MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES IN ACEH

Grand Mosque Baitulrahman ( Banda Aceh )

Mosque Baiturrahman Banda Aceh was a silent witness to the history of Aceh , located in the center of the city of Banda Aceh and is the pride of the people of Aceh . 
Baiturrahman Grand Mosque is a religious symbol , courage and nationalism Acehnese . This mosque This mosque is the headquarters of the Acehnese defense when war with the Netherlands ( 1873-1904 ) . In the event of war in Aceh in 1873 , the mosque was burned down by the Dutch army . At that time , Maj Khohler shot dead in the forehead by troops in the courtyard of the Great Mosque of Aceh . To commemorate the event, built a small monument in front of the left Masjid Raya , precisely under the tree ketapan . Six years later , to quell the anger of the people of Aceh , the Netherlands through the Governor -General Van Lansnerge rebuild the Great Mosque is the laying of the first stone in 1879. Until now the Great Mosque has undergone a renovation and expansion of five times ( 1879-1993 ) .

was built during the Sultan Iskandar Muda (1607-1636) , and a religious science education center in the 

archipelago . At that time many students from the archipelago , even from the Arabic , Turkish , Indian , and Persian who came to Aceh to study religion .