The Biggest Mosque In Southeast Asia

by Radhinal May 09, 2022 0 comments Istiqlal Mosque

The grand Istiqlal Mosque of Jakarta is easy to reach since it is near the Gambir Train Station. To get here from the Sukarno-Hatta international airport, you can use public transportation such as "Metromini" or Transjakarta bus in the direction to Gambir. From Gambir  you can use a motorbike taxi commonly known as "ojek", or, if you prefered to, you can walk to this mosque.

To enter the mosque, there are seven entrances that you can go through. Each of the entrance symbolizes one of the Seven Heavens of Islam. Before entering the building, jamaah or worshippers need to take off their shoes.

The mosque is open daily and there is no admission fee to enter. Guides are available to show non-Muslim visitors around the mosque.

Source : https://www.indonesia.travel/id/en/destinations/java/dki-jakarta/the-grand-istiqlal-mosque#:~:text=History%20of%20the%20Mosque,supervised%20by%20the%20president%20himself.