Diverse Religious Architecture in the Capital of the World’s Most Populous Muslim Nation
Despite Indonesia having more Muslims than any other nation in the world, making up 87% of its total population, the government’s pseudo-religious tolerance1 is seen within several religious buildings, all standing within a few city blocks of Indonesia’s central seat of power and the highest court in the land. With over 200 million Muslims in a country whose “religious freedom” is mere decades old it is not difficult to see the significance of these Muslim, Hindu, and Christian influenced buildings. What you don’t expect to see in the heart of Indonesia is a 100 year old Catholic cathedral.…