http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/tags/eo40d/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:03:39 -0800 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:03:39 -0800 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7325/buddyicons/58847482@N03.jpg?1369107052#58847482@N03 http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/tags/eo40d/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820723671/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/58847482@N03/">Matthew Kenwrick</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820723671/" title="Kostrad Jakarta"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7167/6820723671_bae07f1f1e_m.jpg" width="240" height="148" alt="Kostrad Jakarta" /></a></p> <p>So made it to the top of Monas the National Monument in the middle (?) of Jakarta. Very wet day so not the best viewing but it meant less people. Still had a drama with the tickets but payed off someone so we didn't have to walk back. Sometimes corruption can be handy.</p> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:03:39 -0800 2011-12-02T03:39:47-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Matthew Kenwrick) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6820723671 -6.17511 106.826924 -6.17511 106.826924 1033057 Kostrad Jakarta <p>So made it to the top of Monas the National Monument in the middle (?) of Jakarta. Very wet day so not the best viewing but it meant less people. Still had a drama with the tickets but payed off someone so we didn't have to walk back. Sometimes corruption can be handy.</p> Matthew Kenwrick city travel holiday hot wet canon indonesia big asia weekend central jakarta tropical huge monuments tropics 70200mmf4 kostrad eo40d http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820736147/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/58847482@N03/">Matthew Kenwrick</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820736147/" title="Jakarta Skyline"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7028/6820736147_e4b31c682e_m.jpg" width="240" height="140" alt="Jakarta Skyline" /></a></p> <p>So made it to the top of Monas the National Monument in the middle (?) of Jakarta. Very wet day so not the best viewing but it meant less people. Still had a drama with the tickets but payed off someone so we didn't have to walk back. Sometimes corruption can be handy.</p> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:06:58 -0800 2011-12-02T03:44:17-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Matthew Kenwrick) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6820736147 -6.17511 106.826924 -6.17511 106.826924 1033057 Jakarta Skyline <p>So made it to the top of Monas the National Monument in the middle (?) of Jakarta. Very wet day so not the best viewing but it meant less people. Still had a drama with the tickets but payed off someone so we didn't have to walk back. Sometimes corruption can be handy.</p> Matthew Kenwrick city travel blackandwhite bw holiday hot wet canon indonesia big asia weekend central jakarta tropical huge monuments 1022mm tropics eo40d http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820731047/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/58847482@N03/">Matthew Kenwrick</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820731047/" title="Jakarta Roundabout"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6820731047_bdd95e95ca_m.jpg" width="240" height="151" alt="Jakarta Roundabout" /></a></p> <p>So made it to the top of Monas the National Monument in the middle (?) of Jakarta. Very wet day so not the best viewing but it meant less people. Still had a drama with the tickets but payed off someone so we didn't have to walk back. Sometimes corruption can be handy.</p> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:05:35 -0800 2011-12-02T03:40:56-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Matthew Kenwrick) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6820731047 -6.17511 106.826924 -6.17511 106.826924 1033057 Jakarta Roundabout <p>So made it to the top of Monas the National Monument in the middle (?) of Jakarta. Very wet day so not the best viewing but it meant less people. Still had a drama with the tickets but payed off someone so we didn't have to walk back. Sometimes corruption can be handy.</p> Matthew Kenwrick city travel holiday hot wet canon indonesia big asia weekend central jakarta tropical huge monuments tropics 70200mmf4 eo40d http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820718773/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/58847482@N03/">Matthew Kenwrick</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820718773/" title="Istiqlal Mosque"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6820718773_0f32902681_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Istiqlal Mosque" /></a></p> <p>So made it to the top of Monas the National Monument in the middle (?) of Jakarta. Very wet day so not the best viewing but it meant less people. Still had a drama with the tickets but payed off someone so we didn't have to walk back. Sometimes corruption can be handy.</p> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:02:24 -0800 2011-12-02T03:39:27-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Matthew Kenwrick) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6820718773 -6.17511 106.826924 -6.17511 106.826924 1033057 Istiqlal Mosque <p>So made it to the top of Monas the National Monument in the middle (?) of Jakarta. Very wet day so not the best viewing but it meant less people. Still had a drama with the tickets but payed off someone so we didn't have to walk back. Sometimes corruption can be handy.</p> Matthew Kenwrick city travel holiday hot wet train canon indonesia big asia weekend central jakarta tropical huge monuments tropics trainline 70200mmf4 eo40d http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820713229/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/58847482@N03/">Matthew Kenwrick</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820713229/" title="Jakarta Skyline"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6820713229_5217b89a4d_m.jpg" width="168" height="240" alt="Jakarta Skyline" /></a></p> <p>So made it to the top of Monas the National Monument in the middle (?) of Jakarta. Very wet day so not the best viewing but it meant less people. Still had a drama with the tickets but payed off someone so we didn't have to walk back. Sometimes corruption can be handy.</p> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:01:00 -0800 2011-12-02T03:38:46-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Matthew Kenwrick) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6820713229 -6.17511 106.826924 -6.17511 106.826924 1033057 Jakarta Skyline <p>So made it to the top of Monas the National Monument in the middle (?) of Jakarta. Very wet day so not the best viewing but it meant less people. Still had a drama with the tickets but payed off someone so we didn't have to walk back. Sometimes corruption can be handy.</p> Matthew Kenwrick city travel holiday hot wet canon indonesia big asia weekend central jakarta tropical huge monuments tropics 70200mmf4 eo40d http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820733707/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/58847482@N03/">Matthew Kenwrick</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820733707/" title="Jakarta Skyline"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6820733707_5dd1e3eb13_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Jakarta Skyline" /></a></p> <p>So made it to the top of Monas the National Monument in the middle (?) of Jakarta. Very wet day so not the best viewing but it meant less people. Still had a drama with the tickets but payed off someone so we didn't have to walk back. Sometimes corruption can be handy.</p> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:06:17 -0800 2011-12-02T03:41:05-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Matthew Kenwrick) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6820733707 -6.17511 106.826924 -6.17511 106.826924 1033057 Jakarta Skyline <p>So made it to the top of Monas the National Monument in the middle (?) of Jakarta. Very wet day so not the best viewing but it meant less people. Still had a drama with the tickets but payed off someone so we didn't have to walk back. Sometimes corruption can be handy.</p> Matthew Kenwrick city travel blackandwhite bw holiday hot wet canon indonesia big asia weekend central jakarta tropical huge monuments tropics 70200mmf4 eo40d http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820709179/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/58847482@N03/">Matthew Kenwrick</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820709179/" title="Istiqlal Mosque"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6820709179_6fc5ff46af_m.jpg" width="240" height="157" alt="Istiqlal Mosque" /></a></p> <p>So made it to the top of Monas the National Monument in the middle (?) of Jakarta. Very wet day so not the best viewing but it meant less people. Still had a drama with the tickets but payed off someone so we didn't have to walk back. Sometimes corruption can be handy.</p> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:00:00 -0800 2011-12-02T03:37:43-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Matthew Kenwrick) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6820709179 -6.17511 106.826924 -6.17511 106.826924 1033057 Istiqlal Mosque <p>So made it to the top of Monas the National Monument in the middle (?) of Jakarta. Very wet day so not the best viewing but it meant less people. Still had a drama with the tickets but payed off someone so we didn't have to walk back. Sometimes corruption can be handy.</p> Matthew Kenwrick city travel blackandwhite bw holiday hot wet canon indonesia big asia weekend central jakarta tropical huge monuments tropics 70200mmf4 eo40d http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820726305/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/58847482@N03/">Matthew Kenwrick</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820726305/" title="Jakarta Skyline"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6820726305_b8a8966f3e_m.jpg" width="240" height="144" alt="Jakarta Skyline" /></a></p> <p>So made it to the top of Monas the National Monument in the middle (?) of Jakarta. Very wet day so not the best viewing but it meant less people. Still had a drama with the tickets but payed off someone so we didn't have to walk back. Sometimes corruption can be handy.</p> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:04:20 -0800 2011-12-02T03:40:36-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Matthew Kenwrick) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6820726305 -6.17511 106.826924 -6.17511 106.826924 1033057 Jakarta Skyline <p>So made it to the top of Monas the National Monument in the middle (?) of Jakarta. Very wet day so not the best viewing but it meant less people. Still had a drama with the tickets but payed off someone so we didn't have to walk back. Sometimes corruption can be handy.</p> Matthew Kenwrick city travel blackandwhite bw holiday hot wet canon indonesia big asia weekend central jakarta tropical huge monuments tropics 70200mmf4 eo40d http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820685459/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/58847482@N03/">Matthew Kenwrick</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820685459/" title="Istiqlal Mosque"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6820685459_9cd4a5d5ed_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Istiqlal Mosque" /></a></p> <p>Istiqlal Mosque, or Masjid Istiqlal, (Independence Mosque) in Jakarta, Indonesia is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia in terms of capacity to accommodate people and building structure. This national mosque of Indonesia was built to commemorate Indonesian independence, as nation's gratitude for God's blessings; the independence of Indonesia. Therefore the national mosque of Indonesia was named &quot;Istiqlal&quot;, an Arabic word for &quot;Independence&quot;.<br /> <br /> I had heard about this building from Mum and since my wife hadn't seen it either (and she's lived in Jakarta for twenty years) I thought why not. First thing is your not allowed to waltz straight in as a foreigner. We (mostly because of me) had to see the Marketing/Promotions officer who explained that we would need a guide (him of course) and a donation would be required (a $1.00 seemed to suffice). He showed us through most of the areas but at each stage I had to ask permission to take photos - all in all a worthy visit and a big building.</p> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:54:08 -0800 2011-12-02T02:41:53-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Matthew Kenwrick) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6820685459 -6.169675 106.830818 -6.169675 106.830818 1035633 Istiqlal Mosque <p>Istiqlal Mosque, or Masjid Istiqlal, (Independence Mosque) in Jakarta, Indonesia is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia in terms of capacity to accommodate people and building structure. This national mosque of Indonesia was built to commemorate Indonesian independence, as nation's gratitude for God's blessings; the independence of Indonesia. Therefore the national mosque of Indonesia was named &quot;Istiqlal&quot;, an Arabic word for &quot;Independence&quot;.<br /> <br /> I had heard about this building from Mum and since my wife hadn't seen it either (and she's lived in Jakarta for twenty years) I thought why not. First thing is your not allowed to waltz straight in as a foreigner. We (mostly because of me) had to see the Marketing/Promotions officer who explained that we would need a guide (him of course) and a donation would be required (a $1.00 seemed to suffice). He showed us through most of the areas but at each stage I had to ask permission to take photos - all in all a worthy visit and a big building.</p> Matthew Kenwrick city travel blackandwhite bw holiday hot wet canon indonesia religious big asia weekend religion central jakarta tropical huge monuments 1022mm tropics istiqlalmosque eo40d http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820704701/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/58847482@N03/">Matthew Kenwrick</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820704701/" title="Jakarta People"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6820704701_38d948d95a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Jakarta People" /></a></p> <p>Just about to head into Monas when I saw these yellow steps with a blue figure in front. She immediately shouted to her freinds behind me, &quot;that foreigner just took my photo!&quot; - fuuny moment.</p> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:58:53 -0800 2011-12-02T03:27:21-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Matthew Kenwrick) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6820704701 -6.175211 106.828029 -6.175211 106.828029 1032651 Jakarta People <p>Just about to head into Monas when I saw these yellow steps with a blue figure in front. She immediately shouted to her freinds behind me, &quot;that foreigner just took my photo!&quot; - fuuny moment.</p> Matthew Kenwrick street city travel blue holiday hot wet girl smile yellow socks canon indonesia person big asia weekend candid central steps human jakarta tropical huge monuments tropics 70200mmf4 eo40d http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820678955/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/58847482@N03/">Matthew Kenwrick</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820678955/" title="Istiqlal Mosque"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6820678955_4a5e046f7d_m.jpg" width="240" height="167" alt="Istiqlal Mosque" /></a></p> <p>Istiqlal Mosque, or Masjid Istiqlal, (Independence Mosque) in Jakarta, Indonesia is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia in terms of capacity to accommodate people and building structure. This national mosque of Indonesia was built to commemorate Indonesian independence, as nation's gratitude for God's blessings; the independence of Indonesia. Therefore the national mosque of Indonesia was named &quot;Istiqlal&quot;, an Arabic word for &quot;Independence&quot;.<br /> <br /> I had heard about this building from Mum and since my wife hadn't seen it either (and she's lived in Jakarta for twenty years) I thought why not. First thing is your not allowed to waltz straight in as a foreigner. We (mostly because of me) had to see the Marketing/Promotions officer who explained that we would need a guide (him of course) and a donation would be required (a $1.00 seemed to suffice). He showed us through most of the areas but at each stage I had to ask permission to take photos - all in all a worthy visit and a big building.</p> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:52:35 -0800 2011-12-02T02:37:55-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Matthew Kenwrick) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6820678955 -6.169675 106.830818 -6.169675 106.830818 1035633 Istiqlal Mosque <p>Istiqlal Mosque, or Masjid Istiqlal, (Independence Mosque) in Jakarta, Indonesia is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia in terms of capacity to accommodate people and building structure. This national mosque of Indonesia was built to commemorate Indonesian independence, as nation's gratitude for God's blessings; the independence of Indonesia. Therefore the national mosque of Indonesia was named &quot;Istiqlal&quot;, an Arabic word for &quot;Independence&quot;.<br /> <br /> I had heard about this building from Mum and since my wife hadn't seen it either (and she's lived in Jakarta for twenty years) I thought why not. First thing is your not allowed to waltz straight in as a foreigner. We (mostly because of me) had to see the Marketing/Promotions officer who explained that we would need a guide (him of course) and a donation would be required (a $1.00 seemed to suffice). He showed us through most of the areas but at each stage I had to ask permission to take photos - all in all a worthy visit and a big building.</p> Matthew Kenwrick city travel holiday hot wet canon indonesia religious big asia weekend religion central jakarta tropical huge monuments 1022mm tropics istiqlalmosque eo40d http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820674103/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/58847482@N03/">Matthew Kenwrick</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820674103/" title="Istiqlal Mosque"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7034/6820674103_7b2e26c8dd_m.jpg" width="173" height="240" alt="Istiqlal Mosque" /></a></p> <p>Istiqlal Mosque, or Masjid Istiqlal, (Independence Mosque) in Jakarta, Indonesia is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia in terms of capacity to accommodate people and building structure. This national mosque of Indonesia was built to commemorate Indonesian independence, as nation's gratitude for God's blessings; the independence of Indonesia. Therefore the national mosque of Indonesia was named &quot;Istiqlal&quot;, an Arabic word for &quot;Independence&quot;.<br /> <br /> I had heard about this building from Mum and since my wife hadn't seen it either (and she's lived in Jakarta for twenty years) I thought why not. First thing is your not allowed to waltz straight in as a foreigner. We (mostly because of me) had to see the Marketing/Promotions officer who explained that we would need a guide (him of course) and a donation would be required (a $1.00 seemed to suffice). He showed us through most of the areas but at each stage I had to ask permission to take photos - all in all a worthy visit and a big building.</p> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:51:22 -0800 2011-12-02T02:37:36-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Matthew Kenwrick) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6820674103 -6.169675 106.830818 -6.169675 106.830818 1035633 Istiqlal Mosque <p>Istiqlal Mosque, or Masjid Istiqlal, (Independence Mosque) in Jakarta, Indonesia is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia in terms of capacity to accommodate people and building structure. This national mosque of Indonesia was built to commemorate Indonesian independence, as nation's gratitude for God's blessings; the independence of Indonesia. Therefore the national mosque of Indonesia was named &quot;Istiqlal&quot;, an Arabic word for &quot;Independence&quot;.<br /> <br /> I had heard about this building from Mum and since my wife hadn't seen it either (and she's lived in Jakarta for twenty years) I thought why not. First thing is your not allowed to waltz straight in as a foreigner. We (mostly because of me) had to see the Marketing/Promotions officer who explained that we would need a guide (him of course) and a donation would be required (a $1.00 seemed to suffice). He showed us through most of the areas but at each stage I had to ask permission to take photos - all in all a worthy visit and a big building.</p> Matthew Kenwrick city travel blackandwhite bw holiday hot wet canon indonesia religious big asia weekend religion central jakarta tropical huge monuments 1022mm tropics istiqlalmosque eo40d http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820691831/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/58847482@N03/">Matthew Kenwrick</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820691831/" title="Istiqlal Mosque"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/6820691831_eb6e25a67b_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Istiqlal Mosque" /></a></p> <p>Istiqlal Mosque, or Masjid Istiqlal, (Independence Mosque) in Jakarta, Indonesia is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia in terms of capacity to accommodate people and building structure. This national mosque of Indonesia was built to commemorate Indonesian independence, as nation's gratitude for God's blessings; the independence of Indonesia. Therefore the national mosque of Indonesia was named &quot;Istiqlal&quot;, an Arabic word for &quot;Independence&quot;.<br /> <br /> I had heard about this building from Mum and since my wife hadn't seen it either (and she's lived in Jakarta for twenty years) I thought why not. First thing is your not allowed to waltz straight in as a foreigner. We (mostly because of me) had to see the Marketing/Promotions officer who explained that we would need a guide (him of course) and a donation would be required (a $1.00 seemed to suffice). He showed us through most of the areas but at each stage I had to ask permission to take photos - all in all a worthy visit and a big building.</p> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:55:40 -0800 2011-12-02T02:42:51-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Matthew Kenwrick) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6820691831 -6.169675 106.830818 -6.169675 106.830818 1035633 Istiqlal Mosque <p>Istiqlal Mosque, or Masjid Istiqlal, (Independence Mosque) in Jakarta, Indonesia is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia in terms of capacity to accommodate people and building structure. This national mosque of Indonesia was built to commemorate Indonesian independence, as nation's gratitude for God's blessings; the independence of Indonesia. Therefore the national mosque of Indonesia was named &quot;Istiqlal&quot;, an Arabic word for &quot;Independence&quot;.<br /> <br /> I had heard about this building from Mum and since my wife hadn't seen it either (and she's lived in Jakarta for twenty years) I thought why not. First thing is your not allowed to waltz straight in as a foreigner. We (mostly because of me) had to see the Marketing/Promotions officer who explained that we would need a guide (him of course) and a donation would be required (a $1.00 seemed to suffice). He showed us through most of the areas but at each stage I had to ask permission to take photos - all in all a worthy visit and a big building.</p> Matthew Kenwrick city travel holiday hot wet canon indonesia religious big asia weekend religion central jakarta tropical huge monuments 1022mm tropics istiqlalmosque eo40d http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820696323/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/58847482@N03/">Matthew Kenwrick</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820696323/" title="Istiqlal Mosque"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6820696323_da12062360_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Istiqlal Mosque" /></a></p> <p>Istiqlal Mosque, or Masjid Istiqlal, (Independence Mosque) in Jakarta, Indonesia is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia in terms of capacity to accommodate people and building structure. This national mosque of Indonesia was built to commemorate Indonesian independence, as nation's gratitude for God's blessings; the independence of Indonesia. Therefore the national mosque of Indonesia was named &quot;Istiqlal&quot;, an Arabic word for &quot;Independence&quot;.<br /> <br /> I had heard about this building from Mum and since my wife hadn't seen it either (and she's lived in Jakarta for twenty years) I thought why not. First thing is your not allowed to waltz straight in as a foreigner. We (mostly because of me) had to see the Marketing/Promotions officer who explained that we would need a guide (him of course) and a donation would be required (a $1.00 seemed to suffice). He showed us through most of the areas but at each stage I had to ask permission to take photos - all in all a worthy visit and a big building.</p> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:56:43 -0800 2011-12-02T02:43:43-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Matthew Kenwrick) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6820696323 -6.169675 106.830818 -6.169675 106.830818 1035633 Istiqlal Mosque <p>Istiqlal Mosque, or Masjid Istiqlal, (Independence Mosque) in Jakarta, Indonesia is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia in terms of capacity to accommodate people and building structure. This national mosque of Indonesia was built to commemorate Indonesian independence, as nation's gratitude for God's blessings; the independence of Indonesia. Therefore the national mosque of Indonesia was named &quot;Istiqlal&quot;, an Arabic word for &quot;Independence&quot;.<br /> <br /> I had heard about this building from Mum and since my wife hadn't seen it either (and she's lived in Jakarta for twenty years) I thought why not. First thing is your not allowed to waltz straight in as a foreigner. We (mostly because of me) had to see the Marketing/Promotions officer who explained that we would need a guide (him of course) and a donation would be required (a $1.00 seemed to suffice). He showed us through most of the areas but at each stage I had to ask permission to take photos - all in all a worthy visit and a big building.</p> Matthew Kenwrick city travel blackandwhite bw holiday hot wet canon indonesia religious big asia weekend religion central jakarta tropical huge monuments 1022mm tropics istiqlalmosque eo40d http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820699811/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/58847482@N03/">Matthew Kenwrick</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820699811/" title="Yuni &amp; Ratna"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6820699811_453d3db0b6_m.jpg" width="240" height="176" alt="Yuni &amp; Ratna" /></a></p> <p>Heading to Monas</p> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:57:38 -0800 2011-12-02T03:09:48-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Matthew Kenwrick) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6820699811 -6.173014 106.824274 -6.173014 106.824274 1033057 Yuni & Ratna <p>Heading to Monas</p> Matthew Kenwrick city travel holiday hot wet canon indonesia big asia weekend central jakarta tropical huge monuments tropics eo40d http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820681921/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/58847482@N03/">Matthew Kenwrick</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58847482@N03/6820681921/" title="Istiqlal Mosque"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6820681921_7bb5472b7d_m.jpg" width="240" height="165" alt="Istiqlal Mosque" /></a></p> <p>Istiqlal Mosque, or Masjid Istiqlal, (Independence Mosque) in Jakarta, Indonesia is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia in terms of capacity to accommodate people and building structure. This national mosque of Indonesia was built to commemorate Indonesian independence, as nation's gratitude for God's blessings; the independence of Indonesia. Therefore the national mosque of Indonesia was named &quot;Istiqlal&quot;, an Arabic word for &quot;Independence&quot;.<br /> <br /> I had heard about this building from Mum and since my wife hadn't seen it either (and she's lived in Jakarta for twenty years) I thought why not. First thing is your not allowed to waltz straight in as a foreigner. We (mostly because of me) had to see the Marketing/Promotions officer who explained that we would need a guide (him of course) and a donation would be required (a $1.00 seemed to suffice). He showed us through most of the areas but at each stage I had to ask permission to take photos - all in all a worthy visit and a big building.</p> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:53:17 -0800 2011-12-02T02:38:01-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Matthew Kenwrick) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6820681921 -6.169675 106.830818 -6.169675 106.830818 1035633 Istiqlal Mosque <p>Istiqlal Mosque, or Masjid Istiqlal, (Independence Mosque) in Jakarta, Indonesia is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia in terms of capacity to accommodate people and building structure. This national mosque of Indonesia was built to commemorate Indonesian independence, as nation's gratitude for God's blessings; the independence of Indonesia. Therefore the national mosque of Indonesia was named &quot;Istiqlal&quot;, an Arabic word for &quot;Independence&quot;.<br /> <br /> I had heard about this building from Mum and since my wife hadn't seen it either (and she's lived in Jakarta for twenty years) I thought why not. First thing is your not allowed to waltz straight in as a foreigner. We (mostly because of me) had to see the Marketing/Promotions officer who explained that we would need a guide (him of course) and a donation would be required (a $1.00 seemed to suffice). He showed us through most of the areas but at each stage I had to ask permission to take photos - all in all a worthy visit and a big building.</p> Matthew Kenwrick city travel blackandwhite bw holiday hot wet canon indonesia religious big asia weekend religion central jakarta tropical huge monuments 1022mm tropics istiqlalmosque eo40d http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en