Masjid Raya Bandung is located in Bandung, West Java province, near Jalan Asia and Africa.
The mosque was built for the first time in 1810, and since its establishment the Great Mosque witnessed various restoration and development operations until it reached this beauty as a wonderful architectural masterpiece with the garden surrounding it has become one of the most prominent places of tourism in Indonesia
The new mosque followed the pattern of Arabic architecture to replace the old mosque that used to follow the style of the Sundanese. The area of the entire mosque is about 23,448 square meters, while the building area is 8,575 square meters, and the mosque can accommodate about 13,000 worshipers at one time.
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The most beautiful things you can see in the Great Bandung Mosque
• When looking at this beautiful masterpiece that makes you feel calm by looking at it, you will see a group of arches and columns surmounted by the name of the mosque, which is composed of two floors and a large dome covering the ceiling and small windows at the bottom and a pulpit in white marble decorated and decorated with beautiful golden gilded verses and wonderful marble columns inside.
• The roof of the mosque is built from the roof of Goglu (old Javanese houses). The roof contains one large dome on its surface with a diameter of 30 meters with inscriptions in dark blue and white, and also contains two domes next to the ceiling of the mosque, the diameter of each dome is 25 meters, the walls of the mosque are made of natural stone.
• In front of it is a wonderful garden in which the worshipers and children spend nice nice times showing an extended green compressor and on one of its sides there is a group of small games for children and they can play the ball as well as pray and hear the call to prayer.
• Bandung Grand Mosque is decorated with two twin minarets on both sides of the mosque, each reaching a height of 81 meters. The mosque is open to the public every Saturday and Sunday.
• While sitting in front of the mosque, it will draw your attention to the presence of amazing beautiful colorful flower beds with fragrant scent emitted everywhere on both sides of the garden.
Hotels near Raya Bandung Mosque
Passar Baru Square Hotel is a 3 star hotel in Pondong, 300 meters from Raya Bandung Grand Mosque.
Summary of Arab visitor ratings
The hotel got very good reviews for the cleanliness, staff, location, some criticized the lack of a pool.
PRAMA GRAND PRINGER is a 5-star Indonesia Bandung hotel with a rating of 801, away from the mosque 6.0 km.
Summary of Arab visitor ratings
The hotel got very good reviews for the location, price, services, cleanliness.
