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The Great Mosque of Demak

c. 884 AH · c. 1479 CE

Demak دماك

The Great Mosque of Demak, on the north coast of Java, is among the oldest mosques in Indonesia. Tradition holds that the Wali Songo built it together, raising its four main pillars themselves. Its tiered roof, in the Javanese style rather than a dome, became the model for mosques across the island.

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Sources

  • M. C. Ricklefs, A History of Modern Indonesia since c. 1200 (4th ed., 2008)
Draft, awaiting scholarly review.
The founding date is approximate (1474 and 1479 are both given).