If there is a place you must visit when you visit Banda Aceh, it is the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque. This is a historical site that has existed since the glory era of the Aceh Sultanate and has survived to this day. This mosque has gone through various things, starting from the burning tragedy by the Dutch colonialists in 1873 to the tsunami at the end of 2004.
The Baiturrahman Grand Mosque was first built in the era of the Aceh Sultanate. The roof of this mosque was made according to the characteristics of mosques in Indonesia at that time, a four-tiered pyramid roof.
located in the center of Banda Aceh. Characterized by its 35 m high minaret, 7 large domes and 7 minarets, Baiturrahman is likely to be an example for other mosques in Indonesia and peninsular Malaysia; replacing the mosque with a multi-layered roof style.
As a historical place that has high artistic value, the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque is a religious tourist attraction that is able to make every tourist who comes amazed by its history and architectural beauty, where the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque is one of the most beautiful mosques in Indonesia which has stunning architecture and carvings. What's interesting is the large courtyard with a water fountain in the style of the Ottoman Empire and it will feel very cool when you are inside this mosque.
And now, the Grand Mosque, the pride of the Acehnese people, is entering a new phase. The Aceh government has planned the development of landscape, infrastructure and expansion of this historic mosque to make it more beautiful. If everything is ready, it will resemble the Nabawi Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia.
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