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DEMAK
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| The Great Mosque at Demak stands as a symbol of the founding of java's first Islamic kingdom by Sultan Raden Patah at the end of the 15th century. the exact date of its construction is still open to interpretation, yet prevailing opinion tends to fovour the chronogram (candra sengkala) hidden in the omage western wall. The date corresponds to A.D. 1479. | |||||||
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Stained glass decoration, viewed from within the mosque
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