Masjid Raya Pterospermum is one old mosque located around Lake Maninjau (Sub Tanjung Raya), Agam regency, West Sumatra, which was built in early 20th century. The location of this mosque is not so far from the highway that connects Lubuk Basung (Agam District Capital) with the City of Bukittinggi.
Looking at building and environmental conditions are increasingly old mosque and not well organized, renovasipun done in early 2000. After a complete renovation, the building looked beautiful mosque with a mix of architectural styles existing pagoda in Thailand and gonjong typical house building gadang Minangkabau society. The combination can be seen on the small tower located at the four corners of the roof of the main building. While the roof structure is designed to follow the pattern of building houses on stilts with roofs which are also composite three typical archipelago mosque in ancient times.
At the mosque plastered in an attractive ornament. On the wall of the mosque, for instance, is covered with carved boards painted with dark color composition. So also with the support pillars of the mosque. Poles made of these walls, decorated with soft colors to match the walls of the mosque.
At the front of the mosque or the beginning of visitors set foot into the mosque area, there are water fountains that poured endlessly. Meanwhile, on the back of the room there were a mosque large fish pond with a good arrangement. On the left and right side of the fish ponds are the ablution for visitors who want to perform salaah.
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