Cut Mutiah Mosque

Masjid Cut Mutiah
Location	Jakarta, Indonesia
Branch/tradition	Islam
Administration	Jakarta government
Architectural information
Minaret(s)	None

This is an old picture of N.V. Bouwploeg building during the Batavia era before it was transformed into the Cut Mutiah mosque .

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Cut Mutiah Mosque is a mosque located at Jalan Cut Mutiah No. 1, Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia. The mosque is named after the well-known Indonesian heroine Cut Nyak Meutia (1870-1910) who took part in the struggle against Dutch colonialism in Aceh.

The building dates from the Dutch era. The mosque is unique, distinct from other mosques around the world. It has a mihrab located to the side of the prayer shaf sholat (area for worship), rather than in front of the shaf as is more usual. The kiblah direction for prayer is not aligned with the direction of the building; rather, it is slanted into the wall because the building was not originally designed as a mosque.

History

The mosque was formerly the architectural offices of the Dutch N.V. (Naamloze vennootschap) Bouwploeg firm of Pieter Adriaan Jacobus Moojen (1879–1955) who helped build the nearby Gondangdia area in the elite Jakarta suburb of Menteng.

This building was used as a post office and a train company office during the Dutch era and the Kempetai Navy era of Japanese rule in Indonesia (1942–1945). After Independence in 1945, it was also used as the office of Home and Religion (1964–1970).^[1] Later, after Ali Sadikin's term as Governor of Jakarta, it was converted into a provincial mosque on 18 August 1987.^[2]

Reference

1. ^ Shahab, A. 2006. Maria van Engels: menantu Habib Kwitang. Republika publisher. Page 5-7
2. ^ ek, Deddy (January 10, 2010). "Masjid Cut Mutiah Jakarta". http://2dheart.wordpress.com/2010/01/10/masjid-cut-meutia-jakarta/. Retrieved July 25, 2010. 

See also

Indonesia portal

• Timeline of Islamic history
• Islamic architecture
• Islamic art
• List of mosques in Asia
• Islam in Indonesia
• Indonesian architecture

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  This is an old picture of Cut Mutiah Mosque, during Batavia era. At that time, the building is used as the office of N.V. Bouwploeg of architect, Pieter Adriaan Jacobus Moojen
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  Another old picture of Cut Mutiah Mosque, during Batavia era.
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  Front view
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  Inner view
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  Another inner view
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  Place of Imam
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  This is the ornament inside
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  The mimbar view
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  The inner-roof
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  The kiblah direction inside
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  Parking area
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  The name tag
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  The picture of the mimbar
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  Another picture of the mimbar
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