The beautiful names
A dome for each name.
Sekar Jarwo Soekarno — CC BY 4.0 · Sekar Jarwo Soekarno — CC BY 4.0
One of Indonesia's newest and most distinctive mosques, standing on land reclaimed from the sea west of Losari promenade and crowned with ninety-nine domes, one for each of the beautiful names of God, packed together like rolling waves in bright red, orange and yellow, a design inspired by the colours of sunset over the sea. The interior is spacious and bright, with the domes hanging from the ceiling in a striking geometric rhythm and the ninety-nine names written on its walls. The mosque opens onto surrounding plazas over the sea, and at sunset and at night, when it is lit, it becomes a colourful canvas visible from the promenade. Entry is free. Non-Muslims visit outside prayer times in modest dress. The area around it is still being developed. Visit just before Maghrib to pray, then watch the sunset from its plaza, and walk on to the nearby promenade and floating mosque.
A dome for each name.
Red, orange and yellow.
Reclaimed land.
Centre Point of Indonesia (CPI), reclaimed land west of Losari
Losari Beach PromenadeMakassar's best-known seafront, a long promenade on the Makassar Strait that is 5 minutes walk
Amirul Mukminin Floating MosqueA small, lovely mosque standing on pillars over the waters of Losari bay, so at 7 minutes walk
Fort RotterdamMakassar's best-known historic site, a fort first built by the Muslim sultans of14 minutes walkYes, both are on the Losari seafront, minutes apart on foot, so visiting both at sunset is ideal.