Kotagede Mosque

Kotagede Mosque built during Mataram Kingdom at 1640. Sultan Agung built the mosque together with local communities who are predominantly at Hindu and Buddhist. So it's no wonder when the mosque was also influenced by Hindu and Buddhist styles. It's very interesting when you entering the quiet atmosphere of this place. In the courtyard of the mosque you can find an old banyan tree that has reached hundreds of years. Its named ''Wringin Sepuh'' which means ''old banyan.'' The societies consider that the tree as a bearer of blessings. You can also find ditch that surrounds the mosque. In the past, a ditch was used as a place where ablution (Muslim ritual wash before praying). But now used as a fishpond. Walking around the courtyard of the mosque you will see a difference in the wall surrounding the mosque building. There are stones like marble whose surface at one side and you can see the java script. #urbanexplorer #besttrip