The Grand Mosque of Makassar is one of Southeast Asia’s largest mosques, able to hold 10,000 people. There are two 66-metre tall minarets adjacent to the mosque, as well as the library and offices of the Indonesia Ulema Council. The mosque was constructed in 1949 and renovated in 1999. The Grand Mosque also was the site for the first-ever Musabaqah Tilawatil Quran, a Quran Recitation Competition.