Mosque of West Sumatra

HISTORY OF THE MOSQUE The Great Mosque of West Sumatra or also known as the Mahligai Minang Mosque is one of the largest mosques in Indonesia, located in North Padang District, Padang City, West Sumatra Province. The mosque, which is still under construction, is the largest mosque in West Sumatra. The construction of this mosque began with the laying of the first stone on December 21, 2007 by the then Governor of West Sumatra, Gamawan Fauzi. The work was carried out in several stages which were constrained because it only relied on West Sumatra APBD funds. The laying of the first stone as a sign of the start of the construction of this mosque was carried out on December 21, 2007 by Governor Gamawan Fauzi. According to the plan, this mosque will have three floors which are estimated to accommodate about 20,000 worshipers, namely around 15,000 worshipers on the second floor and the rest on the second and third floors. The mosque was built on an area of ​​about 40,000 square meters with the main building area less than half the land area, which is about 18,000 square meters, leaving a large courtyard. On the page will be made a courtyard, parking lot, park, and a place of occurrence in the event of a tsunami (shelter) The work on the construction of this mosque was carried out by PT. Total Bangun Persada in several stages. The first three stages have been carried out, starting from preparatory work, earthworks, and installation of building structures, then continued with the work on prayer rooms and ablution places, to the installation of ceramics on the floor and at the same time calligraphy on the outer walls (facade). The three stages of development cost Rp.103,871 billion (2008 and 2009), Rp.15,288 billion (2010), and Rp. 31 billion (2011). #mosque