A Mosque With A Light Show
For the past few days, I've been traveling for family business. Along the way, I've naturally come across various mosques in various regions. Typically, every city and province has a large mosque that serves as a tourist landmark.
This time, I'm taking you to see a beautiful mosque. This mosque is called "At-Thohir Mosque" and is located in Depok, West Java Province.
On my way to the mosque, I visited before sunset, so my motorcycle ride wasn't too hot.
The interesting thing is that "At-Thohir Mosque" is located in an elite area. There's no need to worry, because this elite area is actually open to the public, even though there are many luxury housing complexes and apartments in the area.
Along the way to the mosque from the entrance of the elite area, my eyes were spoiled by the green scenery on both sides of the road. I think this elite area is truly well-maintained.
Since I was heading to this mosque by motorcycle, the first thing I had to do upon arrival was find the nearest parking area. This mosque has indeed become a tourist destination, so there's a dedicated parking area. Visitors riding motorcycles or cars don't need to worry about secure parking.
The road from the parking area to the mosque is also very neat and clean. This upscale area looks like a great tourist destination.
The area around the mosque is called "At Thohir Plaza." In this area, you'll find many street food vendors, as well as parks with pleasant pedestrian paths. Meanwhile, there are also skateboarding areas in several locations.
The mosque area looks shady with many trees. When I arrived, I saw visitors cycling and skateboarding.
From a distance, the "At-Thohir Mosque" looks magnificent. The entire mosque is white, adding to the elegant and luxurious impression.
Date palm trees adorn the front of the mosque, enhancing its beauty, especially the luxurious and enchanting carvings typical of mosques.
The lighting is not excessive to maintain the grandeur of the interior of the mosque. The granite material makes the mosque truly stunning.
The "At-Thohir Mosque" is suitable as a religious tourism destination. For worship, non-Muslims can also admire the beautiful architecture of this building.
The curved light vents are also an interesting detail that adds to the beauty of this mosque. Most commonly... The curved shapes of flowers or plant tendrils.
Especially for those of us who want to enjoy the architecture of the At-Thohir Mosque, we can come in the afternoon before sunset. The combination of the colors of the sky and the mosque is truly captivating and impressive to see.
Then, as the sky begins to darken, a light show appears, which I find truly stunning! A mosque is a place of worship. Therefore, no entertainment elements should be excessive. That's why the lighting arrangements are kept as simple as possible to respect the mosque's role as a place of worship.
The light show we can see in this mosque is a mixture of alternating colors. This makes the At-Thohir Mosque appear to change color.
Because the base color of the At-Thohir Mosque is white, it's easier to blend the various colors of light within the mosque.
My favorite is when the At-Thohir Mosque changes color to blue and green.
So, for those of you who are... On your trip to Depok, you can visit the architectural beauty of the At-Thohir Mosque. From a distance, at night, the At-Thohir Mosque also looks beautiful, even though it competes with the city lights of other buildings.
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Anggrek Lestari
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What a beautiful place you visited! It's wonderful that, despite being on a business trip, you were able to explore and discover this beautiful and striking mosque.
I love seeing how much nature surrounds this lovely structure. I love it when cities have a natural presence.
Beautiful photo! I appreciate you sharing this wonderful experience with us.
Have a great day!
Magnificent photography! Congratulations!
An architectural gem that's a joy to enjoy both day and night. Thank you for allowing us to experience it!
beautiful place 😍
For sure ❤️❤️❤️
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The colors and structure of the mosque look really amazing. Its minarets also look very beautiful.
The arcitecture really amazing. Also adding the lightcolorful just perfect match
Wow! What a lovely place to visit.
I like how nature gives a peaceful vibes
For sure. Nature blend with magical color vibes ❤️
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Wow! This mosque looks truly magnificent. Lights are generally more common during Ramadan, at least in my country. A business trip sounds great, chief. I hope everything goes well!
In some area in Indonesia, Especially in big cities, large mosques serve as centers of religious tourism. Therefore, mosques often add other aesthetic elements to enhance the beauty.
The business I'm referring to is family matters. Someone in my husband's family passed away.
Ah so sorry to hear that chef. May he or she rest in peace 🙏
Thank you
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This place is gorgeous! I love how the lighting brings out different details of the mosque at night. It feels both peaceful and vibrant at the same time.
Adding different colors to the mosque's basic white color is a brilliant idea!
I spent quite a while there, enjoying the way the light shifted. And, as you said, it was peaceful. 😊
It's such a lovely place to visit. You can enjoy the greenery around, stroll around, and try the street foods. You also took nice shots of the mosque changing its colors. 🤩
The mosque looks so magical at night! The changing colors make it feel unreal 😍 I’d love to visit someday
It is truly a beautiful mosque. I was happy to see it and felt spiritual in my heart.
This is the first time I heard about a Mosque changing colours.
In Indonesia, we have many. But this is the first time I also post about it. I will share more, for sure 😊
I actually really liked the mosque. It was even better to see that your post was selected by @worldmappin.
Thank you. Glad you stopping by and enjoy it 😊
Welcome 🥰
god bless you
Wow! That's a beautiful Mosque and complex! The first thing I thought when I saw the picture was: "A light show on a sacred place?" because I got the idea of muslims being so traditionalists, but I read your post and I get it now. It is a beautiful building and the lights are amazing. Thanks for sharing!
Being a travelers, we discovered something that new in our looks and entertaining the wonderful view, when I was reading your blog you convince us to visit mosque too, it's a nice to be there the way of surroundings.
This scene has made the mosque even more beautiful. Alhamdulillah.