Ganting Grand Mosque

Ganting Grand Mosque
Masjid Raya Ganting مسجد رايا جانتينغ
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Leadership	Waqf
Location
Location	10 Ganting Street, Ganting, Padang Timur, Padang, Indonesia
Architecture
Style	European neoclassic[1]
Groundbreaking	1805
Completed	1810
Specifications
Direction of façade	Southeast
Length	42 metres (138 ft)
Width	39 metres (128 ft)
Minaret(s)	2
Website
www.masjidrayagantiang.com

The Ganting Grand Mosque (Indonesian: Masjid Raya Ganting; also written and pronounced Gantiang in Minang) is a Sunni mosque located in Ganting, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Construction began in 1805, making it the oldest in Padang and one of the oldest in Indonesia. It is a Cultural Property of Indonesia.^[2][3]

The building, which involved people from various cultural backgrounds in its construction, was the centre of an Islamic reform in the area during the 19th century. Future president Sukarno spent a time of exile at the mosque in 1942.^[4][5] It survived the tsunami which struck Padang following the 1833 Sumatra earthquake,^[6] but was severely damaged after earthquakes in 2005 and 2009.^[7][8]

The one-floor establishment continues to be used as a center for prayer, as well as religious education; it also functions as a pesantren for the community. The mosque is also a tourist attraction.^[9][10]