Pondok Tinggi Grand Mosque, Jambi - Indonesia

The Pondok Tinggi Grand Mosque is one of historical witnesses of Islamic dissemination in previous centuries in Kerinci Regency. It was built in 1874 by the local community.The original walls of the mosque were made of bmboo and its roof made of palm fiber.In 1890 the mosque underwent a renovation in which its walls were replaced with beutifully carved wood. Because of its beautiful ornamentation and architecture, the mosque received its current name of Mesjid Agung means the Great Mosque.

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