The Thanks To The World monument is a monument located in Blang Padang Square, Banda Aceh. This monument was built as an Acehnese gratitude to the countries that helped post tsunami tragedy.
After the tsunami disaster hit the Veranda of Mecca in 2004, the government at that time was very keen in the construction of monuments, monuments and historical sites that aims to commemorate the heartbreaking events. Some of these monuments and monuments, can be found in the city of Banda Aceh as an example Monument Thanks To The Worlds in Blang Padang Square.
Thanks To The World monument, made the government as an expression of gratitude and thanks to all the elements both from home and abroad, be it volunteers, civilians, NGOs, companies, and the military that has helped the process of reconstruction and recovery post-tsunami disaster. Monument designed to resemble the wave waves, also serves as a reminder that in Aceh there has been a catastrophic disaster.
Geographically, the location of the Thanks To The World Monument is located in Blang Padang Square, Kampung Baru, Baiturrahman Sub-district, Banda Aceh City, Aceh Province. Its location is very strategic, and being in the center of the city makes tourists no trouble to find this monument. Tourists can also use public transport or private vehicles to visit the monument.
The Thanks To The World monument is not the only historical building in Blang Padang Square. There are still several sites that can be visited by tourists such as the replica of the Dakota Aircraft RI-001 Seulawah, as well as the Tsunami Warning Monument. Tourists can also visit the Aceh Tsunami Museum because of its location is also very close.
Thanks To The World monument, made the government as an expression of gratitude and thanks to all the elements both from home and abroad, be it volunteers, civilians, NGOs, companies, and the military that has helped the process of reconstruction and recovery post-tsunami disaster. Monument designed to resemble the wave waves, also serves as a reminder that in Aceh there has been a catastrophic disaster.

Geographically, the location of the Thanks To The World Monument is located in Blang Padang Square, Kampung Baru, Baiturrahman Sub-district, Banda Aceh City, Aceh Province. Its location is very strategic, and being in the center of the city makes tourists no trouble to find this monument. Tourists can also use public transport or private vehicles to visit the monument.
The Thanks To The World monument is not the only historical building in Blang Padang Square. There are still several sites that can be visited by tourists such as the replica of the Dakota Aircraft RI-001 Seulawah, as well as the Tsunami Warning Monument. Tourists can also visit the Aceh Tsunami Museum because of its location is also very close.
The Charm of the Monument Thanks To The World
When tourists arrive at the tourist site, will be seen 5 pieces of buildings that are formed to resemble wave waves. On the floor in front of the building, there is a kind of inscription called the Walk of Frame Tsunami. The inscription on the floor contains about tsunami related issues such as the length of damaged roads, the number of bridges destroyed, the dead and missing, and hundreds of thousands of people who lost their places.
Not far from the monument shaped like a wave of this wave, there are also some plaques that can be found tourists along the jogging track. A total of 53 placards were made, shaped like half of a sinking ship as a gratitude and a message of peace to 53 countries that helped Aceh after the devastating earthquake and tsunami.