This is 5 Places in Semarang Most Attractive

 

Tourist attractions in Semarang is a favorite destination among connoisseurs favored by many trips during a visit to Central Java.

Semarang from time to time is a melting pot of many cultures and ethnicities, from East Asia and Europe. One charm is his sights Semarang harmonization of Javanese culture with Chinese culture, Arabic, and the Netherlands.

You can find such beautiful harmony of this culture by visiting a number of tourist attractions in Semarang among Kauman area, Chinatown, and the Old City. In the Old City, you will witness a historic old building that was once the center of European trade in Semarang. Geraja Blenduk, a Dutch church dome created in 1753, is a landmark in this place.
Exploring the various tourist attractions in Semarang can be done easily. Tourism infrastructure in the city is adequate. Buses, public transportation, until rickshaws are available to take you to the attractions in Semarang. If you want a taxi, this is an easy thing dilakukan.Pilihan driving a private vehicle or rent a car at the car rental place to surround Semarang also things that would be nice over there. Some places to look for souvenirs of Semarang can ditemu in around Jln. Pandanaran and Jln. Mataram.

You can buy wingko tripe, know pong, know mismatched Bandungan, and presto milk if desired. Tourist experience in Semarang would be as pleasant as you never mengelingi tourist attractions in Yogyakarta or visit some tourist attractions in Solo impressive.

Places in Semarang

The following are a number of tourist attractions in Semarang are interesting to visit.

1. Great Mosque of Central Java

Great Mosque of Central Java is designed in a mix of architectural styles Java, Islam, and Roman. Roman style look of the building 25 pillars in the courtyard of the mosque. Style pillars in the Roman Colosseum Athena is decorated with beautiful calligraphy, symbolizing the 25 prophets and messengers.

At the gate, written shahadah. And on a flat, Arabic letters written Malay "Guno Sucining Gapuraning Gusti". Great Mosque in Semarang has a guest house, has 23 rooms with a variety of classes. You can use this facility if you like. Charm of the Great Mosque of Central Java, the most remarkable is the Al Husna Tower (Al Husna Tower).

This tower 99 m altitude. If you go up to the 18th floor, where there is a Muslim cafe which can rotate 360 degrees. While on the 19th floor, there are 5 pieces of binoculars that can be used to see the city of Semarang of height.

2. Museum Ronggowarsito

Museum Ronggowarsito be around the roundabout Kalibanteng (not far from the airport Ahmad Yani). You can find this provincial museum in Jln. Abdul Rahman Saleh, Semarang.

Ranggawarsita museum has a collection of 59 814 pieces, collected from a wide range of ages and cultures. If you want to enter the sights in Semarang this one, then the price of admission Ronggowarsito museum is Rp 4 thousand per person (adult) or Rp 2 thousand (children). In the museum, there are 4 buildings, each building has a different history collection.




3. Lawang Sewu Semarang

Lawang Sewu is an ancient building that was built by the Dutch in 1904. In the early days, this building is the corporate headquarters railway (tram) Netherlands.

Lawang Sewu has many doors, door opening number counted as many as 429 pieces, with more than 1,200 doors. That is the reason why the call Semarang Lawang (door) - Sewu (thousand). One of the tourist attractions in this unique Semarang is also a favorite destination for lovers of photography.


4. Old City of Semarang
Old City is one of the tourist attractions in Semarang where you can find a recording system architecture wake region of Europe that is in this place. In the Old City, you can see the water canals that still exists today. That is the reason why the Old City earned the nickname "Little Netherland".

The most interesting landmarks in this area is Blenduq Church, an old building more than 2.5 centuries. Blenduq word comes from the Javanese language, which means the dome, refer to the dome of this church.
The roof is curved and red was in contrast with the whitewashed walls. The four pillars of a strong and distinctive twin towers at the front of the church typical form of this one.
Blendug Church is an icon of Semarang and always a favorite destination for lovers of travel Semarang history and photography lovers in Indonesia. If you are in Jakarta, you can visit the old city to gain experience is no less interesting than the Old City Semarang.

5. Beach Marina

Marina is one of the tourist attractions in Semarang which is also frequented by people. To be able to go to the beach area, you have to buy tickets to Marina Rp 3 thousand per person.

On the Beach Marina, there are many activities you can do. Main racing toy cars, swimming, or sit relax while watching the panorama of the beach.

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Lawang Sewu Semarang, Unique Architecture Beauty

 

Lawang Sewu Semarang is one of the historical attractions in Semarang that bring the beauty of the unique architectural buildings. Building relics of the past is capable of presenting a view favored by many people, especially the lovers of photography.

More than that, Lawang Sewu is also one of the historic moment Indonesian independence war. Interesting side of this building lies in its history, architectural design, up to a mystical story. You can find Lawang Sewu in the Roundabout Tugu Muda, Semarang, Central Java.

Lawang Sewu Semarang history began in 1904, which is the initial phase of construction of the building and completed three years later. The design of the building is made by two Dutch people named BJ Quendag and J.F. Klinkhamer. Blue print plan Lawang Sewu building was signed in 1903 in Amsterdam.



At the very beginning, the building was designated as the headquarters of NIS (Nederlands-IndischeSpoorwegMaatschappij), the railway company owned Dutch colonial. After Indonesian independence, PT. Kereta Api Indonesia formerly the Department of Railways Repoeblik Indonesia could use the building as an office. Two other government agencies also had an office here, the Regional Office of the Ministry of Transportation Central Java and the Office of National Infrastructure Military Command IV / Diponegoro.

At that time and until now, the people of Semarang call the building as a "Lawang Sewu" because it has a lot of doors. In the Java language, "mace" means the door and "sewu" means one thousand. Literally, it means a thousand doors. But the door of the building is not actually amount to a thousand. If you visit this unique building in Semarang, you can see how much the window width and height are attached to the building. The windows is then perceived by the local community as well as doors.

Lawang Sewu Semarang also has historical value. This old building has been a silent witness to the Battle of Five Days in Hyderabad and is the location of the battle between the Young Generation Railways (AMKA) against Kidobutai and Japanese Kempeitai. This is because local governments incorporate the old building as one of the historic buildings in Semarang, which must be protected. Lawang Sewu building was completely restored and revitalized in 2011 ago.

Lawang Sewu Address: Jln. Youth, Tugu Muda Complex, Semarang, Central Java | (024) 3542015
Map location: click here
GPS Coordinates: -6.984056,110.410793

Interesting things Lawang Sewu Semarang

Lawang Sewu Semarang consists of four buildings. You have to pay admission Lawang Sewu to be able to explore this attraction. Of course, you will be accompanied by a guide when touring in Lawang Sewu. If you come alone, you can join the other visitors were there to keep the cost can be reduced guide services more efficient.

Some people who have a sense of the supernatural ever tells about the various sightings there. But in fact, the atmosphere does not diminish the charm of old buildings owned beautiful and artistic design. Of the many existing space, there is only one open room. That said, the room was once a working space belongs to high officials of the colonial Dutch.

Search along the floor of the two will end up at the end of the building where you can find a bridge to the other building. This bridge will bring you up to the rear of the building. When you search for the next hallway, you will see a sewer under the edge of a hallway. This ditch is said to have a place to dispose of a corpse whose head had been severed during the Japanese occupation.

From the second floor, a guide will take you to the top. This section is an attic and the story never made a prisoner abuse while Japanese occupation.

The top of Lawang Sewu Semarang

Lawang Sewu also has a basement. But, you have to pay another entrance ticket to get into the basement. In the past, the rooms were initially serves as a drainage channel was once used as a prison. When going into the basement, you can memabaca prohibition to perform any activity mystical. To explore the dungeon, you need to break through the puddles are quite high.

Lawang Sewu in Semarang, there are also other smaller buildings which functioned as a railway museum. Upon entering the building, you can read the writing on the history of the building Lawang Sewu. This building has several rooms. The main room of the building used as a place to show off a number of large-sized photo and equipment to set up a railway line in the Netherlands.
When exploring Lawang Sewu building, you can find some interesting spots to take photos. Artistic building is able to deliver a unique background that commonly demand a lot of photography lovers.

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