Top 10 Mosques of the world- 3rd (Istiqlal Mosque)

Istiqlal Mosque

Istiqlal Mosque, or Masjid Istiqlal, (Independence Mosque) in Jakarta, Indonesia is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia in terms of capacity to accommodate people and building structure. This national mosque of Indonesia was built to commemorate Indonesian independence, as nation's gratitude for Islam's blessings the independence of Indonesia. Therefore the national mosque of Indonesia was named "Istiqlal", an Arabic word for "Independence".

Location                      Jakarta, Indonesia

Established                1978

Branch/tradition     Sunni Islam

Ownership                  Indonesian government

Architect(s)               Frederich Silaban

Style                             International

Capacity                     120,000

Dome(s)                      2

Dome dia.                  45m

Minaret(s)                 1

Minaret height        90m

Materials                   Marble

Construction cost  Rp 7 billion (US$ 12 million)