Great Mosque Istiqlal, or Masjid Raya Istiqlal, in Jakarta, Indonesia is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia until today. More than 120,000 people can congregate at the mosque at the same time.
The foundation stone was laid by first former president Sukarno on 24 August 1961 and the construction took 17 years. Indonesian second former president Suharto inaugurated the Indonesian national mosque on 22 February 1978. #building #Istiqlal #masjid #moslem #mosque #places #videld4 #worship
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