Assalamualaikum, Hello, Hallo, Bonjour, Ciao, Ni hao!
.we meet again huh? great! today i was gonna write about the tiered roof of Demak Great Mosque.
.firstly, where is demak mosque located?.
.Demak Great Mosque is located in the town of Demak, Central Java, Indonesia..The mosque symbolizes the supremacy of the sultanate achieved Islamic sultanate of Demak in Java other than a landmark to the teachings of Islam. This mosque is the oldest mosque built in the archipelago. other than that, the mosque was also founded by the saint or saints 9 Songo.The mosque was built in 1428.
.pug other mosques in the middle east, the Great Mosque of Demak is built from timber also rates known as wood logs. The Tiered Roof is supported by four huge teak pillars. Because of this, the mosque is rather small compared to other types of modern mosques in Indonesia.
.the great mosque of demak has many meanings to its design. One of the IMPORTANT features of the mosque is the roof. The three Tiered Roof resembles to whom every believer (iman), starting from the stage of a believer (mukmin), and muhsin or faith, islam and ihsan.
.there are many other meanings to the aesthetic design of the Great Mosque of Demak. mainly based from the values of Islam, eg, the five pillars of Islam and Iman. That is what interests me how people at That century / year / age was Able to design a building of Simplicity, well honestly without the wow effect some other old pug buildings that I have seen but yet with a high aesthetic value / meaning.
.well, thats it for a while. i will continue update the thread about the great of masjid demak.
.see you in my next post, the bracket system used in traditional china civilization ; the dougong.
.salam, adios amigos, sayonaraaaa.
