The Floating Mosque of Palu, also known as Arqam Babu Rahman Mosque is a mosque in the city of Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The mosque is an icon of Palu, known for floating on Palu Bay. It was hit by the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami and partially submerged underwater.
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...when a major earthquake struck the city of Palu, Central Sulawesi, a tsunami struck the city's coastline. On Tawalise Beach, a tourist attraction, a mosque was built about 100 meters from the shoreline. The mosque rested on foundation pillars anchored to the seabed. The tsunami broke the pillars, causing the mosque to collapse into the sea relatively undamaged and remaining standing strong...
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Today the mosque is even so dirty after the tsunami hit Palu some months ago. I do hope the local government repairs the mosque since it is not only an icon for the city but also as a worship site for muslims nearby. Before tsunami came, this spot is so iconic and is the place for people taking selfies and do solat (prayer). The architecture/design of this mosque...
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The scars from the tsunami have become a place for people to relax. It is good that this structure was not destroyed but left as an icon to remind people of the tsunami. It reminds us that there was a downtown area up to or even past the location of this mosque. It is ironic that the more the mosque is immersed in water, the more...
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