Kauman Great Mosque, approximate English translation of Javanese Mesjid Gedhe Kauman (officially ''Mesjid Gedhe Kauman Karaton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat'') is a Great Mosque of the Yogyakarta Sultanate in

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, Indonesia. It is located to the west of the North ''

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'' (public square) of Yogyakarta Kraton.

History

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The mosque was established in the Kauman, an Islamic quarter near the kraton whose establishment is strongly related with the establishment of Yogyakarta in 1756 and the arrival of foreign Muslim leaders. Kauman Great Mosque was established by Hamengkubuwono I together with Kyai Faqih Ibrahim Diponingrat (the first headman of the Kraton) and Kyai Wiryokusumo as the architect. It was built on Ahad (Sunday)

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, May 29, 1773 or 6 Rabi'ul Akhir 1187 in

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Architecture

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 A minbar (; sometimes romanized as ''mimber'') is a pulpit in a mosque where the imam (leader of prayers) stands to deliver sermons (, '' khutbah''). It is also used in other similar contexts, such as in a Hussainiya where the speaker sits a ...

is located to the west (the

qibla The qibla ( ar, قِبْلَة, links=no, lit=direction, translit=qiblah) is the direction towards the Kaaba in the Sacred Mosque in Mecca, which is used by Muslims in various religious contexts, particularly the direction of prayer for the ...

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. 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 Gamelan () ( jv, ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀, su, ᮌᮙᮨᮜᮔ᮪, ban, ᬕᬫᭂᬮᬦ᭄) is the traditional ensemble music of the Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese peoples of Indonesia, made up predominantly of percussive instruments. T ...

set of Kyai Naga Wilaga, while the Pagongan Kidul is used to place the gamelan set of Kangjeng Kyai Guntur Madu.

Picture

File:Serambi Masjid Agung Yogyakarta.jpg , The ''serambi'' (verandah) of Kauman Great Mosque. File:Ornamen masjid.jpg , Wooden ceiling of the ''serambi'' File:Kubah Masjid Agung Yogyakarta.jpg , Mustaka, ornament on top of the mosque.

References

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Kauman Kauman is a village name used by regencies and municipalities in Central and East Java to name an area where pious Muslim communities are concentrated. A Kauman village is usually located on the west side of a town square with a mosque A mosqu ...