Tsunami Museum of Atjeh: Monument and Education Center of Earthquake and Tsunami

Aceh Tsunami Museum is a museum designed as a monument to the memory of a natural disaster which occurred on 24 December 2004 i.e. the earthquake and tsunami that hit Atjeh on especially and the Indian Ocean in General. In addition to monuments, Aceh Tsunami Museum also serves as a center of education about earthquakes and tsunami. This is located on the southern side of Blang Padang Field, the city of Banda Atjeh.

Aceh Tsunami Museum serves as a monument to commemorate the return event of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Atjeh on December 26, 2004, there were an estimated 240,000 casualties in the disaster. The names of the victims of the tsunami written neatly on the wall chimney Museum. Museum also serves as the object of history, Centre for research and learning about the tsunami. Construction of the museum building Tsunami initiated by many countries, they provide assistance through BRR NAD-NIAS. The names of the donor countries and the flag at the post on the roof of the Aceh Tsunami Museum.

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The following is the philosophy of the rooms inside the building tsunami Museum in Atjeh:

1. Room of Fear: the hall of the tsunami is a museum of early access into the building. The hallway of the tsunami which has a length of 30 meters and was designed similar to the goa on its walls there is splash water with lighting the lights Dim. Space of Fear symbolizes the high waves of the tsunami that occurred in the year 2004 the narrow aisles and prompting a moist, describe the fear of the moment of the tsunami and earthquakes occurred.

2. Room of Sorrow is the cylindrical room with Dim light and height of 30 meters. on the wall of this room is neatly painted thousands of names of victims of the tsunami. When visitors enter a room it is advisable to say their prayers to the victims of the tsunami of December 2004.
   

   
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3. Room of memory: This room contains display screen which displays a lot of photos tsunami victims in Atjeh. When visitors enter in this room as though the middle is inside seas because the room walls are made of glass that depicts the sea

4. Room of confusion: The hallway is deliberately designed with the uneven floor as a form of philosophy of the confusion and desperation of the people of Atjeh when tsunami wracked in 2004 earlier, confusion, confusion, direction looking for the missing family, and confusion due to the lost treasures and objects. The dark hallway that leads toward natural light symbolizes a hope that to rise from adversity
   

   
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5. Room of hope: The hall chimney brings visitors toward the bridge of hope. It is called the bridge of hope because through it visitors can see the light on the roof and the roof terrace there are also accounts of the names and flags of countries that become donors to the tsunami Museum building and also donors in rehabilitation and reconstruction of Atjeh.

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