The An-Nur floating mosque has opened at the Ancol Taman Impian tourist complex in northern Jakarta, the Indonesian capital. Governor Pramono Anung inaugurated it on Friday, 16 October, and said he hoped it would become a new landmark of religious tourism in the city.
The 2,241-square-metre mosque can hold up to 900 worshippers at once: 600 in the main prayer hall, 140 in the area set aside for women and about 300 more in the courtyard. The governor said it is open to everyone, and visitors to Ancol can also come to pray.
It was designed by architect Andra Matin around the idea of 'Bahtera Iman', the ark of faith. Its pentagonal plan stands for the five pillars of Islam and the five daily prayers, while a crescent and star symbolise light and guidance.
Construction began with a foundation stone in November 2019, when Anies Baswedan was governor. Work stalled during the Covid-19 pandemic and resumed on 1 May 2024, and the city administration says the building was completed on 29 July 2026.
The governor asked PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol, which manages the mosque, to maintain it properly and keep it open to the public. Jakarta city council speaker Suhud Alinuddin said residents had long waited for its completion and that it would serve religious life as well as the city's tourism.
Reporting: Islam desk, Barta24.com
Photo: Midori / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Source: Barta24
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