3 Historical Tourist Attractions In Semarang That Must Be Visited

JAKARTA - The capital city of Central Java Province, Semarang, is a city that has many historical tourist attractions. These tourist attractions are influenced by different cultures, ranging from Indonesia, China, to the Netherlands.

For those of you who want to spend vacation time in Semarang, here are some recommendations for historic tourist attractions that are mandatory to visit.

Reporting from the Indonesia Travel website, Lawang Sewu is a well-known historical tourist spot in Semarang. The location is on Jalan Pemuda, Semarang City.

In Javanese, Lawang means door, while it means a thousand. This building has many symmetrical doors, which are often used as a place for photos of visitors.

Lawang Sewu was originally used as the head office of a private rail company and is proof of the history of the development of trains in Indonesia. However, currently Lawang Sewu is no longer operating, but is designated as a tourist museum.

If you go to Semarang, it will not be complete if you have not visited the Old City area. This area is filled with old buildings from the Dutch East Indies, which are hundreds of years old.

The buildings emerged starting with an agreement between the Islamic Mataram Kingdom and the Dutch in the 17th century. The Dutch through the VOC at that time managed to help face the rebellion so that they were rewarded by the City of Semarang, which then built various buildings.

Sam Poo Kong is a historical tourist spot built to commemorate Admiral Cheng Ho, a explorer from China. This temple was built in the 15th century and marked as the oldest Chinese temple in Simongan, Semarang.

Sam Poo Kong Temple (Instagram/tourism.sampookong)

Sam Poo Kong Temple is a symbol of a combination of Chinese culture with Javanese customs. The best time to visit this temple was in the sixth month of the lunar calendar. During that time a festival will be held to commemorate the arrival of the Examination of Cheng Ho in Semarang, one of which is a ceremony for people to parade the Cheng Ho statue of the Tay Kak Sie temple to Sam Poo Kong.