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Presiden Prabowo dan Menag Bakal Resmikan Terowongan Istiqlal-Katedral

Presiden Prabowo dan Menag Bakal Resmikan Terowongan Istiqlal-Katedral
Menteri Agama (Menag) Nasaruddin Umar. (dok. Kemenag)

SEAToday.com, Jakarta - Terowongan yang menghubungkan halaman Masjid Istiqlal dan Gereja Katedral akan segera diresmikan Presiden Prabowo dan Menteri Agama (Menag) Nasaruddin Umar pada Kamis, 12 Desember 2024.

"Besok hari Kamis sesudah salat asar, Bapak Presiden Prabowo akan meresmikan tunnel Istiqlal-Katedral," kata Menag Nasaruddin, Selasa, 10 Desember 2024, dikutip dari laman Kementerian Agama.

Menag mengatakan bahwa terowongan tersebut akan mempermudah akses masyarakat yang ingin berwisata religi di kedua bangunan bersejarah ini.

"Rencananya nanti terowongan ini bukan hanya berfungsi sebagai tempat untuk lalu-lalang antara dua rumah ibadah ini, tapi juga nanti mungkin suatu waktu bisa kita lakukan semacam arena tersendiri untuk memamerkan galeri-galeri terbatas," lanjutnya.

Ia menambahkan, "Bahkan juga pernah kita pakai sebagai interfaith meeting, karena itu menambah nilai historicalnya."

Menurutnya, terowongan ini dirancang tidak hanya sebagai jalur penghubung, tetapi juga sebagai ruang untuk interaksi lintas agama. "Selama ini kita belum buka secara umum karena memang belum diresmikan. Insya Allah pasca peresmian nanti semua masyarakat bisa mengakses terowongan itu," kata Menag.

Menag menutup, "Insya Allah pasca peresmian nanti semua masyarakat bisa mengakses terowongan itu."

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