Descriptive Text Lawang Sewu

Lawang Sewu in Indonesian means "Thousand Doors". Semarang residents

call it that because the building has a door and a large window doors that
resembles a very large number. This building was designed by Dutch
architect JF C. Citroen of Firma Klinkhamer and B.J. Quendag in 1903 and
was completed in 1907. This building was originally used for offices
Spoorweg Nederlands-Indische Maatschappij or NIS, the Dutch railway
company.
The front of this historic building decorated by the twin towers and gothic
models are divided into two, extending rearward impressive solid, big and
beautiful. Lawang Sewu architectural art deco style is characterized by a
growing exclusively in the era of 1850-1940 in continental Europe.
The building overlooks the Wilhelmina Park is now better known as complex
Tugu Muda. In front of Lawang Sewu first tram rails crossing the city of
Semarang, majoring fur â € "Jomblang. Aerial photos taken in 1927 still
shows this perangkutan track.
After Japan took over the Dutch in Indonesia in 1942, the basement of this
building which was formerly a sewer in the "magic" into the dungeon at once
sewer water. The house is also a silent witness to a fierce battle between
the people of Indonesia to the Japanese army known as the Battle of Five
Days in Semarang (October 14, 1945 - October 19, 1945). To
commemorate the historic event, a few years later, the government built a
stele in the courtyard Wilhelmina Park is now known as Monument Muida
Ancient buildings and magnificent two-story after independence used as
Indonesia Railway Bureau office (DKARI) or now PT Kereta Api Indonesia.
Moreover once used as the Office of National Infrastructures Regional
Military Command (Kodam IV / Diponegoro) and Regional Office (Regional
Office) Department of Transportation Central Java.
Given Lawang Sewu has important historical value, then the Government of
Semarang with SK Wali Kota 650/50/1992, enter Lawang Sewu as one of
the 102 ancient or historic buildings in the city of Semarang that should be
protected.
Currently Lawang Sewu is under renovation to repair parts of buildings that
have been damaged due with age.
 Descriptive Text Gedung Sate

For the people of West Java, where Gedung Sate is now the headquarters of
the Provincial Government of West Java gives pride. The building is in
addition to the high historical value also its presence known not only
indigenous people but nationally, buildings built since July 27, 1920 This is a
historical asset, even internationally also know, given this building was built
in the Dutch colonial period. No wonder if the building is located in Bandung
is a feature and a symbol of West Java. The skewers were stuck at the top
of the building is reinforced characteristic building that is now the center of
West Java Provincial Government.
With the shape of a rectangular building, stretches from South to North,
Gedung Sate wheelbase straight into the middle of Mount Maras. Originally,
this beautiful building called the House Hebe absorbed from the abbreviation
BG or Gounverments Bedrijven by residents that time, but later better
known as Gedung Sate at the top of the tower building there is a skewer
with six ornaments shaped guava.
Six ornament was said to symbolize the start of construction of the center of
government capital of 6 million guilders. With the initial capital, resolved the
main building of Gedung Sate, the Central Office of Post Telegraph and
Telephone (PTT), Laboratories, Geological Museum as well dinar Water and
Electric Power.
However, due to the global economic recession in 1930 which also hit the
Netherlands in Indonesia, the government center building cannot be
resolved entirely.
However, the establishment of Gedung Sate are graceful, magnificent and
monumental, has become a phenomenon of narrative history of West Java.
Now, after 88 years, Gedung Sate still standing and witness trip West Java
Government towards the creation of societies that Gemah Ripah repeh Neat
Kerta Prog.
 Descriptive Text Candi Borobudur

Borobudur is the biggest temple in Indonesia. Candi Borobudur is in

Magelang, Central Java, notwithstanding being a clamoring vacation
destination, is likewise a focal point of love for Buddhists in Indonesia,
particularly in every festival of Vesak. This is steady with the importance of
its name is "cloister in the slopes". Borobudur is right now assigned as one
of the UNESCO World Heritage.
Borobudur was constructed around 800 BC or 9th century. Borobudur was
assembled by the devotees of the Mahayana Buddha amid the rule of the
Sailendra line. This temple was fabricated in the prime of the Sailendra
tradition. Borobudur author, King Samaratungga from dynastic or Sailendra
administration. The likelihood of this temple was manufactured around 824
AD and was finished around the year 900 AD amid the rule of Queen
Pramudawardhani who is the girl of Samaratungga. While the engineers who
added to construct this temple as indicated by the account of inherited
named Gunadharma.
The word Borobudur itself by first composed confirmation composed by Sir
Thomas Stamford Raffles, the Governor General of Great Britain in Java,
which gave the name of this temple. There is no composed proof that more
established who issued it the name Borobudur temple. The main archives
that demonstrate the presence most established temple is Nagarakertagama
book, which was composed by MPU Prapanca in 1365. In the book
composed that the temple was utilized as a position of Buddhist
contemplation.
The importance of the name Borobudur "cloister in the slopes", which is
gotten from "bara" (temple or religious community) and "beduhur" (slopes
or high place) in Sanskrit. Accordingly, as per the significance of the name
Borobudur, then this spot since it was utilized as a position of Buddhist
love.
This temple for quite a long time no more utilized. At that point due to
volcanic emissions, a large portion of the structures secured Borobudur
volcanic soil. Moreover, the building is secured with trees and bushes for a
considerable length of time. At that point the building of this temple started
to be overlooked in the times of Islam landed in Indonesia around the 15th
century.
In 1814 when the British involved Indonesia, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
knew about the disclosure of monster archeological protest in the town
Bumisegoro Magelang. Because of the immense premium the historical
backdrop of Java, then instantly requested Raffles HC Cornelius, a Dutch
architect, to examine the revelation of the area it is a slope secured with
bushes.
Cornelius helped by around 200 men chop down trees and evacuate bushes
that secured the titan building. Since the building is as of now delicate and
could crumple, then answer to the Raffles Cornelius development
incorporates a few pictures. In view of the disclosure, Raffles was respected
as the individual who began the rebuilding of Borobudur and got the
consideration of the world. In 1835, the whole zone of the temple has been
unearthed. The temple proceeds restored the Dutch frontier period.