Budaya Ketahanan Gempa pada Arsitektur Masjid Tradisional Indonesia

Abstract

This research aimed to study the structure of traditional mosques in Indonesia in relation to the culture in constructing earthquake-resistant architecture on earthquake-prone areas. The research was conducted in qualitative descriptive manner by studying the construction of traditional mosques in Indonesia, the comparison of the construction’s character to the construction of mosques in non-prone areas, the condition of traditional mosques before and after the earthquake. Javanese mosques have  different construction system than mosques on less earthquake areas. The structure relatively authentic, it is more resistant to earthquake than those that has undergone changes. It was concluded that large architectures such as mosques also have a construction tradition in relation to earthquake resistance.