Baiturrahman Grand Mosque
Also known as: Baiturrahman Grand Mosque
mosque in Indonesia
Key facts
- Built
- 1879
- Capacity
- 30,000 people
- Foundation/Institution
- Hollanda Doğu Hint Adaları
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Overview
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The Baiturrahman Grand Mosque stands in the centre of Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh province in Indonesia, on Jalan Diponegoro in the Kampung Baru area. It was built in an Indo-Gothic architectural style and is recorded as having a capacity of 30,000 worshippers. For the Acehnese people it is a religious, cultural and spiritual symbol, and is also regarded as an emblem of strength, struggle and national identity. The mosque came through the 2004 tsunami with relatively little damage, which added to its symbolic importance for the local community.
History
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The mosque was built in 1879 and was commissioned by the Dutch East Indies authorities. In 2004 the building remained standing after the tsunami that struck the Aceh coast, without suffering catastrophic destruction.
From Wikipedia
Baiturrahman Grand Mosque (Indonesian: Masjid Raya Baiturrahman; Acehnese: Meuseujid Raya Baiturrahman)
is a mosque located in Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia. The Baiturrahman Grand Mosque is a symbol of religion, culture, spirit, strength, struggle, and nationalism of the Acehnese people. The mosque is a landmark in Banda Aceh and has survived the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gro%C3%9Fe_Moschee_Baiturrahman
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baiturrahman_Grand_Mosque
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Mezquita_Baiturrahman
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7_%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%AA%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%86
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Mosqu%C3%A9e_Baiturrahman
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Baiturrahman_Banda_Aceh
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%A0%D0%B0%D1%8F
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%A9%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B1