grand mosque indonesian written pronounced mosque located west sumatra indonesia construction began making oldest oldest indonesia building involved persons cultural backgrounds construction centre islamic reform area 19th century future president spent time exile mosque survived struck following sumatra earthquake severely damaged earthquakes floor establishment continues center prayer religious education functions community mosque tourist attraction early history according mosque built foot moved bank dutch colonial government intended use previous location build road emma haven port later moved present location documents mosque having constructed wooden frame roof according documentation mosque built history mosque culture tourism department city suggests mosque constructed small mosque stone wood dirt walls ceiling like java construction mosque spearheaded local figures rich merchant village chief funds provided sumatra erected land donated locals located center city district construction mosque finished measured metres fence metres mosque establishment mosque counsel future participants served point departure participants central sumatra left sumatra port opened end war held meeting discuss steps eliminate islam island large earthquake west coast sumatra struck destroyed mosque buildings survived stone floor later replaced mixture shells modern history floor received work beginning tiles netherlands ordered tiles installed company appointed worker installation completed year dutch established cement factory transport cement port dutch built stone road road took roughly land mosque built compensation dutch sent west sumatra area includes modern day west sumatra corps expanded chamber metres length built portuguese style façade mosque floor replaced cement imported germany ethnic chinese captain began working octagonal dome resembling lead prayers preach given chinese style carvings established including better educate local populace islam alumni later established indonesia mosque location national scouting organisation japanese began occupying indies time dutch prisoner evacuated reached discovered japanese forces occupied hopes bringing dutch left members time based went retrieve bring cart days arriving slept mosque delivered speech year japanese occupation mosque served military headquarters central western sumatra functioned training camp soldiers military units formed japanese consisted native soldiers formed taken allies landed sumatra muslim indian soldiers brought english deserted joined native revolutionaries planned strategy mosque including assault british barracks indian soldiers died assault buried mosque indonesia independence recognised hosted numerous indonesia abroad including vice president minister defence sultan general foreign dignitaries visited mosque included people malaysia saudi_arabia egypt construction mosque continued mosque columns originally constructed brick covered tiles seven years later followed seven years later construction left right dome walls main chamber covered tile april measuring scale struck west coast sumatra weeks larger earthquake struck caused columns supporting mosque roof years later places worship severely damaged large earthquake struck area september earthquake collapsed mosque façade caused severe structural damage interior columns result community feared mosque collapse renovations completed prayers held yard listed indonesia beautiful book compiled mosque west sumatra included regency architecture grand mosque built land measuring metres mosque metres building sites central area extra land hold people prayers courtyard surrounded iron fence separating busy streets eastern northern sides mosque southern mosque proper numerous graves including mosque founders architectural blend numerous schools shows clearly different cultural groups involved mosque construction including architecture europe middle_east china mosque roof goes upwards steps dome step square rest octagonal roof slits lighting mosque proper main façade measure metres leads rooms located northern southern sides mosque western mosque room keeper measuring metres door facing east window measuring centimetres forward measures metres east north south doorway hangs iron door east facing decorated pair non supporting columns center centimetres iron door prayers aside doors windows iron north south eastern wall hangs geometric carving created square rectangular panels arc designs merge ring shapes walls measure centimetres thick centimetres high inside seven double iron wrought cylindrical columns diameter centimetres columns rest concrete measuring centimetres square columns northern southern sides near central octagonal room doorway east window main chamber main chamber metre square entrances east north south doors measure centimetres wooden doors spread fan carvings threshold windows wooden frames eastern wall flanking doors windows north south walls west windows measure metres doors threshold windows decorated spread fan carvings walls concrete covered floor white tiles flower motif main room includes guru main columns shape ranging centimetres columns red brick bound egg whites lacking iron framework columns arranged rows representing islam column covered marble engraved names adam muhammad columns main supports octagonal roof western room flanked smaller rooms north south measures metres centimetres tall east centimetres tall west areas chambers measuring metres north south sides enclosed chambers built permanent structures mosque library structure northern mosque connected mosque proper smaller structures grounds consultation future pilgrims structures school
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