Grand Mosque of Bandung

The Grand Mosque of Bandung, known in Indonesian as Masjid Raya Bandung, stands on the east side of the alun-alun, the central town square of Bandung, the capital of West Java. It was formerly called the Great Mosque of Bandung (Masjid Agung Bandung), and in 2004 it received the status of provincial mosque of West Java.

The present building follows an Arab-inspired architectural style. Two minarets flank the mosque, each reaching 81 metres. The roof is built in the joglo form, derived from traditional Javanese houses, and carries one large dome with a smaller dome beside it. The walls are made of high-quality natural stone. The site covers roughly 23,448 square metres, of which the building occupies about 8,575 square metres, and the mosque can hold around 13,000 worshippers at one time.

The mosque is reported to have first been built in 1810. In the following years it underwent eight restorations in the 19th century and five in the 20th century. It was last renovated in 2001, and the renewed mosque was opened on 4 June 2003.

The new building adopted an Arab architectural style, replacing the earlier mosque, which had followed a Sundanese style. In 2004 the mosque was granted the status of provincial mosque of West Java.