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Menara Kudus

Central Java R-trip Episode 04 - Menara Kudus

 

The Menara Kudus Mosque or Al-Aqsha Mosque is located in Kudus in the Indonesian province of Central Java. Dating from 1549, it is one of the oldest mosques in Indonesia, built at the time of Islam's spread through Java.The mosque preserves the tomb of Sunan Kudus, one of the nine Islamic saints of Java (the Wali Sanga), and it is a popular pilgrimage point.

 

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When I visited here, the tower of Menara Kudus was being repaired. So I didn't take a full image, just a part of Menara Kudus.

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Uploaded on October 27, 2015
Taken on June 20, 2014