The Grand Mosque of Masjid Raya Al-Mashun Medan City
Medan Great Mosque (Masjid Raya Al Mashun) is the icon of Medan tourism as well as the highlight of interesting places to see around Medan – North Sumatra which is perfectly situated in Medan downtown, about 200m away from Maimun Palace. The mosque was built in 1906 and completed in 1909 by Sultan Ma’mun Al Rashid Perkasa Alam, The Sultanate of Deli.
The heritage of Medan
The Medan Grand Mosque is the most popular tourist destination around Medan city, because of its remarkable historical heritage status as well as its unique architectural interior designs of the Grand Mosque which was influenced with Middle East, Indian, Spanish ornaments combinations.
Unique architecture and interior design
It was designed by the Dutch architect, Theodoor van Erp who also previously designed The Maimun Palace where he handed over to JA Tingdeman to accomplish the design with an octagonal symmetrical layout style, combining elements from Morocco, India, Europe and the Middle East.
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