Demak Great Mosque

Demak Great Mosque is the oldest mosque in Java, founded Nine or Wali Wali Songo. Location Mosque located in the center of Demak, is + 26 km from the city of Semarang, + 25 km from the Holy District, and + 35 km from Jepara.
This mosque is the origin of the founding of the kingdom of Demak Bintoro Glagahwangi. The structure of the mosque building has historical value of traditional architecture built arts of Indonesia. His form majestic, graceful, beautiful, charismatic, charming and authoritative. Now the Great Mosque of Demak functioned as a place of worship and pilgrimage.
Appearances pyramid pyramid roof of this mosque shows Aqidah Islamiyah which consists of three parts: (1) Faith, (2) Islam, and (3) Ihsan. In this mosque there is a "Door Bledeg", read "Condro Sengkolo", which reads Nogo Mulat Saliro Wani, with the meaning of the Saka year 1388 or 1466 AD, or 887 H.

inscription fleeced1466 M, atau 887 H.

prasasti bulus

Raden Fattah Mosque with Wali Songo established Supreme timeless masterpiece that is by making a charismatic bald pictorial inscriptions. This is Condro Sengkolo Memet, with the meaning of the Lonely Sariro Kiblating meaningful Gusti in 1401 Saka. Figure machinations consists of the head which means the number 1 (one), leg 4 means the number 4 (four), agency machinations means the number 0 (zero), the tail struck mean number 1 (one). Can be concluded, the Great Mosque of Demak was founded in 1401 Saka.

cornerstone majapahit
Soko Majapahit, this amounted to eight pole pieces located in the foyer of the mosque. Archaeological objects gifts from the King of UB V Kertabumi Raden Raden Fattah was given to when the Duke of Demak Bintoro Glagahwangi Notoprojo in 1475 AD
Pawestren, a building specifically designed for women jama'ah prayer. Created using teak wood construction, with a shingle roof forms Limasan (tile from wood) teak. The building is supported by eight pillars, in which 4 of them are decorated with carved motifs of Majapahit. Floor area stretching to the mecca of size 15 x 7.30 m. Pawestren was made at the time of KRMAArya Purbaningrat, reflected in the shapes and motifs carved Maksurah or Kholwat which to apply in 1866 AD
maksurah
maksurahSurya Majapahit, a decorative image in terms of 8, which is very popular during the Majapahit. The ancient experts interpret this picture as a symbol of the Kingdom of Majapahit. Surya Majapahit in Demak Great Mosque built in 1401 Saka year, or 1479 AD
Maksurah, an ornate building artifacts relics of the past who have unique and beautiful aesthetic value. This artwork dominates the beauty of space in the mosque. Artifacts Maksurah therein berukirkan Arabic writing that essentially memulyakan the Oneness of God Allah SWT. Inscriptions in the figures refer to year 1287 Maksurah H or 1866 AD, in which at that time occupied by the Duke of Demak KRMA Aryo Purbaningrat.
mace / door bledheg
mace / door bledhegBledheg doors, doors that supposedly believed to be able to ward off lightning is a creation of Ki Ageng Selo in the days of Mayor. This relic is the inscription "Condro Sengkolo" which reads Nogo Mulat Saliro Wani, meaningful Saka year 1388 or 1466 AD, or 887 H.
Pengimaman mihrab or place, in which there is a decorative image that struck the inscription "Condro Sengkolo". These inscriptions have a meaning "Quiet Sariro Kiblating Gusti", meaning in 1401 or 1479 Saka M (results formulation Ijtihad). In front there right Mihrab pulpit for sermons. Archaeologists object is known as Dampar Kencono legacy of Majapahit.
Dampar Kencana, archaeological objects is a legacy of Majapahit XV century, as a gift to Sultan's Raden Fattah Demak I of the father of King Brawijaya to V Raden Kertabumi. Since the throne of Demak Sultanate led by Raden Trenggono 1521 - 1560 AD, universally united and famous archipelago, as if to repeat the triumph Patih Gajah Mada.
cornerstone
cornerstoneSoko shavings / Soko Guru that consists of 4 This is the main pillar supporting the roof frame of a composite of three mosques. Each pillar has a height 1630 cm. Formation of the layout of the four pillars anchored on the four corners of the compass. Located in the northwest was established Sunan Bonang, southwest of the work of Sunan Gunung Jati, in the southeastern part of Sunan Ampel artificial, and which stood in the northeast of the work of Sunan Kalijaga Demak. Society named the Sunan Kalijaga artificial pole as Soko shavings.
Site Swimming wudlu. This site is built to accompany the beginning of the Great Mosque of Demak as a place for berwudlu. Until now the site of this pool are still in place even though it is not used anymore.
Tower, the building as a place of prayer was established with steel construction. Selection of steel construction while answering the demands of modernization of the twentieth century. Construction of the tower initiated the scholars, such as KH.Abdurrohman (prince of Demak Great Mosque), R. Danoewijoto, H. Moh Taslim, H. Aboebakar, and H. Moechsin