Istiqlal Mosque

Istiqlal Mosque is a reflection of togetherness in the diversity and diversity of

religions in Indonesia. The largest mosque in Southeast Asia and East Asia is

the result of the design of Frederich Silaban, a Protestant. The mosque, which

began construction on August 24, 1951 and finished its work on February 22,

1978, has an international modern Islamic architectural style that applies simple

geometric shapes such as cubes, squares and giant ball domes decorated with

ornaments. The existence of a giant ball dome functioned to show a grand and

monumental impression. The unique dome of the Istiqlal mosque is made with a

minimalist architectural concept, from white marble and stainless steel that is

sturdy, neutral, simple, and in accordance with the tropical climate. In addition

to modern and minimalist Islamic architecture, Middle Eastern architecture is

also applied through the decoration of calligraphy on the inside of the dome of

the mosque. The existence of a single tower as high as 96.66 meters towering in

the southern corner of the hallway makes this mosque so iconic.

 Lawang Sewu

Lawang Sewu is a historic building in Indonesia located in Semarang City,

Central Java. This building, formerly the office of the Nederlands-Indische
Spoorweg Maatschappij or NIS. It was built in 1904 and completed in 1907. It
is located at the Tugu Muda circle which was formerly called Wilhelminaplein.
Local people call it Lawang Sewu because the building has so many doors,
despite the fact that the number of doors does not reach one thousand. This
building has many windows that are tall and wide, so people often think of it as
a gate (mace).
This ancient and magnificent two-story building after independence was used as
the office of the Indonesian Repoeblik Railroad Department (DKARI) or now
PT Kereta Api Indonesia. It was also used as the Office of the Military Regional
Command Infrastructure Agency (Kodam IV / Diponegoro) and the Regional
Office (Kanwil) of the Ministry of Transportation in Central Java. During the
struggle this building has its own historical record, namely when the events took
place five days of fighting in Semarang (October 14 - October 19, 1945). This
old building is the location of a great battle between the AMKA youth or the
Train Youth Force against Kempetai and Kidobutai, Japan. Therefore the
Semarang City Government with Mayor Decree Number. 650/50/1992,
including Lawang Sewu as one of 102 ancient or historic buildings in the city of
Semarang that should be protected.
Currently the old building has undergone a stage of conservation and
revitalization carried out by the Unit Preservation of objects and historic
buildings of PT Kereta Api Persero