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Gunongan
All that remains today of Aceh's powerful sultanates are on view at Gunongan. Built by Sultan Iskandar Muda (r 1607-36) as a gift for his Malay princess wife, it was intended as a private playground and bathing place. The building consists of a series of frosty peaks with narrow stairways and a walkway leading to ridges, which represent the hills of the princess' native land.
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Kherkhof
Not far from the Gunongan is the Kherkhof, the last resting place of more than 2000 Dutch and Indonesian soldiers who died fighting the Acehnese. The entrance is about 250m from the clock tower on the road to Uleh-leh. Tablets set into the walls by the entrance gate are inscribed with the names of the dead soldiers. The cemetery suffered some flooding from the tsunami.
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Lambaro
It doesn't make for sunny postcard fodder, but travelling over oceans to mourn the dead is a profound gesture of sympathy. Seeing the place with your own eyes allows for personal and sacred memorials and helps feeble imaginations understand the scale of a disaster.
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Mesjid Raya Baiturrahman
With its brilliant white walls and liquorice-black domes, the Mesjid Raya Baiturrahman is a dazzling sight on a sunny day. The first section of the mosque was built by the Dutch in 1879 as a conciliatory gesture towards the Acehnese after the original one had been burnt down.
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Museum Negeri Banda Aceh
Take a tour of the province's treasured keepsakes at Museum Negeri Banda Aceh. The museum has displays of Acehnese weaponry, household furnishings, ceremonial costumes, everyday clothing, gold jewellery and calligraphy.
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Pasar Aceh Central
Market lovers will enjoy the colourful Pasar Aceh Central, just north of the Mesjid Raya between Jl Chik Pante Kulu and Jl Diponegoro.
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Pasar Ikan
Pasar Ikan defines freshness. Boats ease into the river and unload their cargoes of shark, tuna and prawns onto the vendor carts.
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Pasar Malam Rek
The square at the junction of Jl Ahmad Yani and Jl Khairil Anwar is the setting for the Pasar Malam Rek, Banda Aceh's lively night food market.
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Rumah Aceh
In the same compound as the Museum Negeri Banda Aceh is the Rumah Aceh - a fine example of traditional Acehnese architecture, built without nails and held together with cord and pegs. It contains more Acehnese artefacts and war memorabilia. In front of the Rumah Aceh is a huge cast-iron bell, the Cakra Donya, said to have been a gift from a Chinese emperor in the 15th century.
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