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Logo menara banten vector5/30/2023 ![]() Nowadays, however, it is a source of pride for Banda Aceh. Many Acehnese initially refused to pray at Baiturrahman because it was built by the Dutch, whom they were warring against. ![]() Construction only began in 1879, when the first stone was laid by Tengku Qadhi Malikul Adil, who became its first imam, and was completed on 27 December 1881 during the reign of Muhammad Daud Syah, the last sultan of Aceh. In 1879 the Dutch rebuilt the Mosque Baiturrahman as a gift to - and to reduce the anger of - the Acehnese. General van Swieten promised the local rulers he would rebuild the mosque and create a warm place for mercy. From some flares shot onto the thatched roof, the mosque caught fire. ![]() When the Colonial administration of the Dutch East Indies attacked the Kraton During the First Aceh Expedition on 10 April 1873, the Acehnese attacked the KNIL from the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque. The original royal mosque featured a multi-tiered thatched roof, a typical feature of Acehnese architecture. Some say the original mosque was built even earlier in 1292 by Sultan Alaidin Mahmudsyah. The original Masjid Raya ("Grand Mosque") was built in 1612 during the reign of Sultan Iskandar Muda. Before 1935, the new Baiturrahman Grand Mosque featured one dome and one minaret.
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