2/5 Fawwaz A. 2 years ago on Google
Imagine
your
local-nouveau-riche-juragan's
conception
of
what
a
good
and
beautiful
mosque
should
look
like,
then
imagine
it
manifested
inside
a
70ha
complex
of
strange
uninspiring
pires
and
uncanny
marble-filled
halls
and
empty
parks
with
surprising
amount
of
flower
pots
inside.
The
architecture
feels
really
gaudy
and
tacky,
but
not
in
a
"new,
just
renovated,
with
significant
donation
effort
organized
by
local
dewan
kemakmuran
masjid"
or
"old,
with
different
styles
but
thoughtfully
built
on
top
of
one
another"
mosque
kind
of
way,
but
in
a
"i
have
so
much
money
but
so
little
taste
but
i
want
that
amal
jariyah
flowing"
mosque
kind
of
way.
The
columns
are
a
bit
of
a
mess,
the
geometric
patterns
(which
the
old
masters
used
to
inspire
people
of
the
beauty
of
god's
creation)
here
truly
offend
your
innate
god-given
pattern-seeking
sensibilities,
the
arabic
scripts
used
for
the
holy
scripture
are
not
consistent
at
all.
There's
just
no
unified
message
that
this
mosque
want
to
give
to
you.
And
as
a
pedestrian,
you
can
see
that
this
mosque
is
not
constructed
to
build
a
long-lasting
and
lively
and
vibrant
religious
community.
It
is
amazing
to
see
that
the
parks
are
empty,
the
only
people
that
can
be
seen
there
are
tourists
or
the
"management"
(no
no
they
are
of
course
too
fancy
to
be
called
DKM,
mind
you).
This
is
what
you
get
when
you
have
overly
top-down
planning
with
a
focus
only
on
buildings
but
not
on
the
people
using
them.
You
KNOW
for
a
fact
that
the
planners
of
this
mosque
don't
walk
around
at
all.
(developmentalisme
suharto
bla
bla
bla)
As
a
place
of
worship,
the
experience
was
good,
and
the
HVAC
system
plays
a
lot
of
role
in
that
(again,
building
not
people).
But
that
is
what
you'd
expect
of
similarly
built
mosques
as
well,
so
nothing
really
special.
I
give
this
place
2.25
stars
(dislike
it,
but
alright
if
you
want
to
visit
it
at
least
once
if
you
don't
have
anywhere
else
to
go).
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