New Faces Baiturrahman Grand Mosque Like the Prophet's Mosque in Saudi Arabia

BANDA ACEH - For Aceh, Baiturrahman Grand Mosque is not just a house of worship.

The mosque is located in the heart of the city of Banda Aceh has passed a long history pembabakan before as it is now.

If you go to Banda Aceh now, then you will find the new face of the Great Mosque.

Yes, umbrellas shade electrically marble floors replaced the formerly green grass around the compound binds.

12 units with an umbrella elekterik rectangle as a park in the middle of juggling Masjid Baiturrahman like Nabawi Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia.

Landsacpe and infrastructure development have been implemented from 2015 ago.

Projects undertaken by PT Waskita Baiturrahman Mosque Complex in the spent no less than USD 458 billion.

It is planned that construction will be completed no later than the middle or end of this year.

Yes, all the raw materials used to beautify the look of the mosque was imported from abroad.

Not surprisingly, Mosque Baiturrahman was now changed in such a mosque like the Prophet's Mosque in the holy city of Islam, Medina, Saudi Arabia.

Reaffirms Aceh as 'the Veranda of Mecca'.

"Thank God, of the 12 units have been installed, some units are tonight, we will try to open. This is a soft launch as a reinforcement of our commitment to the development of the people of Aceh mosque's pride, "said Aceh Governor Zaini Abdullah.

Masjid Raya expected development is not simply a place of worship, but also the center of Islamic studies in Aceh and Indonesia.

Besides of course being an Islamic tourist destination attracting tourists from home and abroad.

Offering comfort for Muslims who want to worship at once for wisataman coming.

Therefore, the development of the Great Mosque not only for normal people, but also had a special ablution and other facilities that cater for people with disabililtas.

Construction of facilities and infrastructures carried out starting from the parking lot to fix, place of ablution and purification of men and women in the basement, until the arrangement of the park.

To note, in 2016 the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque won the title 'Best Tourist Attraction' in the National Halal Tourism Competition and Competition World Halal Tourism in Abu Dhabi.