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KASUNANAN PALACE

The palace was built in 1745 by King Pakubuwono II. The palace offers many historic exhibitions which are exposed at the palace such as palace train, some traditional weapons, some antiquestuff or traditional puppet. One of the building is named Panggung Songgo Buwono, according to history/legend, it was a meeting place for the king and the queen of the south, Nyai Roro Kidul, a legendary fairy in javanese mistical myth which became the Queen of the Indian Ocean

MANGKUNEGARAN PALACE

The palace was built by R.M. Said (king Mangkunegoro I) popular know as pangeran Sambernyowo between 1740-1757 after signing Gianti Agreement on March 13,1757.
Here visitornya can see a traditional joglo architecture with 4 kinds of Soko Guru (main pillars) or see many kind historical and antique goods like masks, traditonal customs, traditional puppet, ancient, wood carving or old fashion gamelan.

DEMAK MOSQUE
Eldest mosque in this Java located in downtown Demak, 26 Km from Town Semarang. Mosque develop builded by this Sponsor Songo represent symbol cikal will stand up it the first Islam empire by Final Sultan Raden broken century 15. Mosque building having historical value [of] traditional architecture art typically Indonesia with roof limasan form, having separate keunikan that is existence a stanchion ( soko shavings ) made mosque from wood cutting ( tatal) which out of condition sudak, it is said bound by Sunan Kalijaga by xself use of a kind grass lawatan. About 1,5 Km from Glorious Mosque of Demak up at South-East there are Mausoleum Sunan Kalijaga which is a lot of visited by people.

KUDUS MINARET MOSQUE


Situated in Kudus town, Menara Kudus Mosque was built in the year of 956 Hijriah (Islamic Year Calendar) or 1549 AC by Syeh Ja'far Shodiq ( Sunan Kudus, one of the nine Guardians)
This early sixteenth century minaret is remarkable for its syncratization of Hindu-Javanese style and Islamic function. The top of the minaret is covered by an overlapping hipped roof system that accentuates the verticality of the tower. This roof system, which is said to resemble the mythical Hindu mountain meru, allows air to circulate through spaces between the roof layers. The meru roof is a common type for Javanese mosques and indeed is mimicked on the adjacent mosque.

GLORIOUS MOSQUE of CENTRAL JAVA
Especial Bunch Glorious Mosque of Central Java consisted of the especial building mosque, north wing building and the south, and also maidan. Especial function of this bunch as religious service medium. At wing buildings enhanced a other dissimilar function, like social and education function. All located in middle landscaping decorated Holy Tower Mosque tower replica and Glorious Beduq mosque of purworejo. At elbow its there will be also center lodging and commercial. There be still more house on duty for the Glorious Mosque chieftain of Central Java, nearby by Guest House, near by spandrel from other side Glorious Mosque of Central Java.
Especial Building mosque consisted of four floor. Especial floor is reached floor from direction maidan, this is Especial Column Salat is which broadness 50,4 X 50,4 m. This floor is attributed to a other dissimilar floors through ordinary doorstep and lift. Column Salat Extension planned to all direction, that is to right and left, to floor for wing building, up, dance garret ( mezzanine) for, as well as downwards, dance garret of under.
Especial Space Salat ready to accomodate 4.000 people jamaah, above there be still lanati garret, dimksudkan as Column Salat Woman, powered accomodate more or less 1.000 people. Medium dance garret of under have capacities to 1.000 good fellow touch man and also woman. Extension aside the left and right direction, that is to wing building second which is attributed to a short bridge, each have capacities of about 1.000 people also. Become Column Salat entirety capacities in glorious mosque of Central Java about 8.000 people.
For the special event, for example or Salat Id celebration, Glorious Mosque of Central Java still has maidan capable to accomodate 7.000 people again. in the situation the habit, this lawn is very hot below/under the sun Semarang. Hence this maidan under the aegis of six giant umbrella to protect jamaah from effusing or sun sting irrigate huja. this Giant umbrella can be opened and closed automatically, similar to which is there are Mosque Nabawi in Medinah.

WATUGONG SHRINE
Complex of Shrine of Buddha of Style of Watugong having artistic value highly 39 metre, representing highest pagoda in Indonesia. Develop by year 2005, located in front of Makodam IV Diponegoro Semarang. Building having seven of this storey;level there are idol of Goddess of Welas Asih from level of sixth second till. There are 20 idol of Kwan Im attached in the Pagoda. Installation of this Goddess Welas Asih adapted for direction of wind eye, what aim to in order to the Goddess which always the disperse love the love can take care of Town of Semarang from all direction. Building representing complement of space of Metta Karuna in Shrine of Avalokitesvara Srikukusrejo of Mount of Bat and own art of this very high architecture represent one of pride of towny of Semarang and Central Java of generally, because in this time visitor of Shrine of Buddha of Style do not only people of just just Budha, but also people of other religion to be made by as one of target of religion tourism.

SUNAN KALIJAGA GRAVE
It lies in the village of Kadilangu about 1.5 km to the east of Demak.Among the nine guardians (Walisongo).Sunan Kalijaga is the most famous leader as well as a poet and a philosopher.
There are a lot of people visit this grave, specially at the night of friday kliwon grave

BELENDUK CHURCH

It is located at Let. Jend Suprapto Street no. 32 Semarang City which expressing the chubby dome church.
It is named Gereja Blenduk because the roof of this building consist of two towers and big dome (Jav. Kubah)
The construction began in 1753 and was used for Nederlansche Indische Kerk. The architects were HPA De Wilde and W. Westmas. This church played an important role in development of Christianity in Semarang during early times.

VAN DER WIJCK FORT
Tourism object of this history located in Gombong, about 21 KM of west Kebumen. Fortress of[is in form of trapeze which made of this brick own 2 dance. In shares of roof of fortress of there are building functioning as reconnaissance place
Fortress of is ex-ommission of this Dutch develop builded in wartime of Diponegoro ( 1825-1830). In face of perlawana people, in the year 1827 government of colonial of Dutch apply system of military of Fortress of Stesel . One of " custody post" what they develop build region of Bagelen or Keduh of South arch of part of west is Fortress of van of der Wijck
Fortress of this Fossil have wide 7.168 m2 , with wall and floor which masing - masing have thick 140 cm and 110 cm. First floor of there are 4 gateway, 16 big column, and 27 other;dissimilar column is which smaller. connecting first floor and dance second of memeiliki 8 doorstep child not include 2 doorstep of emergency lainya. Danced by 2 xself there are 16 big column, and 25 column of kecil. of part of fortress roof, dance this second is connected by 4 doorstep child.

GEDUNG BATU (THE SAM PHO KONG TEMPLE)

This well known Chinese Temple stands 5 km south-west of the Semarang City. It was built in honor of Admiral Cheng Ho, the famous moslem eunuch of the Ming Dynasti who led a Chinese flet on seven expeditions to java and other parts od South-East and West Asia in the early 15th century. Cheng Ho is known as as Sam Pho Kong who first arrived in Java in 1405 and is attributed with having helped spread Islam.It is a great place to visit for many historic stories are represented which reveals the truth connection between Chinese in Semarang and the spreading of Islam in Central Java

PENDEM FORT


Adjacent to teh Teluk Penyu Beach you can find an underground fort built by the Dutch around the 19th century (1887).It was built as to inspect the marine traffic in the Indian Ocean especially the military. There are inter related channels and wide room inside.Pendem Fort has 14 military sheds which each shed can hold one army team.It is also facilitated with a tunnel consist of 4 entrances gates protected with six cannons

PORTUGUESE FORT
It is lies at hilly coast of Banyumas Village, Keling Subdistrict about 45 km from Jepara Town. It was built in the 16th century

 

     
   

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