Church with four spires, reflecting 4 different religions

Menteng Pulo war cemetery

The brochure states that this war cemetery is dominated by a beautiful 'Simultaan' church.  At each of the 4 corners of the church tower, there is a spire: one is a cross symbolising Christianity, another a Star of David (Jewish), another a Yin Yang symbol and another a Moslem Crescent.

In this cemetery, the graves of war heroes of different races and religions are laid side-by-side, united as they are in fighting the Japanese in WWII and for independence of this country.  The different headstones reflect the different religions: Moslem, Christians, Catholics, Eastern Religions, Jewish (Star of David).

Believe it or not, this war cemetery is not in some enlightened Western country, but is in our neighbouring Jakarta, Indonesia.  

mca74justice, just back from Indonesia.