Semarang: A Harmonious Blending of Cultures

ncon · October 25th, 2005, 04:35 PM

Semarang

Semarang is a city on the north coast of the island of Java, Indonesia. It is the capital of the province of Central Java (Jawa Tengah). It has an area of 373,67 km² and approximately 1.5 million people making it the Indonesia's fifth largest city . Semarang is located at 6°58′ S 110°25′ E. A major port during the Dutch colonial era, and still an important port today, the city is known in Indonesia for its large ethnically Chinese population. The name of the city, Semarang, may have originated from the concatenation of the words "asem" (tamarind) and "arang".

ncon · October 25th, 2005, 04:45 PM

Marking 600 years anniversary of Zheng He

Courtesy of ForumKamera[dot]com

ncon · October 25th, 2005, 05:11 PM

Blenduk Church

paradyto · October 26th, 2005, 07:47 AM

Great pics encon, more pls.... (interesting to know).

enjoy

ncon · October 26th, 2005, 08:24 AM

no problem

more coming soon

it is really Blending of cultures

as u can see Chinese,Catholic,Islam

cOcO_cHaneL · October 26th, 2005, 08:47 AM

woww~~ amazing semaranggg..!

ncon · October 26th, 2005, 09:00 AM

btw cOcO why u put jakarta as plastic city??

ncon · October 26th, 2005, 09:14 AM

Agung Jateng Mosque

ncon · October 26th, 2005, 09:18 AM

Harmonious Belnding of Cultures Collection Pics:

indorealty · October 26th, 2005, 09:35 AM

Semarang used to be one of the most developed city ports in Asia in 1500-1800; it was far more developed than Jakarta, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
That's why also Zheng He came all the way to Semarang.
Semarang was also the birth place of Kian Gwan, the first conglomerate company in Asia. Kian Gwan companies (Rajawali Nusantara, Phapros, etc)were nationalized (read: taken away) by the government of Indonesia. The only remaining Kian Gwan company is located in Bangkok, Thailand.
Kian Gwan's founder Oeij Tiong Ham is Asia's first millionaire, when he passed away he left a wealth of well over 200 million guilders.

Check photo archive at
http://www.semarang.nl/

paradyto · October 26th, 2005, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by encon

Agung Jateng Mosque

Yeah..... looks beautiful mosque, I like it

enjoy

XxRyoChanxX · October 27th, 2005, 12:28 AM

awesome pics!!

stoofy · October 27th, 2005, 04:53 AM

beautiful pictures... i lovee looking at old mosque designs, dutch-style churches, and the 'china towns'/kota areas...i wish they would restore some of these beautiful designs in Jakarta (kota area, fatahillah, etc)..and hopefully..not leave them to be looking like a dump

because these historical past & architecture is what we are..and what defines our cities...

hmm i wanted to go to semarang now

and ask my sister to come (photography timee!)

ncon · October 27th, 2005, 04:55 AM

I think that other cities in Indonesia still could preserve Old buildings except at Jakarta (mostly they destroy and replace it with Ruko no value at all)

do take some photos and share it with us

cOcO_cHaneL · October 27th, 2005, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by encon

btw cOcO why u put jakarta as plastic city??

oh hahah it;s just bcoz so many women in jakarta are two faces they pretend to b really nice and rich to gain respect. hahah that's all.. no problem with it rite?? but i still luv jjjjaaakkkkaaaarrtaaa bdw

havoxx · October 28th, 2005, 06:45 AM

Commenting the pic posted by Encon on the Semarang's mosque. It is really sad when one translates "Islamic" art and architecture as being synonymous with Arabic's culture--not that the term "Islamic" itself is literally correct when describing a style arising from the region. Islam as a culture spans from Spain to Indonesia--such a vast tract of geographic area to be encompassed into one architecture style and vocabulary. Given this fact, I found the colonnade to be engrossingly pretentious. Why couldn't the architect/commissioner/builder/whoever built the mosque that simply adapts to the vernacular architecture? Didn't they remember learning about our "prized" Masjid Agung Demak back in the 3rd grade of elementary school? When will we stop turning our religious places into another prototypes of suburbia--each with a theme of its own? Should there be a "Gereja Legenda, Masjid Wisata, or Pura Bunga"? San Vitale, Rotondo San Constanza, the Hagia Sophia do not belong to Indonesian culture and nor should they ever be.
(I couldn't imagine looking at the actual pictures of the mosque! And I was merely commenting on the colonnade.)

Subangite · October 28th, 2005, 08:56 AM

beautiful!!

Ojak · December 13th, 2005, 12:48 PM

Is Semarang planning to have a kind of LRT like Bandung?

us_lukman · December 29th, 2005, 10:35 AM

EastBoy · December 29th, 2005, 03:05 PM

beatiful city...

October 25th, 2005, 04:35 PM	#1
ncon Dangerous User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: singapore-jakarta Posts: 9,191 Likes (Received): 14	Semarang: A Harmonious Blending of Cultures Semarang Semarang is a city on the north coast of the island of Java, Indonesia. It is the capital of the province of Central Java (Jawa Tengah). It has an area of 373,67 km² and approximately 1.5 million people making it the Indonesia's fifth largest city . Semarang is located at 6°58′ S 110°25′ E. A major port during the Dutch colonial era, and still an important port today, the city is known in Indonesia for its large ethnically Chinese population. The name of the city, Semarang, may have originated from the concatenation of the words "asem" (tamarind) and "arang". __________________ Signature was too big and distracting.

October 25th, 2005, 04:45 PM	#2
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October 26th, 2005, 08:24 AM	#5
ncon Dangerous User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: singapore-jakarta Posts: 9,191 Likes (Received): 14	no problem more coming soon it is really Blending of cultures as u can see Chinese,Catholic,Islam __________________ Signature was too big and distracting.

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cOcO_cHaneL @#*%! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: heaven Posts: 478 Likes (Received): 0	woww~~ amazing semaranggg..!

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ncon Dangerous User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: singapore-jakarta Posts: 9,191 Likes (Received): 14	btw cOcO why u put jakarta as plastic city?? __________________ Signature was too big and distracting.

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ncon Dangerous User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: singapore-jakarta Posts: 9,191 Likes (Received): 14	Agung Jateng Mosque __________________ Signature was too big and distracting.

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ncon Dangerous User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: singapore-jakarta Posts: 9,191 Likes (Received): 14	Harmonious Belnding of Cultures Collection Pics: __________________ Signature was too big and distracting.

October 26th, 2005, 09:35 AM	#10
indorealty Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 49 Likes (Received): 0	Semarang used to be one of the most developed city ports in Asia in 1500-1800; it was far more developed than Jakarta, Hong Kong, and Singapore. That's why also Zheng He came all the way to Semarang. Semarang was also the birth place of Kian Gwan, the first conglomerate company in Asia. Kian Gwan companies (Rajawali Nusantara, Phapros, etc)were nationalized (read: taken away) by the government of Indonesia. The only remaining Kian Gwan company is located in Bangkok, Thailand. Kian Gwan's founder Oeij Tiong Ham is Asia's first millionaire, when he passed away he left a wealth of well over 200 million guilders. Check photo archive at http://www.semarang.nl/

October 27th, 2005, 12:28 AM	#12
XxRyoChanxX holla holla hey! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: California/Indonesia Posts: 3,305 Likes (Received): 4	awesome pics!! __________________ ***EXQUISITE INDONESIA***

October 27th, 2005, 04:53 AM	#13
stoofy less is a bore Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brisbane & Jakarta Posts: 71 Likes (Received): 0	beautiful pictures... i lovee looking at old mosque designs, dutch-style churches, and the 'china towns'/kota areas...i wish they would restore some of these beautiful designs in Jakarta (kota area, fatahillah, etc)..and hopefully..not leave them to be looking like a dump because these historical past & architecture is what we are..and what defines our cities... hmm i wanted to go to semarang now and ask my sister to come (photography timee!) __________________ ...sounds corny and seed-y but yes indeed-y, give me the simple life!...

October 27th, 2005, 04:55 AM	#14
ncon Dangerous User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: singapore-jakarta Posts: 9,191 Likes (Received): 14	I think that other cities in Indonesia still could preserve Old buildings except at Jakarta (mostly they destroy and replace it with Ruko no value at all) do take some photos and share it with us __________________ Signature was too big and distracting.

October 28th, 2005, 06:45 AM	#16
havoxx Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 49 Likes (Received): 1	Commenting the pic posted by Encon on the Semarang's mosque. It is really sad when one translates "Islamic" art and architecture as being synonymous with Arabic's culture--not that the term "Islamic" itself is literally correct when describing a style arising from the region. Islam as a culture spans from Spain to Indonesia--such a vast tract of geographic area to be encompassed into one architecture style and vocabulary. Given this fact, I found the colonnade to be engrossingly pretentious. Why couldn't the architect/commissioner/builder/whoever built the mosque that simply adapts to the vernacular architecture? Didn't they remember learning about our "prized" Masjid Agung Demak back in the 3rd grade of elementary school? When will we stop turning our religious places into another prototypes of suburbia--each with a theme of its own? Should there be a "Gereja Legenda, Masjid Wisata, or Pura Bunga"? San Vitale, Rotondo San Constanza, the Hagia Sophia do not belong to Indonesian culture and nor should they ever be. (I couldn't imagine looking at the actual pictures of the mosque! And I was merely commenting on the colonnade.) Last edited by havoxx; October 28th, 2005 at 07:38 AM.

October 28th, 2005, 08:56 AM	#17
Subangite Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: behind you Posts: 1,005 Likes (Received): 0	beautiful!!

December 13th, 2005, 12:48 PM	#18
Ojak Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 194 Likes (Received): 0	Is Semarang planning to have a kind of LRT like Bandung?

December 29th, 2005, 10:35 AM	#19
us_lukman us_lukman Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Surabaya Posts: 372 Likes (Received): 0	Bank Indonesia in Semarang __________________ SURABAYA IS MY HOMETOWN http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread...=245384&page=5 http://surabaya_town.blogs.friendster.com Last edited by us_lukman; January 1st, 2006 at 07:04 AM.

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EastBoy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Surabaya Posts: 8 Likes (Received): 0	beatiful city...

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