HISTORICAL PLACES

 


Lawang Sewu, Semarang

Visiting tourist sites that have high historical value can always provide different sensations and also new things that can be learned from the past. Interestingly, in Indonesia there are a lot of historical places that are not less interesting than modern tourist destinations as today, which are now increasing in number. History, of course, has its own charm that can also amaze visitors.

So, where are the historical places in Indonesia? The answer is there are so many of them and spread throughout Indonesia. The following are some popular historical places in Indonesia with their climacteric stories as well which are worth to visit when you having 

Lawang Sewu is a building located in Semarang City, Central Java Province. It is also being one of the icons of this city. The building is more than one hundred years old because it was built in 1904 and completed in 1907.

 

The precise location of the building is on Jalan Pemuda, Semarang, right facing the Tugu Muda monument. This building were used to be the Nederlands-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij Central Administration Office. Now, Lawang Sewu is a fairly crowded tourist attraction in the city of Semarang.

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