{Citation |last1=Schoppert |first1=Peter |first2=Soedarmadji |last2=Damais |name-list-style=amp |first3=Tara |last3=Sosrowardoyo |year=1998 |title=Java Style |location=Tokyo |page=41 |publisher=[[Tuttle Publishing]] |isbn=962-593-232-1 }}</ref>
Its walls contain [[Vietnam]]ese ceramics. With their shapes derived from conventions of Javanese woodcarving and brickwork, they are thought to have been specially ordered. The use of ceramic rather than stone is thought to have been in imitation of the mosques of [[Persia]].<ref>{{Citation |last1=Schoppert |first1=Peter |first2=Soedarmadji |last2=Damais |name-list-style=amp |first3=Tara |last3=Sosrowardoyo |year=1998 |title=Java Style |location=Tokyo |page=41 |publisher=[[Tuttle Publishing]] |isbn=962-593-232-1 }}</ref>
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Moskee te Demak.jpg|Moskee te Demak, Midden-Java in 1810, KITLV 29489
File:Moskee te Demak.jpg|Demak Great Mosque, Java in 1810, KITLV 29489
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De moskee van Demak TMnr 10016515.jpg|Masjid Agung Demak, end of 19th century
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De moskee van Demak TMnr 10016515.jpg|Masjid Agung Demak, end of 19th century
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De moskee van Demak TMnr 60054754.jpg|1920-1939
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De moskee van Demak TMnr 60054754.jpg|1920-1939

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Demak Great Mosque
Masjid Agung Demak
Religion
AffiliationIslam
ProvinceCentral Java
RegionDemak
Location
LocationJalan Sultan Fatah, Bintoro Demak, Central Java, Indonesia
AdministrationDemak government
Geographic coordinates6°53′41″S 110°38′14″E / 6.8947°S 110.6373°E / -6.8947; 110.6373
Architecture
Architect(s)Sunan Kalijaga
StyleJavanese
Completed1479(?)
Minaret(s)None

Demak Great Mosque (Template:Lang-id) is one of the oldest mosques in Indonesia, located in the center town of Demak, Central Java, Indonesia. The mosque is believed to have been built by the Wali Songo ("Nine Muslim Saints") with the most prominent figure, Sunan Kalijaga, during the first Demak Sultanate ruler, Raden Patah, during the 15th century.[1]

Features

Although it has had several renovations, it is thought to be largely in its original form except for the addition of a verandah or surambi in the nineteenth century.[2] It is a classic example of a traditional Javanese mosque. Unlike mosques in the Middle East, the Demak Great Mosque is built from timber. Rather than a dome, which did not appear in Indonesian mosques until the 19th century, the roof is tiered and supported by four saka guru teak pillars. The tiered roof shows many similarities with wooden religious structures from the Hindu-Buddhist civilizations of Java and Bali. The main entrance of Masjid Agung Demak consists of two doors carved with motifs of plants, vases, crowns, and an animal head with an open wide-toothed mouth. It is said that the picture depicts the manifested thunder caught by Ki Ageng Selo, hence their name Lawang Bledheg (the doors of thunder). Like other mosques of that era, its orientation towards Mecca is only approximate.[3]

Carving and historical relics

Masjid Agung Demak at the end of the 19th century

Its walls contain Vietnamese ceramics. With their shapes derived from conventions of Javanese woodcarving and brickwork, they are thought to have been specially ordered. The use of ceramic rather than stone is thought to have been in imitation of the mosques of Persia.[4]

  • Demak Great Mosque, Java in 1810, KITLV 29489
    Demak Great Mosque, Java in 1810, KITLV 29489
  • Masjid Agung Demak, end of 19th century
    Masjid Agung Demak, end of 19th century
  • 1920-1939
    1920-1939
  • August 2016
    August 2016
  • Minaret, August 2016
    Minaret, August 2016

See also

References

  1. ^ Florida, Nancy K. (1995). "5: The Demak Mosque: A Construction of Authority". Babad Jaka Tingkir: Writing the past, inscribing the future: history as prophesy in colonial Java. Durham, N. C.: Duke University Press. ISBN 0-8223-1622-6.
  2. ^ de Graaf, H.J. (1963). ""The Origin of the Javanese Mosque"". Journal of Southeast Asian History. 4: 1–5. doi:10.1017/S0217781100000727. ISBN 0-86442-314-4.
  3. ^ Turner, Peter (November 1995). Java. Melbourne: Lonely Planet. pp. 78–79. ISBN 0-86442-314-4.
  4. ^ Schoppert, Peter; Damais, Soedarmadji & Sosrowardoyo, Tara (1998), Java Style, Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing, p. 41, ISBN 962-593-232-1
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