Masjid Sultan Suriansyah

Masjid Sultan Suriansyah is a historical mosque being the oldest mosque in South Kalimantan (about 300 years old). Built in the reign of Sultan Suriansyah (was: Pangeran Samudera), the first Banjarese King to convert to Islam. The location of this mosque is in Kelurahan Kuin Utara, Kecamatan Banjarmasin Utara, Banjarmasin. This location was near the site where the palace complex (Kampung Kraton) was before annihilated by the colonial Dutch.

The roof is layered, showing Banjar’s past architecture before Islam came. Unique to old mosques of Banjar is that the mihrab has its own roof, separated from the main building. Its location by the River Kuin showed how important the rivers are for Banjar people.

ee also

* Indonesian architecture