Highlighting the local design, the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Solo, built by Waskita, was inaugurated by The President.

Highlighting the local design, the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Solo, built by Waskita, was inaugurated by The President.

PT Waskita Karya (Persero) Tbk has completed The Construction of The Sheikh Zayed Great Mosque in Solo, Central Java. The company completed The construction in approximately 17 months from May 2021 to October 2022. The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Solo, CentralJava is a replica of the mosque with the same name in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Today, Monday (14/11) ,The construction of this mosque was inaugurated by President Joko Widodo together with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan from the United Arab Emirates. The inauguration was marked by The signing of an inscription by Jokowi and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Apart from that, sala trees were also planted which are typical trees of Surakarta. Then the event ended with a group photo.

The construction of the Sheikh Zayed Solo Grand Mosque is a form of a grant from the Government of the United Arab Emirates (PEA) to Indonesia. This mosque is designed similarly to the Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. The President Director of the Company, Destiawan Soewardjono, who attended along with the President Commissioner of the Company, Heru Winarko, explained that this mosque was indeed designed in Middle Eastern style and architecture. However, The Company added elements of local culture, especially Solo culture, into the design of this mosque.

For example, on The Floor of the mosque, the Company uses original Italian marble with kawung batik motifs. Not only for marble floors but the kawung batik motif is also used for ornaments on The Pillars of the mosque. Destiawan also explained that the carpet used in this mosque came from Bogor, West Java with a Solo batik motif.

“This mosque has 133 doors and 99 toilets. This is one of the largest mosques in the city of Solo and even in Central Java," said Destiawan Soewardjono.

Waskita is proud to be able to complete the construction of the mosque on time. In addition, Waskita hopes that the people of Indonesia, especially the city of Solo, can make good use of this mosque for spiritual tourism and worship.

"Of course, we are very pleased that the construction of the Sheikh Zayed Great Mosque project in Solo City can be completed on time. Thank God we can see the results of the process for ourselves. I hope that in the future this mosque can be utilized as well as possible by the people of Indonesia, especially the people of Solo," said Destiawan Soewardjono.

Besides the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Solo, the Company has also been entrusted with renovating the Baiturrahman Mosque in Aceh, working on a maktaf construction project at the Grand Mosque, renovating the Baiturrahman Mosque in Semarang, and renovating the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta.

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