page_title: Old Banten
section_title: The mosques
hierarchical_section_title: Old Banten / Archeological sites / The mosques
caption_attribution_description: Bahasa Indonesia: Masjid Agung Banten, dilihat dari arah timur English: The Great Mosque of Banten, from east side
context_page_description: Old Banten is an archaeological site in the northern coast of Serang Regency, Banten, Indonesia. Located 11 km north of Serang city, the site of Old Banten contains the ruin of the walled port city of Banten, the 16th-century capital of the Sultanate of Banten.
  Since 1995, Old Banten has been proposed to UNESCO World Heritage.
context_section_description: There are several mosques inside and outside the walled city of Old Banten. The largest mosque, and the only surviving building within the Old Banten walled city, is the Great Mosque of Banten. Well-maintained by its followers, the Great Mosque complex contains several buildings which shows a mixture of architectural style. The mosque shows a mixture of local Javanese and Chinese influence, the lighthouse-shaped minaret shows Portuguese influence, the tiyamah building (where Islamic studies are conducted), which was built by a Dutchman who converted into Islam, features a typical Dutch colonial style with its high sash window.
  Other remains of mosques around Old Banten are the Masjid Kanari, a tower of the ruined Masjid Pecinan Tinggi, the already demolished mosque of the Kraton Kaibon, and ruins of Koja Mosque.
caption: The 16th-century Great Mosque of Banten.
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