JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The Istiqlal Mosque renovation project will include the construction of an underground tunnel to be called the “brotherhood tunnel” that will connect the mosque with the Jakarta Cathedral across the road in Central Jakarta, President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo has said. “There was a suggestion to build a tunnel from Istiqlal Mosque to the cathedral, and I have agreed. It will be a tunnel of brotherhood, ” Jokowi said after reviewing the progress of the renovations on Friday (Feb 7), as stated in a media statement released by the State Secretariat. The renovation of Istiqlal Mosque began in May last year. Two stories of underground parking will also be built to increase the mosque’s parking capacity from 500 cars and motorcycles to approximately 745 vehicles.

Source: The Star February 08, 2020 10:07 UTC