The Tegalsari Mosque

The Tegalsari Mosque is located in the village of Tegalsari, Jetis District, Ponorogo Regency. The
porch of the Tegalsari Mosque is rectangular in shape with a size of 13.56 x 16.20 meters. In this foyer
building there are 12 poles made of teak wood and have a rectangular shape and measuring 21 cm x 21
cm. In the past these 12 pillars had pedestals, but now those pillars are gone. After repairing the
mosque, the pillars of the porch were added by 1.5 meters, because the position of the porch had been
raised from its original position. As a material to increase the height, the existing poles in the
Pawestrian building are used.

The porch is an additional element to the mosque's architecture. This is indicated by the fact that
architecturally, the veranda has its own roof and does not become one with the roof of the mosque. In
the foyer of the Tegalsari Mosque there is a drum whose function is to give a sign to Muslims at the
time of entering the five daily prayers.

The main room plan of the Tegalsari Mosque is a square with a size of 16.20 meters x 16.25 meters.
The windows and doors of the main room are made of glass and have the same pattern. In the main
room there are 36 pillars and all of them have pedestals made of andesite stone. However, since 1977
the umpak has been covered with white tiles. Of the 36 pillars in the main room, four of them are called
saka guru. The four pillars of the saka guru have a round shape, are made of teak wood and have two
types, namely round and rectangular. There are eight round pillars, namely six on the west wall and one
each on the east and south corners. The square plan is a feature of ancient mosques in Indonesia. On the
west wall of the main room there is a mihrab measuring 206 cm x 130 cm x 217 cm. The mihrab arch is
made of wood affixed to the front of the mihrab. This arch consists of carvings, namely the pole and
the upper arch. The two pillars are decorated with leaves and motifs in the form of an upright gyre
starting at the bottom of the pole, while the curved part, which is shaped like a crown, is decorated with
motifs of vegetables and flowers. These decorations fill the existing field symmetrically. In front of the
mihrab there is a pulpit measuring 1.85 meters long, 90 cm wide and 2.60 meters high. The material
used to make the pulpit is teak wood which is painted in yellow, yellow gold and green. This pulpit
consists of two parts, namely the pulpit base and the pulpit foot. In the middle of the lower front pulpit
arch there is a protrusion that hangs down in an elliptical shape based on an ongkolade. These
protrusions form a calligraphic decoration. This form of calligraphy is like a four-legged animal and
has a tail. The calligraphy has yet to be read. Above the protrusion are two lines of writing in Arabic
script. Above the writing is a rosette decoration. This rosette forms an ornament of tendrils that fills the
entire front of the pulpit arch symmetrically. There are some of these decorations that lead to the top of
the crown.

The pawestren building plan is rectangular with a size of 8.25 x 18.42 meters. Pawestren is a room
attached to the wall next to the mosque and is a place of prayer for women. The old Pawestren building
of the Tegalsari Mosque has disappeared because in the 1977 restoration this room had undergone an
expansion. The roof of the Tegalsari Mosque consists of three levels, this form of roof is called an
overlapping roof. The overlapping roof is one of the characteristics of ancient mosques in Indonesia. At
the Tegalsari Mosque, the peak is in the form of a crock that resembles an equivalent in an inverted
position. Besides the ancient architecture of the Tegalsari Mosque, it can be seen from the context and
location,

as well as from the other physical elements of the mosque, such as:

1. There is a fence around the mosque complex. This perimeter fence has the meaning of separating
the sacred and propane areas. The courtyard of the mosque is divided into three, each of which has a
different meaning or level of sacredness. The most sacred part is starting from the porch to the mosque
room.

2. The former existence of a pool in the mosque building.

The pool is made possible with certain backgrounds, among others:

a. Its practical function is to clean the feet before entering the mosque's yard. The pool symbolizes the
ocean that surrounds the world centered on Mount Mahameru. Mount Mahameru is manifested in the
form of a mosque with an overlapping roof.

b. The shape of the overlapping roof originates from the Indonesian Hindu period and is used on
sacred buildings as can be seen from some of the temple reliefs. The use of overlapping forms at the
Tegalsari Mosque is as a means of channeling Islamization.

Social function : to describe Tegalsari mosque in detail

Structure : 1. Identification

2. Description

Language features : Specific participant, Simple Present tense, adjective, action verb

Name : Liestya Putri P

No : 16

Class : XII MIPA 3