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Description
Property Name : Al-Osmani Mosque – Masjid Al-Osmani
Inventory No: –
Date of infill of the inventory form: –
Country (State party): Indonesia
Province: Sumatra
Town: Medan
Geographic coordinates: 3° 43′ 55.34″ N, 98° 40′ 27.58″ E
Historic Period: Mughal (18th century)
Year of Construction: 1872
Style: Mughal
Original Use: Mosque
Current Use: Mosque
Architect: GD Langereis
Significance
Al-Osmani Mosque is a mosque in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. This mosque is also known as the Labuhan Mosque because of its location in the Medan Labuhan area.The mosque is the oldest in the city of Medan.
Selection Criteria
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
Al-Osmani Mosque was built in 1854 by the Sultan of Deli 7, Sultan Osman Perkasa Alam using wood. Then in 1870 to 1872 a mosque made of wood was built to become a permanent building by the son of Sultan Osman, Sultan Mahmud Perkasa Alam who was also the 8th Sultan of Deli Deli. Some of the restoration of the mosque building has been carried out without losing the art of building the origin of the building is a combination of the Middle East, India, Spain, Malay, and China.
References
Ziarah : Al-Osmani, Masjid Tertua di Medan