Rabu, 29 Februari 2012

Mosque Baiturrahman

Baiturrahman Mosque is a mosque in the center of Banda Aceh. This mosque was once a mosque of the Sultanate of Aceh. When the Dutch attacked the city of Banda Aceh in 1873, this mosque was burned. To reduce anger Dutch Acehnese rebuild a mosque as his successor in 1875 which stands majestically at the moment. This single-domed mosque and was built on December 27, 1883. The mosque was subsequently extended to 3 dome in 1935. Last expanded again to 5 dome (1959-1968). This mosque is one of the most beautiful mosques in Indonesia which has a nice shape, carving an attractive, large yard and feels very cool when the room was in the mosque.
 

In terms of highway Baiturrahman mosque building structure can be classified as a modern mosque. In general, modern mosque was built with materials such as tiles for the roof, walls of red brick walls, floors or ceramic tiles. With building materials that are stronger, accompanied by high technology, the modern form of the larger mosques. Characteristics strikingly modern look on the roof of the mosque, as obtained from the cultural influence of Persia or India with the dome of the mosque. One more characteristic feature of the modern mosque that has been equipped with a tower that serves as the mu'adzin place a call to prayer. Around the mosque are no graves as well as a traditional mosque. Centra will be used as a mosque but a variety of activities such as schools (madrassas), assembly taklim (recitation), meeting halls, where seminars or lectures.

MAIMUN PALACE


Maimun Palace is one of the iconic city of Medan. It is the capital of West Sumatera province. More precisely located on Jl. Brigjen Katamso Medan city, village Sukaraja, Medan Maimun district. Maimun Palace built in the reign of Sultan Ma'mun Al Rashid Mighty Alamsyah, the ruler of the Sultanate of Deli from 1873 to 1924, which is the Sultan of Deli to-IX and designed by Italian architect. Maimun Palace has a unique interior design. That's what makes Palace Maimun always visited by tourists. Maimun Palace has 30 rooms with an area of ​​2772 m2. Architectural heritage combines elements of Malaya culture, the style of Islam, Spain, India and Italy. That is a heritage that should be preserved and maintained.

In the Palace there is a very wide page. In addition there is a sacred piece of an old cannon. According to a Malay legend Deli, pieces of this gun is the incarnation of the fictional Mambang, younger brother of the Princess of the Kingdom of the Green Deli Tua, who transformed himself into a cannon as a final effort to defend the invasion of Palace of the King of Aceh which was devastated and angry because her application was rejected by lady Green. Cannon shells continued to spew endless which makes the barrel becomes extremely hot and eventually broke into two pieces. The end of the cannon flew into the sky and landed in the village of Sukanalu, Ginger Barus District, Tanah Karo.

Beautiful views of the two-story Palace is viewed from the front. Palace building Maimun supposedly supported by 82 concrete pillars and beams 43, with some building materials imported directly from Europe. Maimun Palace must surely be in the list when you visit the center located in Medan. Palace is just 10 km from Medan's Polonia airport, and only a few dozen meters from the Mosque of Medan.

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