Cheng Ho Mosque

Cheng Hoo Mosque: Islam, Java and Chinese Architecture The Architecture of Muhammad Cheng Hoo Mosque, which located in Gading Street Surabaya, is enough artistic. It is built by allying Islam culture, Java, and Chinese that predominated by green color, turned yellow, and squeezed. The form of the building is typical of Chinese with ‘Joglo’ Java. This is show tightly between Chinese cultures and Java, which have intertwined since former. Cheng Hoo is also inspiration name of ‘Admiral Cheng Hoo’, which become a Moslem when admission to Majapahit empire. The Chinese…

Semarang, A Bowl Of Diversities

Semarang Semarang, this capital city of Central Java Province is such an old city that remain the long ancient history regarding the tragedy and the way of living from the inhabitant. Semarang at early begin dates back on 8th Century when it was named as Bergota. By the end of fifteenth century, a Javanese Islamic missionary from nearby Sultanate of Demak with the name of Made Pandan Prince. There was an infrequent Tamarind Tree, in Javanese language means Asem Arang. Thus, from that tamarin tree, Semarang city was born, taken…

The Historical Mosque Of Cheng Hoo

Cheng Hoo Mosque: Islam, Java and Chinese Architecture The Architecture of Muhammad Cheng Hoo Mosque, which located in Gading Street Surabaya, is enough artistic. It is built by allying Islam culture, Java, and Chinese that predominated by green color, turned yellow, and squeezed. The form of the building is typical of Chinese with ‘Joglo’ Java. This is show tightly between Chinese cultures and Java, which have intertwined since former. Cheng Hoo is also inspiration name of ‘Admiral Cheng Hoo’, which become a Moslem when admission to Majapahit empire. The Chinese…

The Historical Mosque of Cheng Hoo

Cheng Hoo Mosque: Islam, Java and Chinese Architecture The Architecture of Muhammad Cheng Hoo Mosque, which located in Gading Street Surabaya, is enough artistic. It is built by allying Islam culture, Java, and Chinese that predominated by green color, turned yellow, and squeezed. The form of the building is typical of Chinese with ‘Joglo’ Java. This is show tightly between Chinese cultures and Java, which have intertwined since former. Cheng Hoo is also inspiration name of ‘Admiral Cheng Hoo’, which become a Moslem when admission to Majapahit empire. The Chinese…

The Great Historical Cheng Ho Mosque

Cheng Hoo Mosque: Islam, Java and Chinese Architecture The Architecture of Muhammad Cheng Hoo Mosque, which located in Gading Street Surabaya, is enough artistic. It is built by allying Islam culture, Java, and Chinese that predominated by green color, turned yellow, and squeezed. The form of the building is typical of Chinese with ‘Joglo’ Java. This is show tightly between Chinese cultures and Java, which have intertwined since former. Cheng Hoo is also inspiration name of ‘Admiral Cheng Hoo’, which become a Moslem when admission to Majapahit empire. The Chinese…