'Brotherhood tunnel’ to connect mosque and cathedral in Jakarta

President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo (second right), accompanied by ministers including Public Works and Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono (third right), visiting Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta to supervise the ongoing renovations on Feb 7. - Antara

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.