Tajug seen here on the roof of Wustho Mangkunegaran Mosque,Surakarta.
Tajugis a pyramidal orpyramidsquare(i.e. an equilateral square base with a peak) ornament which is usually used for sacred buildings inSoutheast AsiaincludingIndonesia,such asmosqueorcupolagraveyard.It is considered derived fromIndianandChinesearchitecture, which has history since pre-Islamicera, although there's also an element of an influence from Indian mosques.[1]The termtajugis also used to refer to mosques orsurau(Islamic assembly building) in some regions of Indonesia.
