Cut Meutia Mosque to be renovated

Cut Meutia Mosque to be renovated

JAKARTA (JP): The municipality is planning to renovate Cut
Meutia Mosque in Central Jakarta thanks to the sponsorship of a
noted businessman, Deputy Governor for Welfare Affairs Djaelani
said.

Probosutedjo has offered to help renovate the mosque, Djaelani
said Wednesday, adding that the municipality will hold a meeting
for participating parties so a decision can be made on the
proposition.

Indra Harsono, the chairman of Cut Meutia Foundation, which is
in charge of Cut Meutia Mosque, said the businessman proposed the
renovation idea after noticing the mosque's poor state.

"Pak Probo said that he was moved by the mosque's shabby
condition," Indra said.

"Since the mosque is located within the elite Menteng area, I
think it's time to renovate it."

But the foundation has to wait for the municipality's approval
because the mosque has been listed as an historical building and
must be preserved, he said.

City Councilors agreed with the offer as long as it deals only
with the renovation of the building and not with its demolition
and the construction of a new building.

Cut Meutia Mosque was built in 1837 on a 4,000-square-meter
plot of land during the Dutch colonial era and its architecture
reflects the period. (07)