The development of an increasingly modern era, where many architects are making skyscrapers and other modern concept buildings, is growing wilder and more uncontrollable considering the large number of requests and wild imaginations of building owners who want the buildings they bring from various countries to be made. lots of new buildings with unique concepts and a modern impression of course. However, in the midst of the proliferation of modern buildings, are there still lots of people interested in buildings that look ancient and out of date? The answer is 'YES'.
like when we eat the same menu every day and occasionally want to change the menu so we don't get bored, the same goes for when we see this building because we who live in urban areas are used to seeing tall, multi-story buildings, so when we see a building that is simple and has many The uniqueness and historical story inside makes this seemingly simple building its own attraction and its charm has never been lost over time. The problem is that sometimes the people who live around the building don't look after it properly and they can't judge how the building looks like. This has become something special in the eyes of visitors from other cities who are sure to have never seen a building with this theme
At first I thought this building was a house and my wife said this was a government building, but when we looked at it we laughed together because it turned out that this was a mosque without a name, or indeed we both didn't see the name of the mosque. The 2-story building with the yellowish brown color that dominates the building and the moss that is starting to grow on the roof of the building makes this building seem much more shabby, even though the carvings on the roof do not make this building leave its shabby impression. And if you look in more detail, this building looks like it is not straight and the supporting pillars seem to be slanted and I wanted to know more about this so I entered the mosque.
Like most mosques that I have visited, this mosque is also covered with soft ambals and the design and supporting accessories of this building are very simple, there are no excessive modern elements in it. Many of the supporting pillars are made of wood and there are several fans on some of the pillars, and the roof is deliberately made sloping, which is the desired design. And when I looked at the ceiling of the mosque, I could conclude that this mosque had just undergone repairs because the color of the PVC was still nice and shiny. Although in some corners there are still ceilings made of asbestos.
Going back outside the building, I could see clean toilets, both women's and men's toilets, then I also saw a small building next to the mosque and this building was a place to place the beduq, which is a kind of calling device that was previously used to indicate that prayer time had arrived. . And on the first floor of the mosque I can see that it functions as a warehouse for tools that are no longer used. And in the mosque area there is a fish pond and simple flowers.
Then I walked to the back of the mosque and found that this place was locked, I only took a glance and saw that the ceiling used in this area still uses arranged bamboo and a tigel type floor whose pattern indicates its age. And in several corners of the building I can also see wood that has started to rot and is worth replacing, hopefully in the next 10 years this building will still be intact and well maintained. And I also encountered this building when I was traveling to West Sumatra, of course. Greetings from Tomidiwirja Indonesia. Continue following my posts to see the buildings in West Sumatra during my holiday last month. Thank You
