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The tremendous tsunami disaster has long since passed. Now traveler who visited Aceh can remember the disaster in a number of this tourist attraction.
Tsunami struck Aceh on December 26, 2004 ago. Eleven years passed, Aceh has risen again. But for a traveler who wants to commemorate the tragedy of the same at once know more about the ins and outs of the tsunami, there are a number of places that can be visited.
Starting from the Tsunami Museum that recorded the thriller moments of the tsunami, until the Great Mosque Baiturrahman which is now more magnificent after being renovated


quote1. Aceh Tsunami Museum
Tsunami Museum was built on Iskandar Muda Street, Banda Aceh. The building designed by Ridwan Kamil consists of 4 floors with an area of ​​about 2,500 m2. The futuristic minimalist design so attracts tourists.
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The museum, built in 2009, captures the thriller moments and the remnants of the 2004 tsunami tragedy. Tourists can remember and know more about the ins and outs of the tsunami here.
On the front side that is so instagramable, traveler can be fun photographs. Continue inside, the traveler will see the beauty of the building with the pool and the bridge visible near the entrance, as well as the flag along with the name of the country that helped Aceh during the disaster.
Then there are a number of rooms that a traveler can enter. Like the Tsunami Lane that evokes a sense of emotion and sadness. The hallway was dark, deep and unseen. The sound of running water running down the sides of the aisles is like endless fear.
This alley could be a description of the feelings of the Acehnese people in the tsunami. In addition there is the Memorial Hall, where displayed photographs of a gripping tsunami tragedy, Space of Sorrow written the name of the victim who died in disaster, Space of Confuse, Space of Hope, to the multimedia room on the 3rd floor.

quote2. Ship of PLTD Apung
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The tsunami tragedy washed away a ship to the middle of Banda Aceh City. Now the ship becomes a monument as well as museum for tourists. That is the Ship of PLTD Apung which weighs 2,600 tons.
Traveler can see this ship in the village of Gampong Punge, Blangcut, Banda Aceh. Since April 2012, around the fenced-iron area as high as 1.5 meters. Various facilities plus, ranging from bridges, inscriptions to the documentation room.
In front of his guard post was made a kind of small statue whose bottom part contained the names of villages and casualties. Nearby there is a relief made of copper that tells the story of the stranded power plant. If observed, PLTD Float is a house. The traveler can still see the rest of the wall, even the dull couch from the house that just left. Various sides of the ship was there that was not changed much, then the traveler who came as if brought back to the past.
Create a curious traveler with the ship, can come visit while on vacation to Banda Aceh. Hours are not around 09.00-13.00 and 14.00-17.00 WIB.

quote3. Baiturrahman Great Mosque
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Baiturrahman Great Mosque in the heart of Banda Aceh city was not separated from the tsunami that once hit. However, during the tsunami, this mosque still stands even the location of residents to save themselves.
This mosque was a silent witness to the tsunami tragedy and various long history of Aceh since the house of worship was founded in 1022 H / 1612 AD by Sultan Iskandar Muda Mahkota Alam. Until now the mosque underwent a number of renovations.
Lastly, the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque is made more attractive with the Nabawi mosque-style umbrella on the north and south sides. For the floor fitted with special marble ordered from Italy. This landscape and infrastructure development takes about two years.
The mosque also expanded to reach about 4 hectares. With the expansion, the Baiturrahman Great Mosque now has 7 domes, 4 towers, and 1 master tower.

quote4. Rahmatullah Mosque
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Besides Baiturrahman Great Mosque, Rahmatullah Mosque is also a silent witness to the tsunami tragedy. Its location near Lampuuk Beach, Lhoknga Village, Aceh Besar. Some time after the 2004 tsunami, there is a picture of the mosque Rahmatullah which could make an international scene.

The photo shows the state of Rahmatullah Mosque after the tsunami. Where seen the circumstances surrounding the empty mosque, all buildings are flat with the ground except the Mosque Rahmatullah.
This photo also makes people amazed and curious. Many tourists who come to visit the mosque Rahmatullah to see directly this miraculous mosque.
Now even Rahmatullah Mosque still stands upright in the same location, with two white towers standing dashing on the left and right side of the mosque. Traveler can come to visit and worship there.
Well, in this mosque there is a crescent moon with a star, setting the red color that characterizes the Turkish country. Turkey is one of the countries that help and renovate the Mosque of Rahmatullah and Lhoknga village that was destroyed by the tsunami.

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