More Photo Essays: Sharia Law in post-tsunami Aceh, Indonesia: aceh003

A gatekeeper, of the Tsunami Museum, takes a peek out of portal window to the view below from the roof of the museum, which is now closed due to lack of funding, in Banda Aceh, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Beautification projects of the $7.2 million, four-storey, ship-shaped museum include finishing the rooftop with a grassy and cafe area where visitors can take in the view of the city and have lunch. On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake triggered a massive tsunami that killed 226,000 people throughout several countries. In Aceh, the death toll alone was 166,000.

A gatekeeper, of the Tsunami Museum, takes a peek out of portal window to the view below from the roof of the museum, which is now closed due to lack of funding, in Banda Aceh, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Beautification projects of the $7.2 million, four-storey, ship-shaped museum include finishing the rooftop with a grassy and cafe area where visitors can take in the view of the city and have lunch. On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake triggered a massive tsunami that killed 226,000 people throughout several countries. In Aceh, the death toll alone was 166,000.