The main gate of Masjid Sunda Kelapa Menteng
Unlike the old mosques in Jakarta, the mosque was the elite Menteng region is somewhat not too old, built with a very modern concept. And became the first mosque in Jakarta who apply the concept of class architecture.
The founder of this mosque is the Queen Prawiranegara Alam who was then serving in the Secretariat of State. Representing menteng community, he sees the need of an elite area of the mosque. So the mosque committee was formed in 1966 by its chairman is H. BR. Motik.
Taman Sunda Kelapa Menteng become the first choice to build the mosque, of the three options presented to the Governor Ali Sadikin at that time. Two other options, namely Menteng Stadium is now a park menteng and Bappenas Building. New on December 21, 1969 inaugurated the construction of mosques by laying the first stone.
Along with the development of time the mosque has become one of the mosques that have full facilities and a myriad of activities. The mosque consists of two floors, the bottom is the hall where the organization of various kinds of activities, such as book review or workshop film, photography and so forth. The top places of worship and teaching activities that each mingunya always there. On the west side of the mosque had been standing Hospital with the name "Health House Mask".
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