Kauman Great Mosque
Kauman Great Mosque, approximate English translation of Javanese Mesjid Gedhe Kauman (Javanese: ꦩꦱ꧀ꦗꦶꦢ꧀ꦒꦼꦝꦺꦏꦲꦸꦩ꧀ꦩꦤ꧀; officially Mesjid Gedhe Kauman Karaton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat) is a Great Mosque of the Yogyakarta Sultanate in Java, Indonesia. It is located to the west of the North Alun-alun (public square) of Yogyakarta Kraton.[1]
Kauman Great Mosque
Kyai Wiryokusumo
Mosque
Javanese (Tajug lambang teplok)
1773
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Architecture[edit]
Kauman Great Mosque is built in a typical religious Javanese architecture with its triple-tiered roof, lack of minaret, and a serambi. Kauman Great Mosque is built in over a walled complex. The main ceremonial gateway is located on the east side and on the north side. A three-leveled minbar is located to the west (the qibla direction). The mosque also contains a roofed main verandah (serambi), a basic feature in Javanese architecture. The verandah is surrounded with a small pond, which was used to wash the feet before entering the mosque.[2]
The frontyard of the mosque is grown with trees considered beneficial in Javanese symbology. To the north and south of the courtyard are tall pavilions known as pagongan. The north-side is called Pagongan Ler ("northern pagongan") and the south-side is called Pagongan Kidul ("southern pagongan"). During Sekaten ceremony, Pagonan Ler is used to place the gamelan set of Kyai Naga Wilaga, while the Pagongan Kidul is used to place the gamelan set of Kangjeng Kyai Guntur Madu.[2]
The serambi (verandah) of Kauman Great Mosque.
Wooden ceiling of the serambi
