Top of the most famous architectural works in Indonesia #2

Indonesia is a country with an area of ​​1,904,569 km2 in Southeast Asia. This is also the country with the largest area in the region and with 13,487 islands, Indonesia is known as the "Land of Thousand Islands". Culturally, Indonesia has about 300 ethnic groups, each with a distinct culture that has developed over centuries. Besides, Indonesian architecture has also become diverse and rich in lines and techniques. However, due to religious influence, Islamic works seem to encroach on other architectural works. To understand better, let's explore Indonesia's typical architectural works with through the following article.

Rahmatan Lil-Alamin Mosque

A mosque is a place of worship for Muslims. The mosque must have enough space for worshipers (at least 60 people). Each church is built according to different architecture, most of them follow Middle Eastern architecture with high towers to broadcast the call for ceremonies.


The ceiling has a concave dome so that when praying, the sound will spread far back so that the furthest person in the room can hear it. In the front, it is arranged in rows, those who come in first sit first, those who come in back sit last. Islam does not discriminate between classes, everyone stands to worship, and directly with Allah, without any intermediaries.


RahmatanLil-Alamin is a mosque located in Java Indramayu, western Indonesia. This structure was built by Al-Zaytun universities and is a destination not to be missed on your Indonesia tour itinerary. Looking from the outside, the RahmatanLil-Alamin Mosque looks like a fortified citadel with 6 floors and can accommodate more than 100,000 people. That's why RahmatanLil-Alamin is always chosen as the place to hold major ceremonies in the country.

Al-Akbar Mosque

Al-Akbar Mosque also known as Surabaya Vast Mosque, is a national mosque located in Surabaya, East Java. It is the second largest mosque in Indonesia after the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta in terms of maximum capacity. The location of the mosque is next to the Surabaya - Porong highway. Its most distinctive feature is its large vertical dome, accompanied by four small blue domes. It also has a minaret with a height of 99 meters, a fulcrum for the 99 Names of Allah.


If you have the opportunity to set foot in Surabaya - the second largest city of Indonesia, a city that has long been known as the "City of Heroes", a city of many scenic spots, then surely You should not miss Al-Akbar Mosque. Al-Akbar is one of the largest mosques in the city of Surabaya and one of the churches with the most beautiful architecture.


The church has a viewing tower that serves visitors as an observatory that can overlook the whole city, and the blue dome itself - creating a peaceful feeling is a tourist attraction of Indonesia.

Borobudur Stupa

Borobudur stupa is located in the center of Java, the largest island next to Sumatra in the Indonesian archipelago, built by the Sailendra dynasty around the end of the 8th century. Borobudur is identified as a temple, a stupa, a giant mandala (cosmic diagram), or a rosary. In general, it can be seen as a combination of both, a stupa representing the entire Dharma, and a mandala representing the universe of the Dharma world. In the Esoteric tradition, the Vajradhâtu-mandala (Vajradhâtu-mandala) pattern symbolizes the Buddha's perfect wisdom and attained wisdom, and is also associated with the Vajradhâtu-mandala Pitaka. depicts a static universe, modern symbol of Buddha's compassion.


This magnificent structure is built on a square foundation with each side of 112m facing four directions, surrounded by five interconnected square terraces and three additional concentric circular floors divided into levels including 72 towers. A total of 504 statues - including 72 Buddha statues placed in each round tower and 108 statues placed in niches along the outer walls of the five terraces are distinguished from each other by their location on the East, West, South, and South walls. North, and by hand gestures. This is one of the most magnificent and attractive works in the Buddhist world.


The spiritual symbolic meaning of Borobudur still has many hidden meanings, and it will be impossible to fully explain. Borobudur was abandoned about a century after its creation, when the center of the Javanese kingdom moved to the east of the island. Over the centuries, especially after the 14th century with the decline of Buddhism and Hinduism when the Javanese converted to Islam, it was completely abandoned, gradually covered by dense forests and volcanic ash. Borobudur was finally rediscovered by European explorers in the early 19th century, and since then it has been studied and restored.