the charm of tuo jao wooden mosque

tuo jao wooden mosque has been built 16th (1599). That means it was created almost 400 years ago.

Sometimes it is amazing to me when I see the relics that have been made many years ago
I feel something strange for the meaning of history and our lives.

Whenever I find an old mosque by the side of the road, I try to imagine who made it work.

It was a strange thing why I felt such a feeling when I found the mosque in an unexpected place.

tuo jao wooden mosque seems not as common as other mosques.
The style is very different from the mosque mosque in bagun now.
biasanyan mosque was built with wood and at that time.
the existing bricks are still made with ancient wood that is very classic.


Local architecture in the form of "Rumah Gadang" is seen in the mihrab, which has a roof with a different shape, which is shaped gonjong.

"This guide between the assimilation of local and Islamic symbols is also visible from this mosque.The roof of the mosque is supported by 27 pillars, which denotes six tribes, each consisting of four elements of government coupled with three religious elements, namely preacher, priest and bilal, he explained.

One of the objects that became an icon in this mosque is a bedug or tabuah in minang language. Bedug located next to the mosque, estimated the same age with the mosque itself. In fact, this drum is still functioned up to now as a marker of time in prayer.

This mosque posture applied to the establishment of old mosque and simple clasik, the art of mosque nigeria.

There are many things to show and explain this tuo jao wood mosque to you.

Next time I want to introduce another ancient building to you so we know the ancient history of our ancestors.

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