Wapauwe Old Mosque - Exterior

3D Model

The Wapauwe Mosque (MAHS-IDN-MLK-MLT-LHT-S-003-F-0001) is located in the village of Kaitetu on the island of Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia. Its low stone and mortar walls are topped with a wooden and bamboo superstructure that has been replaced a number of times since its original construction. Atop the cupola is an ornamental finial known as the Tiang Aliph, regarded as the most symbolically sacred element of this traditional form of mosque architecture. The mosque also features a protruding mihrab extending out of the qibla wall to orient the interior space of the prayer hall toward the direction Mekka.

An interior model is also available on Sketchfab.

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