Harapan Bangsa Stadium

Harapan Bangsa Stadium is the biggest football stadium in Aceh.
It is located at Lhoong Raya. So, this stadium also called Lhoong Raya Stadium. This stadium has capacity of 45.000 seats. Based on the Wikipedia, this stadium had become one of the greatest stadium in Indonesia. But, due to lack of maintenance and affected by earthquake and tsunami in 2004, this stadium became not magnificent anymore. This stadium had been renovated after the tsunami with direct funding from FIFA.

Well now allow me to tell you about our third hunting session. From the introduction, you can guess where we were. Yes. We were in Harapan Bangsa Stadium. 

As always, we gathered at the stadium. But I missed the gathering, because I was late. :D

Actually, the stadium is almost similar to most stadiums in Indonesia. But, the style of its roof is different. It had been adopted from the form of  Rumoh Aceh's roof, the front and back side of stadium roof forms the repetition of Rumoh Aceh roof forms. I think, that's what makes the stadium unique. 

Inside the stadium

Back side roof

Outside the stadium

Yellow seats

Harapan Bangsa Stadium  is not very well maintained, despite that this place is still a favorite of athletes to practice every day. This stadium is also the headquarters of PERSIRAJA, one of Aceh football club. So that, we usually watch the Indonesia Premiere League here. Besides, there are many sport activities here every day. Maybe this stadium can be said sport center in Banda Aceh. The main sport are football and athletics. The athletics, there are running, throwing, jumping, shot put, etc. 

I don't know what she was doing -,- but I think it's very heavy

Warming up 

Watchout !!!

Jump, jump, jump!

Starting point

Throwing 

Are you ready?

That's all that I can tell you... The athletes attract me, so that I forgot to take pictures of the building.

But before going home, we didn't forget to take picture together. ;)

Photo's taken automatically by remote :D