One of the most famous tourist attraction in Lampulo, Kuta Alam Sub-district, Banda Aceh City, Aceh is a ship above the house. The tourist attraction is a silent witness to the history of the earthquake and tsunami of 26 December 2004 that devastated the land of Mecca.
Towards the commemoration of the 13th tsunami, many tourists visited the tourist sites where the Aceh tsunami was remembered. Not a few foreign tourists who want to see firsthand the remains and evidence of the awesomeness of the Aceh tsunami.
Razis Rahim, tourists from neighboring Malaysia claim to be shocked to see the existence of the ship on the house. In fact, he said, the distance between the location of the ship with the seafront quite far.
I initially sampat confused, why can the big ship is above the community house, he said to VIVA on Friday, December 22, 2017.
After he and dozens of other tourists listened to the story of the ship from the tour guide, Razis and entourage were moved.
We also do not think how terrible the tsunami that hit this area. Especially thanks to this ship, dozens of people can be saved. But we are confident that Aceh has already risen from the downturn, said Razis, who was the first to Aceh.
Meanwhile, the ship's tour guide above the house said, ahead of the long holiday, this location is often visited by tourists. Not only from Malaysia, from Europe was often visited.
Most tourists, he said, want to know and see firsthand this place.
Ramainya is fitting in December. Moreover, the exact date of 26. Most indeed from Malaysia, but many also from Japan and the Netherlands, sebutnya.
This ship became an important proof of how devastating the tsunami was. Thanks to this ship 59 people were saved from the tsunami disaster.
The big event was also carrying a boat weighing 20 tons was stuck on the homes of residents in the Gampong Lampulo area. The boat with a length of 25 meters is made of wood.
The underside of the ship is painted in red, while the ship's body appears to have been repainted with silver-colored oil paint.
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Some parts of the ship's walls look obsolete with age. Its width reaches 5.5 meters. For the visitors the existence of this ship will of course be reminiscent of the power of the Creator.
To make it easier for visitors to see the top of the ship, built flat stairs as high as five meters. The whole building is gray. From above here visitors can freely see the inside of ships and homes surrounding residents.
Part of the house is still firmly under the ship, partly made a museum that has a photo gallery of the city of Banda Aceh momentarily, after, and after the tsunami. The existence of this ship not only to remember the past, but at the same time become educational media for the next generation.