Istiqlal : Special Independence Gift for Indonesian Moslem

Jakarta, December 11, 2016

Long time no see my college friends. We decided to meet up at "Festival Jajanan Minang 2016", at Taman Lapangan Banteng, Central Jakarta. I could try many kinds of Minang Cuisine. Nyammii 😋

After we were full, we prayed Ashar at Istiqlal Mosque. It is located near Taman Lapangan Banteng. Just walked about 1.3 km. This was my first time visited this famous mosque.

Istiqlal Mosque is the largest mosque not only in Indonesia but also southeast Asia. It was designed by Frederich Silaban and "divinity" as the theme. Istiqlal means "independence", was built to commemorate Indonesian Independence. Inaugurated on 22 February 1978 with capacity for 200.000 jama'ah.

I like to pray in this mosque. It is big, and the mukenah is clean. We can borrow mukenah for free but you must give your identity card as a guarantee.

Something made me mad. There were people who ate instant noodle. The noodles aroma annoying enough. Why didn't they eat it in the outside? It is a place to pray. Sorry, it made me angry. 😤

O iyaa, Istiqlal is located in front of Jakarta Cathedral. It is simbolyzed religious harmony in Indonesia. Anyway, I like design of this Cathedral. 😍

Someday, I wanna pray in this mosque again 😄 很 好！