Travel contest XXIII edition | Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, between the Faith and the greatness of the Acehnese

Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, between the Faith and the greatness of the Acehnese

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At first glance this place is a place of worship that does not look different from other places of worship called mosques, a place of worship of Muslims in general. Towering domes and white paint colors that symbolize chastity, are an overview of a place of worship. But for us the people of Aceh Province in particular, or Indonesia in general. The mosque in this image is an identity that bears witness to the history of the development and struggle of the people in maintaining the creed and also the state in the interference of the nation that wants to colonize in the past.

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The mosque located in the capital of Aceh Province, Banda Aceh, was established in 1292 when Aceh was led by Sultan Alaidin Mahmudsyah, and over time became a religious center and became a point of struggle spirit during the time of Sultan Iskandar Muda, the once successful and very famous king of Aceh in 1607 to 1636. In the course of the Mosque named **Baiturrahman Grand Mosque** had experienced the burning event carried out by the invaders at that time, the event occurred between 1873 or 1874. On the basis of struggle and also beliefs that angered the Acehnese nation at that time, the invaders unexpectedly rebuilt this mosque. Now after several centuries of magnificent buildings that stand firmly in the center of Banda Aceh, it becomes a symbol of history for the great struggle of the Acehnese nation with confidence in almighty help and also struggle as a form of action that is always embedded in every posterity of the Acehnese nation.

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^{I was at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque}

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In the advanced era as it is now Baiturrahman Grand Mosque became one of the buildings that stood firmly with the permission of Allah SWT when the Great Tsunami disaster hit Aceh in 2004 ago, this building became a gathering place for the community to save themselves from the torrent of sea water that hit almost a third of the capital aceh, which claimed about 230 thousand lives or 130 thousand more victims in Aceh in the biggest disaster of the 21st century. Now wake up that has passed a period of major renovation, especially in the courtyard that seems like in mecca mosque, making this mosque very beautiful in the eyes. Baiturrahman Grand Mosque is also a convenient place of worship that is always filled by hundreds or even thousands on any given day.

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Many visitors from outside the Banda Aceh area, or even from abroad will take the time to see the building full of history for the Acehnese nation. Make The **Baiturrahman Grand Mosque** one of the symbols of Aceh Province and become a religious tourist spot and many visitors who take the time of beribada in this place. The building, which has a land area of approximately 32 thousand square meters, is designed with an eclectic interior design, a carving and past architectural design that is updated or modified in each ornament. Baiturrahman Grand Mosque can accommodate approximately 11 thousand to 13 thousand pilgrims, and becomes an attraction in the area nicknamed Serambi Mecca.

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