Saturday, February 11, 2012

7 historic buildings in Indonesia


1.Istana Maimun


Maimun palace has been named the most beautiful buildings in the city of Medan, North Sumatra. Located in the Jl. Brig Katamso, this magnificent palace was completed around 1888 and is a legacy of Ma'mun Al Rashid Sultan Deli Mighty Alamsyah. Shades of yellow color on this building is a typical Malay.

2.Lawang Sewu

Discusses the architecture or the old buildings in Indonesia, certainly can not get out of a legendary building that stood firm in the city, precisely in the Simpang Lima, the Sewu Lawang. Buildings that means "a thousand doors" was in fact not her real name given to this building.
 

3.Taman  Sari

Taman Sari is designed in such a way that could bring peace to anyone who was in it. This building also reflects the multicultural style (Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, Javanese, Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, and Islam). Small pond with a fountain crystal clear and flowering trees, add to the beauty of this place. As well as making it a perfect retreat location.

4.Tongkonan


Tongkonan does have its own characteristics compared to other peoples houses.The house is a wooden house on stilts. The roof is made of bamboo structure covered with black fibers and a curved shape like a boat on your stomach, making the house is similar to the Tower House, or a custom home Minang Batak society.The wall is made of wood, also carved with a variety of typical Toraja carvings.

5.Jembatan Mahakam


Speaking of architecture is not limited to buildings, houses or buildings. Well, for this category, Mahakam Bridge 2 or also known as the Bridge Tenggarong in East Kalimantan, became one of the options.
 Across the top of the Mahakam River on the edge of the City Tenggarong, this bridge is the second after I Mahakam Bridge in the middle of the city of Samarinda.However, the Mahakam Bridge 2 has an attractive design than the "elder brother" or other bridges in the archipelago. The bridge is classified as a suspension cable bridge and the design was almost the same as the Golden Gate in San Francisco, USA.

6.Mesjid Istiqlal

Jakarta-paced and filled with modern glass buildings, it still has a historic building with beautiful designs, the Istiqlal Mosque. Muslim houses of worship are magnificent this has long been one of the landmarks of Jakarta. Sturdy stand on an area of ​​9.5 hectares and a capacity of up to 8,000 people, the work of architect Indonesia mosques, F Silaban this, once the largest in Southeast Asia, once the pride of Muslims and the Indonesian capital. Built in the early days of independence, the mosque is indeed symbolizes independence, according to the meaning of the name it bears.

Istiqlal Mosque has a huge white dome that looks like a ball cut in half. Like the other mosques in the world, Istiqlal Mosque also features a tower whose height reflects the amount of the existing paragraph in the Holy Koran. A giant drum part adds to the uniqueness of this mosque. The size is very large, the drum was crowned as the biggest drum in Indonesia!

7.Gedung Sate

Bandung is cool, you can also find a building with other architectures than others.Built in the Dutch colonial era, Sate Building, this building so much as mentioned, is another attraction in the City of Flowers. Sate Building name itself appears as an ornament that looks like a skewer on the main spire.
Sate building designed by Ir.J.Gerber, famous architect graduated from the Faculty of Engineering in Delft Netherlands and his team, was completed in 1924.

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