Description of the attraction
The Banda Aceh Tsunami Museum is a museum that will tell you about the great disaster that struck in 2004 - the underwater earthquake in the Indian Ocean and the subsequent tsunami. The epicenter of the earthquake was in the northern part of the island of Sumatra, the strength of the tremors reached nine points on the Richter scale. Among the affected countries were not only Indonesia, but also Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bangladesh, India (southern part), Maldives.
The museum is located in Banda Aceh, the capital and largest city of the Aceh province, which was completely destroyed in 2004. In addition to the fact that the museum is dedicated to this sad event and those who fell victim to the elements, it also serves as a training center and a temporary shelter in case the city is again covered by a tsunami.
The Tsunami Museum was built under the direction of the Indonesian architect Ridwan Kamil. Museum area - 2500 sq.m. This four-story building has long, curved walls adorned with geometric designs. From a distance, the roof resembles an approaching wave. To get inside, guests pass through a dark narrow corridor between two walls of water, the water makes noise, and this creates the feeling that a tsunami is coming. On the walls of the museum, people are depicted performing the traditional Indonesian dance Saman - the dance of a thousand hands.
The museum stands on stilts, which is the traditional way of building houses in the area - the stilts help protect the house from frequent floods. The museum has an exhibition that is an electronic simulation of the 2004 ocean earthquake and tsunami. Also in the museum are photos of the victims of the tsunami, stories of the victims, various illustrations of that terrible event.
