International Conference on Community Development (ICCD) Vol 5. No. 1, November 2023: 218 - 225 218 eISSN 2622-5611 DOI: 10.33068/iccd.v5i1.587 ACCULTURATION ASPECTS STUDY ON BABAH ALUN DESARI MOSQUE ARTCHITECTURE USINGPHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA Ananda DIANTI 1, Randy Indra PRADHANA 1 , Agnes Paulina GUNAWAN 1 and Budi SETIAWAN 2 1 Visual Communication Design – Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, Indonesia 2 Interior Design - Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, Indonesia rpradhana@binus.edu ABSTRACT The research proposed in this proposal is to examine the architectural elements of the Babah Alun Mosque that apply various Chinese architectural elements to the architectural principles of mosques. The data to be collected is data in the form of literacy data and visual data. These data will then be used to help analyze the form of acculturation of Chinese and Arab culture within the very plural metropolitan city of Jakarta. With long-term goals, the expected results are to preserve culture and increase relations of tolerance among Indonesians within the framework of pluralism. Keywords: acculturation, photography, mosque, chinese, architecture. design, tourism, sustainable, environment 1. INTRODUCTION The city of DKI Jakarta is a metropolitan city with various cultures living and thriving there. In this city, which is the capital of Indonesia, various urbanized people from the regions come to DKI Jakarta to seek a better life. Development is booming here compared to their region. This is why DKI Jakarta has always been the most attractive place for migrants. With the gathering of various people from various regions, DKI Jakarta has become a kind of cultural melting pot, or a great place of assimilation of various regional cultures in Indonesia. According to the version of SETARA Institute, DKI Jakarta ranks 40th out of 92 cities in the order of index of tolerant cities in Indonesia in 2021. It increased after 2020 and is ranked 82nd : https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2022/03/30/18544821/jakarta-note-drastic-improvement-in-religious- tolerance-during-2021 The coming together of different cultures will of course have its own implications on the dynamics of life in DKI Jakarta, and one of the factors considered is the comfort of living and the level of tolerance between different beliefs and cultures. One of the manifestations of acculturation and efforts to spread the spirit of tolerance among cultural and creed diversity is the construction of the Babah Alun Mosque by Jusuf Hamka, a prominent businessman of Chinese descent and Moslem . At Babah Alun Mosque, we can see architectural elements and interior decorations typical of Chinese architectural buildings which are applied in harmony with the architectural principles of the mosque as a sacred building for Muslims. The media used for documenting those elements is a Fuji X-H1 Camera. 2. METHOD a. Literature review Collection of theoretical data from a spiritual or spiritual point of view, from the point of view of the value of art and culture contained in the temple, as well as historical data which are closely linked in the temporal process of this temple until it becomes one of the cultural sites. In addition to this, it was also examined from a literature review on how the history and process of community acculturation around buildings with acculturation values. b. Visual ethnographic methods Research has been conducted using visual ethnographic methods. Ethnography is a case study related to community research, ethnic groups and their characteristics. The visual ethnography can be interpreted