tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115565330526256602024-03-13T04:55:59.767-07:00a Walk in SemarangThis is a simple travel journal to record my memories about Semarang, a capital city of Central Java-Indonesia, where I spent years of my childhood time. The articles consist of notes, video and mostly photographs compilation. Video and photographic documentations are recorded from my handy compact camera. I think I will record every interesting things about this town before the town is changed too much..........prasetyo budi santosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15897076024630767345noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311556533052625660.post-73480668948193716052024-02-04T18:23:00.000-08:002024-02-04T18:23:16.445-08:00A Two-Storey Art Deco House at Jalan Gajah Mada Semarang<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLX1DrGfuEaRsOxpg-g22BLC8m6IYTsxtQUQBsRN4UkgYtoen4_dC1N2-_zommflzGrEgOBOHsxmCtQd-nnLGCCQNzTS-NGezDUk2hdxbY9lyTJt-oyd8MlxPm7CRv9v36BWt3ncUp9cZAHPml5BShoVIIYelv2jWtq40rJ1x1Qzwvp_uBlE1Z2XEAvR8t/s3049/QNB%2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1375" data-original-width="3049" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLX1DrGfuEaRsOxpg-g22BLC8m6IYTsxtQUQBsRN4UkgYtoen4_dC1N2-_zommflzGrEgOBOHsxmCtQd-nnLGCCQNzTS-NGezDUk2hdxbY9lyTJt-oyd8MlxPm7CRv9v36BWt3ncUp9cZAHPml5BShoVIIYelv2jWtq40rJ1x1Qzwvp_uBlE1Z2XEAvR8t/s320/QNB%2001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">There is a small two-storey building currently used as a Bank Office. Almost certainly, as can be seen from the the design style, the building dates from the Art Deco Period during Dutch Colonial Era. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">The building is situated at Jl. Gajah Mada Semarang, a main street that connects Simpang Lima Area to the Tawang Train Station. It set back from the pedestrian side and almost hidden by the existence of its neighborhood multi-storey building.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDre6f_ahLrpfhLgy06aPK02RsPC-KPTJHIfR1lORsaAn16JfkbwvGo3BiOogSDjpUiQUhhYuwGVmbgEnNtCyeFGbUrZ86cxkfpABPBk5J1KD8AhBBQgwRjaeox41i5qP9629MrZxOLGQ9wtjHuF3OHG0sdGP1eZgfyr4Mu3eqkNjkMvaJ_r9gIc4Q3CK/s3051/QNB%2002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3051" data-original-width="1373" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDre6f_ahLrpfhLgy06aPK02RsPC-KPTJHIfR1lORsaAn16JfkbwvGo3BiOogSDjpUiQUhhYuwGVmbgEnNtCyeFGbUrZ86cxkfpABPBk5J1KD8AhBBQgwRjaeox41i5qP9629MrZxOLGQ9wtjHuF3OHG0sdGP1eZgfyr4Mu3eqkNjkMvaJ_r9gIc4Q3CK/s320/QNB%2002.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Maybe this building was once a residential house. Then over the time, as the area grew into commercial area, this building changed its function.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">However I have not found a clear source, whether this building is original from Colonial era, or just a replica.</div><p></p>prasetyo budi santosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15897076024630767345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311556533052625660.post-25385200832180965742024-01-25T16:02:00.000-08:002024-01-25T16:02:10.258-08:00An Old Building That Has Just Reportedly Collapsed Earlier This Week.<p style="text-align: justify;">I unintentionally found an online article today that a building in Semarang's Old City area had collapsed. This collapsed building is known as Butterworth Building, a remaining old facade building at currently situated at Kepodang Street. According to sources this building was built in 1930s by a British Trader.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7_Lr6ozzO5CSN11G_R-Q97F_-aMEb5FYhXianIh82eoGPo2ga2o64bZSFk5XB_9JtLYxsYcewU6NIv_X3CGE3zPAFo0PK6Tg5qpd0xNvE-LrlFFnSD8Gc02hetEdLVivRdvWUtDTdqxBDhhw0Ox5cFcISpVN8p2vPHSBsmY82eA02Xq_-EAHDdoVnMsH/s2560/20231117_163734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7_Lr6ozzO5CSN11G_R-Q97F_-aMEb5FYhXianIh82eoGPo2ga2o64bZSFk5XB_9JtLYxsYcewU6NIv_X3CGE3zPAFo0PK6Tg5qpd0xNvE-LrlFFnSD8Gc02hetEdLVivRdvWUtDTdqxBDhhw0Ox5cFcISpVN8p2vPHSBsmY82eA02Xq_-EAHDdoVnMsH/s320/20231117_163734.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxl8zceUAeHRgG-NyR870MxiiIazr5cw0WbBxAuMFELsfh5rfyGoPj_FDaFkB0feVwr_A4vz46OOvID0Ycsp6k8E3N8PoQ6PQyEhy3oE7EuYnuDgpwyTzngbS_6wm8LmcOJjNo2e3ynlioIoaK1YEnKRECwiIQPEOQMlwjXF4SE2QA-s-idBGTX9rK1x5/s4080/20231117_163810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxl8zceUAeHRgG-NyR870MxiiIazr5cw0WbBxAuMFELsfh5rfyGoPj_FDaFkB0feVwr_A4vz46OOvID0Ycsp6k8E3N8PoQ6PQyEhy3oE7EuYnuDgpwyTzngbS_6wm8LmcOJjNo2e3ynlioIoaK1YEnKRECwiIQPEOQMlwjXF4SE2QA-s-idBGTX9rK1x5/s320/20231117_163810.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It appears to be a remnant of front part of an old building with rows of louvered wooden windows within its arched transoms. And of course, there is an appearance of a kind of temple ornament, a giant head on top of a wooden door. It should be the main entrance belong to this building.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQDRxu1KmpnlYm8-8tbTn2t5gjhO054X8pTkpVnHWDMouTsmy-RfVgT6b5gVlyJ6tmYXeAAMM3usd2jVN7qQHGBD1zEH-1nNZsr5kaHnS0ZFTn5su7eatoDzfFLHxUIDpf5_mCgTMMVM2IsgctR5Ar0Zz_yViMJsXy5CngLIY1cJwUVW42KWyHxnaAvs2/s2560/20231117_163836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQDRxu1KmpnlYm8-8tbTn2t5gjhO054X8pTkpVnHWDMouTsmy-RfVgT6b5gVlyJ6tmYXeAAMM3usd2jVN7qQHGBD1zEH-1nNZsr5kaHnS0ZFTn5su7eatoDzfFLHxUIDpf5_mCgTMMVM2IsgctR5Ar0Zz_yViMJsXy5CngLIY1cJwUVW42KWyHxnaAvs2/s320/20231117_163836.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcberk7c4OowzY7ClGGzbuZHwIW1PqKPGNPXZLUsko_fpQoVZwmqpHvIy_twf9dP2gOU5_6RC_G1dk43pEt5tDWtOXSsNp3yREsX5wza-rLkBtq1-DiJO5CLwfwQHamiipBXMrMv0_205rAbO1Tj4cexf-D7mtWDBJv90vyLr5Is8pAa1mw1gG-GSBmR8/s2560/20231117_163815.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcberk7c4OowzY7ClGGzbuZHwIW1PqKPGNPXZLUsko_fpQoVZwmqpHvIy_twf9dP2gOU5_6RC_G1dk43pEt5tDWtOXSsNp3yREsX5wza-rLkBtq1-DiJO5CLwfwQHamiipBXMrMv0_205rAbO1Tj4cexf-D7mtWDBJv90vyLr5Is8pAa1mw1gG-GSBmR8/s320/20231117_163815.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">This news is quite surprising because in mid-November I have just visited this building. And maybe I was lucky enough to capture the building appearance in previous conditions. In fact, I also capture the appearance of this building more than ten years ago as seen in the picture below. In comparison, the condition of the building lasted quite a long time before finally collapsing this week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZiU8Hr45jd2QGK-41-wuJONZK4Mpjo4MG1isC_YbeelcU1YiW7NrgsPCxwkxWzkdK1vGk5d0w49tTPnJHAOgl7uQGhSCXRjuvPw116RZiK0hORQAHqZZodFdl92Fr6vNPZTT6AjOzNSRAaPor6mHALADXPlRERk9c4-g6Sm9Y9v_TeK4YjisHgWRp5KyH/s2592/P1010028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZiU8Hr45jd2QGK-41-wuJONZK4Mpjo4MG1isC_YbeelcU1YiW7NrgsPCxwkxWzkdK1vGk5d0w49tTPnJHAOgl7uQGhSCXRjuvPw116RZiK0hORQAHqZZodFdl92Fr6vNPZTT6AjOzNSRAaPor6mHALADXPlRERk9c4-g6Sm9Y9v_TeK4YjisHgWRp5KyH/s320/P1010028.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div>prasetyo budi santosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15897076024630767345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311556533052625660.post-35619774494314613962024-01-23T18:23:00.000-08:002024-01-23T18:29:55.366-08:00A Snapshot to an Old Building with a Corner Tower<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOeQfC9P47YUBD9-3WAx6_pZIOQFLCuQlx1lgmVMfetfyFsgyQOCi-UDERmg57P2oys-Frjl-A2tlr27dhYv_9DxsD9OSJRLF9NMAaexjSGk2OTVGGAESP4xbKwB_tqEseY4UxbOTEWuqgte2Wb1HoV5pmqP_o2RbpYhY0tHF8QBLVWVa8iw_Q9kZcSmk/s2560/20231020_150605.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOeQfC9P47YUBD9-3WAx6_pZIOQFLCuQlx1lgmVMfetfyFsgyQOCi-UDERmg57P2oys-Frjl-A2tlr27dhYv_9DxsD9OSJRLF9NMAaexjSGk2OTVGGAESP4xbKwB_tqEseY4UxbOTEWuqgte2Wb1HoV5pmqP_o2RbpYhY0tHF8QBLVWVa8iw_Q9kZcSmk/s320/20231020_150605.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This corner tower belonging to an old building is currently prominent on the side of the main road of the old city of Semarang. Actually, this is a restaurant that serves various local dishes.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This restaurant building is attached directly to the building next to it, namely the Bank Mandiri Office Building. This Bank Mandiri Ofice Building is known as an office that occupies a former "Societet de Harmonie" Building, a kind of Social Club Building from Dutch Colonial Era.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4MKBGcDLyHUzGJvB6rdEzPVw0_J9_B4IyDtouyfr4FJ-KilEK26QLqZ7vkL_JcwVxJKAZSnC9S0FudB9xs6axSIQv0-DebQJGqfz0KyTBWQ4OtjL42VS2X8TN1WHWPuYwW06kjp6Cqo3Nk45CsG9ZjnZiHSxL4hTEejtnlqD5ElYEjfgxcc9_BUwyw1P/s2560/20231020_150558.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4MKBGcDLyHUzGJvB6rdEzPVw0_J9_B4IyDtouyfr4FJ-KilEK26QLqZ7vkL_JcwVxJKAZSnC9S0FudB9xs6axSIQv0-DebQJGqfz0KyTBWQ4OtjL42VS2X8TN1WHWPuYwW06kjp6Cqo3Nk45CsG9ZjnZiHSxL4hTEejtnlqD5ElYEjfgxcc9_BUwyw1P/s320/20231020_150558.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJn53RsXT5vVdtSiciLeiRuNGDjK7eWZdiL-cYX0tK3_b3W0OzGBRDpUJuYOG4oZ3v3KxlagixQ1fotpN2MGEwuq4IyMd0COs6FjYDqRxGflCAfu1zfHxAVTnPUTPifjLAyvKfKKqy0fk4JeWdc_B_zrSSuC8hFLtyGyF4lJyxuTjrGTbbbNTJmruNh-2/s4080/20231020_150521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJn53RsXT5vVdtSiciLeiRuNGDjK7eWZdiL-cYX0tK3_b3W0OzGBRDpUJuYOG4oZ3v3KxlagixQ1fotpN2MGEwuq4IyMd0COs6FjYDqRxGflCAfu1zfHxAVTnPUTPifjLAyvKfKKqy0fk4JeWdc_B_zrSSuC8hFLtyGyF4lJyxuTjrGTbbbNTJmruNh-2/s320/20231020_150521.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">But if we carefully look at the detailed shape of the corner tower of the restaurant building, it looks similar to the corner tower of the Bank Mandiri Office at the opposite far side. It looks like the restaurant building once was part of the same building as the building next to it.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I took some pictures of this spot more than ten years ago (as seen on pictures below). Basically, the appearance still the same and the overall shape of the building is well preserved. The older photos depict building as appearing to be a building is not open for public. And nowadays, the appearance of the same building becomes more alive.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EvfPwDbsNp_uM_PvhANvob3nIliazBdRBFJDMybb0vDpVpYybN7vwN1LkwyRomkIZLLlbV3Y0Mh5jwscCeK0QrZYv_1CwQnBtZ5_UMR6MN7DHmUj2ssSIg_VqMPjFvjGErf9ol8zGNcg82akeSy_R1djx6PMoFCfAl0JehtZVupy7FriTNLzRAoBTbyT/s2592/behindMandiri-04.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EvfPwDbsNp_uM_PvhANvob3nIliazBdRBFJDMybb0vDpVpYybN7vwN1LkwyRomkIZLLlbV3Y0Mh5jwscCeK0QrZYv_1CwQnBtZ5_UMR6MN7DHmUj2ssSIg_VqMPjFvjGErf9ol8zGNcg82akeSy_R1djx6PMoFCfAl0JehtZVupy7FriTNLzRAoBTbyT/s320/behindMandiri-04.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOGTWbc-hbYLfnUjsUhk1aXnN6rSVEucqHSdqvpWTgtHSJ2H19Ck4aCBXYQJaM8AWggIac0y-X0zD57k4Q5wzIe8rfO9NRrlLhVK5im13oFyVciAcmg8-EaNhuQMhJk_0kRVtWAkQqJMT_eQwOUbn-tJHDbkoEUizEMeJccEd3ury-UwzkDtax-AUTPId/s2592/behindMandiri-03.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOGTWbc-hbYLfnUjsUhk1aXnN6rSVEucqHSdqvpWTgtHSJ2H19Ck4aCBXYQJaM8AWggIac0y-X0zD57k4Q5wzIe8rfO9NRrlLhVK5im13oFyVciAcmg8-EaNhuQMhJk_0kRVtWAkQqJMT_eQwOUbn-tJHDbkoEUizEMeJccEd3ury-UwzkDtax-AUTPId/s320/behindMandiri-03.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>prasetyo budi santosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15897076024630767345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311556533052625660.post-1570865914321846622023-10-28T04:40:00.003-07:002023-10-29T02:53:31.531-07:00That Old Two-Storey House at Jomblang is Now Already Gone.<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIJfrRkvddEXx1dvORTZJyFPakYT5nHF2hCS8b8XpSQczIh_yydhTc5hVfu-MZcA4ekvIyQqY69_dNKf75UZxL0nrXSlJY2-wSN3APxYesdtXtl_8oE0ZtAgQCq83nthNsgf0UUaMxdVA_z5w_wbMrO2sO40-Cpf11YXZq59udEo55E4fWEJuqe-tD8KE/s1800/P1010126_crop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1324" data-original-width="1800" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIJfrRkvddEXx1dvORTZJyFPakYT5nHF2hCS8b8XpSQczIh_yydhTc5hVfu-MZcA4ekvIyQqY69_dNKf75UZxL0nrXSlJY2-wSN3APxYesdtXtl_8oE0ZtAgQCq83nthNsgf0UUaMxdVA_z5w_wbMrO2sO40-Cpf11YXZq59udEo55E4fWEJuqe-tD8KE/s320/P1010126_crop.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The above picture is taken during my visit in Semarang about ten years ago, when I was taking a walk around Jomblang area. Actually, it was hidden behind a high metal fence. I don't think someone who passing the main road at that time would realize this old house is existed. Most probably, the site is near to the location of formerly Jomblang old train station.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Whatever the case, we will never find the appearance as seen on the above picture, because now a totally different form of a building with another function is already there. The below picture is taken during my latest visit to Semarang.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ZjCHT5jwyczvNfw5J4g2DkSG-E2t1DXnbbscZjhgT_19WvyVUXfVGe-L0CSgS9_t51MMaYChaJ2__VddnegIqiDElWD4nbqXZRIlmQfRnHPiv_aszaQLZxhro9jbru1ShDG9G2p1UKs1wvmHQfLP5L0ydqHdgwR_6iYsDVjgH1YCKzIFNNjat4itl7Jg/s4080/20231023_142728.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ZjCHT5jwyczvNfw5J4g2DkSG-E2t1DXnbbscZjhgT_19WvyVUXfVGe-L0CSgS9_t51MMaYChaJ2__VddnegIqiDElWD4nbqXZRIlmQfRnHPiv_aszaQLZxhro9jbru1ShDG9G2p1UKs1wvmHQfLP5L0ydqHdgwR_6iYsDVjgH1YCKzIFNNjat4itl7Jg/s320/20231023_142728.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>prasetyo budi santosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15897076024630767345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311556533052625660.post-52871986965436828982023-10-22T19:02:00.004-07:002023-10-28T04:41:06.817-07:00An Old House Have Transformed to a Food & Beverage Outlet in Semarang Old City.<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAojlMVz9oqXgjy5lVFs8bKBgj7OuyUDkDYdwHe59tepLKYW1z8zggGsJ53PHDSTbyvp1JTT9z6yRJc-vTij48piTn2hkaOJKFanMseXf56dcDpuxab96RCCW_LNlXYgY4Xdo2jA3Nbnib2CoqcxDrDO2TKjKh0ZgKVtI4qM97g1UlarCv4D7-IxGuks4B/s2560/0_rumah%20kota%20lama%20kini.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAojlMVz9oqXgjy5lVFs8bKBgj7OuyUDkDYdwHe59tepLKYW1z8zggGsJ53PHDSTbyvp1JTT9z6yRJc-vTij48piTn2hkaOJKFanMseXf56dcDpuxab96RCCW_LNlXYgY4Xdo2jA3Nbnib2CoqcxDrDO2TKjKh0ZgKVtI4qM97g1UlarCv4D7-IxGuks4B/s320/0_rumah%20kota%20lama%20kini.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This is a view of a street intersection in an old city area in Semarang, with a food & beverage outlet is prominently situated as currently is. The picture is taken during my last visit in Semarang.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It is interesting to compare it with a picture I have taken in almost in the same spot, but is taken about ten years ago. The old scenery is documented in <a href="https://smgpras.blogspot.com/2013/06/a-snapshot-to-old-house-at-outstadt.html" target="_blank">my old blog article</a>. Obviously, this food & beverage outlet is converted from an old house which the original appearance could be seen in the following picture below.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cCHOsYdUjBY5W7CzzU9j3TX3RGSFcORvRIAzYGTwCMqaevXlWi0v_4vX2KU3iHFPSd9eUwpKAaXKPp8dpk7doqr9FVpb6gPENMbiQIFIISNnuXKMdeq5rVkXzp3fchyDJJCEiSxjh81VcumWAx7GABeJXHbytPl0PLxsrTzK-25qS-gFyzFeC21kdPJa/s1600/0_rumah%20kota%20lama%20asli%20dulu.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cCHOsYdUjBY5W7CzzU9j3TX3RGSFcORvRIAzYGTwCMqaevXlWi0v_4vX2KU3iHFPSd9eUwpKAaXKPp8dpk7doqr9FVpb6gPENMbiQIFIISNnuXKMdeq5rVkXzp3fchyDJJCEiSxjh81VcumWAx7GABeJXHbytPl0PLxsrTzK-25qS-gFyzFeC21kdPJa/s320/0_rumah%20kota%20lama%20asli%20dulu.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It always interesting to make an observation, how new thing is transformed from an old thing. Anyway, the city will always growing and it maybe will also change something in my memory about certain thing.<br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>prasetyo budi santosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15897076024630767345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311556533052625660.post-91113087737178944672022-08-27T21:35:00.007-07:002022-08-27T22:00:01.196-07:00Remaining Old Row Houses in Jl. Lamper Sari Semarang <p><br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUU5YHKp8uoxO6yQqn2EDQsOwyCd9Hb6mwMa-JCV06MAy38ofDASOp9VtyutLv0OMTMBmFV0fa4UPcmXyDRmPaQuyhSX1aVjJ2NnXOjDTMobslDAOE3ZyY4-cnH_qymglOtUL0F59FGgxPk0iCF_KIPEypWH-m3dCxvqlhHv8z7bbCIAcFNX7GVrY1g/s2592/RumahKalisari-05.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUU5YHKp8uoxO6yQqn2EDQsOwyCd9Hb6mwMa-JCV06MAy38ofDASOp9VtyutLv0OMTMBmFV0fa4UPcmXyDRmPaQuyhSX1aVjJ2NnXOjDTMobslDAOE3ZyY4-cnH_qymglOtUL0F59FGgxPk0iCF_KIPEypWH-m3dCxvqlhHv8z7bbCIAcFNX7GVrY1g/s320/RumahKalisari-05.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: justify;">The pictures are taken in 2005, but I think this old house is still existed until today. The house is part of row houses that are originally shown in old colonial city master plan. Nowadays, most of them are already converted to new type of residential houses or even transformed to new commercial building functions.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJE-YvzLPS_-t9Ql9_xj5ZvsGC08bRnCXXLvxh-mjYnncgbSwVoWVncSxfEnURolp9FhCwk3ZH5d_gu-FMa0iGTY-PQSUHpUccJBGvhUt2_yecCON7QI_0FiC6fLHY1QJuUffcrlACgRXhh2bCzKIArVLnsJi9jKXNHrWTtkgARyLjI2Zj4GtXsTpcmg/s2592/RumahKAlisari-04.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJE-YvzLPS_-t9Ql9_xj5ZvsGC08bRnCXXLvxh-mjYnncgbSwVoWVncSxfEnURolp9FhCwk3ZH5d_gu-FMa0iGTY-PQSUHpUccJBGvhUt2_yecCON7QI_0FiC6fLHY1QJuUffcrlACgRXhh2bCzKIArVLnsJi9jKXNHrWTtkgARyLjI2Zj4GtXsTpcmg/s320/RumahKAlisari-04.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: justify;">It seems originally the house are built as homogeneous type of houses as it shown in original map as seen in following links: <a href="https://bit.ly/3RiK1LF">https://bit.ly/3RiK1LF</a> and <a href="https://bit.ly/3cr8qQh">https://bit.ly/3cr8qQh</a>.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: justify;"> Fortunately, as seen in today google maps, some of the are still found in coupled layout version within its mirror version scheme (against its neighborhood house unit). An it could be checked on this link <span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3TmkjHS">https://bit.ly/3TmkjHS</a>.</span></p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNzZkJ9Jq0EEtGjn1MEDnu2u512C_kWIqRVOuBQ8B1sbLhYAY6V7QbGEqkDQsoSLgfoezbb8RJ4TZ3a1XESq-MMfweWIk8-hXjvSJQ673l9uX1bY4LRqhhfK6qqgNP4A6zQckVPdzm5owSIz6kLcBxhMLMnmhKVAwC4Itzfky5tMT_NlsHN06lLWkPA/s2592/RumahKalisari-03.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNzZkJ9Jq0EEtGjn1MEDnu2u512C_kWIqRVOuBQ8B1sbLhYAY6V7QbGEqkDQsoSLgfoezbb8RJ4TZ3a1XESq-MMfweWIk8-hXjvSJQ673l9uX1bY4LRqhhfK6qqgNP4A6zQckVPdzm5owSIz6kLcBxhMLMnmhKVAwC4Itzfky5tMT_NlsHN06lLWkPA/s320/RumahKalisari-03.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><span style="text-align: justify;">It just feel great to still be able to see and capture the 'current' old houses existence, before it change soon to another form of new appearance or even new building function. As already seen in Google Map Image (captured on April 2022), one of the house is already advertised as "house for sale".</span></blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>prasetyo budi santosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15897076024630767345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311556533052625660.post-22848941592752112692022-04-09T20:12:00.001-07:002022-04-09T21:12:28.154-07:00A Snapshot of an Old School Building in Ungaran<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUszacJjT6oc9Rl3CItshaRRK1hVtDYjrnoQZbVtkM9JU4OlR9XVSHHQqpk8tjUMjgVZ64uqHF1k2o4s_BAUscc6PtiDEze-3QBfdo03YX02LfUnXNWd4HBqeYHapQcJlX40Q0GiC4CshXg31Mb7_RJl5UNlED9wofzh1oSPYVYJeq0pfBwxMHpxDdBA/s2592/P1010154.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUszacJjT6oc9Rl3CItshaRRK1hVtDYjrnoQZbVtkM9JU4OlR9XVSHHQqpk8tjUMjgVZ64uqHF1k2o4s_BAUscc6PtiDEze-3QBfdo03YX02LfUnXNWd4HBqeYHapQcJlX40Q0GiC4CshXg31Mb7_RJl5UNlED9wofzh1oSPYVYJeq0pfBwxMHpxDdBA/s320/P1010154.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I was just passing by Semarang-Jogjakarta Street in Ungaran and I was intriguing with a building compound with generous front courtyard. Yes it was just a junior high school building compound, it currently known as SMPN-1 Ungaran. The most interesting part was a building behind the lush trees in the front side, it typically seen as an old building belong to Dutch Colonial Era.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3mBvqr2vy2JuoKQpu6lqvrMckFBHpej8_aKu2Ndu5Dej1ziVkBMxkZHbHHLdvyqAq-q4ujjXJSbKnDbJYoi6avE_H-xiZO308rZX7RSVHX0MW6IgkYy-86VLQ1spVJS9zPgk2tmvc4J3T9SQOs0OLsiIv-qrnMdY0z9q9b46MlD2cGBhLkR8BgoSQQ/s2592/P1010156.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3mBvqr2vy2JuoKQpu6lqvrMckFBHpej8_aKu2Ndu5Dej1ziVkBMxkZHbHHLdvyqAq-q4ujjXJSbKnDbJYoi6avE_H-xiZO308rZX7RSVHX0MW6IgkYy-86VLQ1spVJS9zPgk2tmvc4J3T9SQOs0OLsiIv-qrnMdY0z9q9b46MlD2cGBhLkR8BgoSQQ/s320/P1010156.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">According to sources, the building was originally a Bosopzichtersschool (BOS) or known as a Forest Supervisor School. This building compound is actually situated in the opposite side of a building known as formerly Kweekschool, a school for teacher which is situated across the street. Thus it seem to be an area in Ungaran where educational training related activities took place.</span></p>prasetyo budi santosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15897076024630767345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311556533052625660.post-82821470938119837902022-03-15T17:09:00.003-07:002022-03-15T18:25:07.276-07:00The Story of a Flock of White Storks on the Old Tamarind Trees on The Sidewalk of Srondol Street<p> </p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFxujWmgUQ6Vb0cYYVgN8gcE0EfbEcDrStq-E6tdPfIm6Jv44igFsyKLRMwm8d9FWwCJSo7TU_8R_GNG5M_eO0GkmKvIcqKpR3kEBj94T2MO01AFlWIueL-PJLsobFaKI0e1ZK5m8x9b5MD5IJVClwJFe7ngjTQcx8eg9QvmyVDnHRyOLCX_ERCFnZMg=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFxujWmgUQ6Vb0cYYVgN8gcE0EfbEcDrStq-E6tdPfIm6Jv44igFsyKLRMwm8d9FWwCJSo7TU_8R_GNG5M_eO0GkmKvIcqKpR3kEBj94T2MO01AFlWIueL-PJLsobFaKI0e1ZK5m8x9b5MD5IJVClwJFe7ngjTQcx8eg9QvmyVDnHRyOLCX_ERCFnZMg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These photos and videos were probably taken in year of 2004, during my lebaran holiday in Semarang. That means 18 years ago from the time when this blog article was written now. It really is quite a long span of time.</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This is just an ordinary everyday sight at that time, if we passed the Srondol Road. A main road that will be passed if someone is going out of town towards Solo or Jogjakarta and vice versa. There are rows of old tamarind trees along the pedestrian sidewalk in front of a military base, where at the top part of the high trees you can see many white storks nesting and flying back and forth. </span></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUEsnzy53tC2R2or4dkvDezl-r0WRfYZiXUAvX1QKeGqYKwz9drM0E9rHmSJRuKAzEwE1_yE7ZgDwv0Z2BhrmB1pqgZoxUQSstR5aVJJabj9qSf1-DckAavHQi8YjV_fVOxIKsgdtgv0MPrUlgLsy6iOghFQ6jrNzLQZ26UPXVpJhW2r0YhTV8Ch1l_A=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUEsnzy53tC2R2or4dkvDezl-r0WRfYZiXUAvX1QKeGqYKwz9drM0E9rHmSJRuKAzEwE1_yE7ZgDwv0Z2BhrmB1pqgZoxUQSstR5aVJJabj9qSf1-DckAavHQi8YjV_fVOxIKsgdtgv0MPrUlgLsy6iOghFQ6jrNzLQZ26UPXVpJhW2r0YhTV8Ch1l_A=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I still and always remember this place, very long ago those birds were already there nest in the trees. I think this scenery was very unique and full of memories that me want to just simply capture it.</div></span></blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiz8hszQQF3R6SmXl6cAw96TvhoFiRoT6xgeQ5HpcwF2wz40e6jKHUCSiIHHsLnFIR5w0gQadM_uC5T-_PTkzRj567ybKr7ZXG0NKRNAhrTT5kRrPLP_h1a02fPaaGtcfIf5GHMhiHq6cUhw09AUm89EEZsTvCTgRwMDJfIzuwceJLSEsnS_EFiNOx59Q=s2592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiz8hszQQF3R6SmXl6cAw96TvhoFiRoT6xgeQ5HpcwF2wz40e6jKHUCSiIHHsLnFIR5w0gQadM_uC5T-_PTkzRj567ybKr7ZXG0NKRNAhrTT5kRrPLP_h1a02fPaaGtcfIf5GHMhiHq6cUhw09AUm89EEZsTvCTgRwMDJfIzuwceJLSEsnS_EFiNOx59Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Just a few days ago, I have virtual discussion with an old friend from Semarang and he said that now we can't see that scenery anymore. 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The old building is situated in Candi, a hilly area of Semarang City. In front of the house is Tumpang Street, a steep uphill or downhill road. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This house existence is well-known among old building observers. Many sources state that this building is built around 1930, and was designed by first generation of local architect. The architect is known as Liem Bwan Tjie. 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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just decided to enter the old city area from east-end point of access, and the first interesting point is the appearance of this coffee house. Maybe this is the first popular coffee house in the old city area which is opened about five years ago. Currently become quite famous place for culinary destination and a popular place for hangout. Some community activities and events are also held in this place. This place can be reach about ten minutes walking from Tawang Train Station.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nowadays, this spot is just an option among several coffee shops that can be found in the old city area. All of them are converting and revitalizing the existing old colonial buildings into new functions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">During Dutch Colonial era, this sport stadium known as "Het Stadion te Semarang" or "Stadion Semarang". It already mentioned in a kind of periodical architectural publication dated on September 1934 that is published by Association of Local Engineers. Please also note, that there is another street named as Jl. Ki Mangun Sarkoro in Semarang City, and this sport stadium location is the one that is closer to the famous Simpang Lima area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is also noted a historical international moment in the year of 1934, when Lord Baden Powell, who known as the founder of modern scouting movement, locally know as "Pramuka" movement, visited to this sport stadium as part of his world tour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another monumental historical documentation regarding this sport stadium is also found in a book of "Semarang, Beeld van Stad". In this photo compilation book, there is found an aerial photo of this sport stadium in front of Semarang old swimming pool building (gemeentelijk zwembad Semarang). The aerial photo is described as aerial photo of Eastern Semarang area taken in the year of 1945, that include area of Karangsari, Karangturi, Pasar Malam and also Stadion Semarang.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is a remaining cycling track including feature steeply banked oval tracks with leaning or tilting tracks at north-end and south-end sides of the stadium. Meanwhile the spectator seating tribune areas are situated at east-end and west-end sides of the stadium. And of course, central area is dedicated as football playing area. Athletic track is basically provided around the football court.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are four steel lighting towers that are standing still at four corner sides of this sport stadium. Originally, the stadium is equipped with spotlights that provide illumination level of 32,000 watt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The stadium originally designed to accomodate about 8,000 standing spectators and 1,000 sitting spectators and another special tribune in the center part that accomodate 400 spectators. Maybe the original fixed wooden benches are already gone from its places. This stadium is designed as public facility that encourage all Semarang citizen, including the student to enjoy sport activities that may increasing their physical health.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Nowadays, this sport stadium is known as Stadion Diponegoro, a military sport facility. Oficially this is the homeground of the local army footbal club and a center of military physical testing and training activities. The stadium management allow public to use this facility, and I think in recent previous days, this stadium is also well-known as a venue for musical concerts and other various type of public events.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Nowadays, when we talk about this Stadion Diponegoro, we will always relate the place with the existence of second hand book seller kiosks that are located around external perimeter of the sport stadium wall. This is quite popular place for local citizen to find and buy various kinds of used books and magazines.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pictures are shown in this posting are captured about more than two years ago. Un-intentionally, I suddenly found the appearance of this Jamu Jago Building when I was visiting a car part shop in Ki Mangun Sarkoro Street near Kampung Kali area. Please also note, currently there are another street that named with similar name of Jl. Ki Mangun Sarkoro in Semarang City which is situated more closer to Simpang Lima area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This building is situated just almost directly in front of the shop. Its appearance always remind somebody with Art Deco style. I guess the building style is similar to Pertamina Building at Bodjong street and GKBI Building at old city area, particularly in related with the appearance of its prominent rectangular tower at building corner side. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">According to the company website, it is claimed that the company is already established on 1918, but not clearly mentioned about detailed time when this building itself is built. As seen on the pictures, the building looks as a two-storey building with flat roof with white painted walls. Aged wooden louvered windows are painted in turquoise color. There are a neighboring two-storeys building with clay roof with similar white and turquoise colors. It looks like a building with similar age, but I have no information if the building is belong to the same company.</span></div>
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prasetyo budi santosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15897076024630767345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311556533052625660.post-24198735162583157812018-03-21T07:06:00.000-07:002018-03-21T07:20:49.535-07:00A School and Academy Building, Formerly Known as "van de Venter School"<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Actually, in Semarang City we can find many old remaining school buildings. Many of them still run their original functions as education facilities. Commonly, their sites are spacious and well planned as part of old Dutch Colonial city planning. This is one of them, currently know as "Kartini-Social Wellfare School & Academy". The building is situated at Sultan Agung Street. According to the school and academy website, their property is already and officially listed as a preserved heritage building.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As typically find in some old remaining school building in Semarang, the building complex is situated in a large open area within some main building blocks are spreading-out and connected with long open corridors. A big banyan tree, prominently appears in the middle of the school yard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">According to reliable historical notes, this school building is designed in the year of 1923 and become integrated part of the development of new hill city of Semarang, or famously known as "Nieuw Tjandi". </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During my childhood, I always amazed with the appearance of a group of antenna towers are situated at a hill at Gombel. I think it always appear so obvious, even until today when somebody passing the famous Gombel steep road. Most likely, it become popular landmarks belong to the Gombel Hill of Semarang.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And after more than 30 years later, finally I had an opportunity to come closer to the hill where the antenna towers are placed. I'm not sure are these tower are same tower I have seen long time ago, or maybe they are new towers are built on the hill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At least my childhood curiosity is paid-off. After walked through following small streets, I found an enclosed open ground where all of the towers standing tall. The open ground area is surrounding by perimeter high wall to ensure the antenna towers are included in a secured open area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This picture is captured during my last trip in Semarang City. I was shopping around the nearby shops, when I suddenly caught by surprised by the appearance of an old big tree that obviously found in the new front court yard of the market place. For many years, the existence of this old tree is hidden behind a block of building. After renovation is done, the tree is released from surrounding clutters. The new market place entrance is now situated behind the line where the old tree is originally placed. All of these arrangements create a relieving front court yard with proper size of space for visitors to have orientation before they come inside the market place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The original appearance of market place shelters, is now also visually exposed after many years are covered and hidden behind many additional buildings. Old picture in associated with this area could be seen in <a href="http://smgpras.blogspot.co.id/2012/04/nowadays-pasar-peterongan-is-known-as.html" target="_blank">my old blog post I have posted five years ago</a>. This lost old tree is now have reborn again as prominent feature, as a green entrance landmark for an old remaining traditional market place in Semarang City, and maybe give a link to the sory of the past. Its wide spreading canopy not only shade the entrance yard during hot days, but it also become a nice meeting point for the market visitors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is another house at Pandanaran with oldies appearance. Its appearance remind me of old colonial style building. It is not clear to me, the building is a real old building or just a new building that is built with oldies style. Even we can find another different building in another location in Semarang with almost similar detailed appearance. Behind lush trees covering on its front court yard, we can see glimpse of large open terrace with corinthian columns, high glass doors with wooden louvres and checkerboard pattern on dado wall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Actually, the existence of this building is also hidden behind a very crowded and busy situation during daily activities. Nowadays, this house is actually surrounding by neighborhood building towers and also very busy retail stores across the street.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Most certainly, its large open court yard give this large house a setback that provide useful barrier against very busy street situation. This building setback arrangement is seemimgly useful to create a large shady court yard with lush green trees that makes this house is quietly secluded from daily crowded busy situation during hot days in Semarang City.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These two pictures are taken five years ago. Nowadays, building appearances are already changed. Actually, Pandanaran Street known as a fast growing commercial and business area in the middle of Semarang City. There are some new building are emerging and vice versa some another building are gone. At least this building is still found on its place, and known as one of some remaining old houses are found and well-preserved.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">During my youth I recognized this building as a private university. And when I was visiting Semarang several years ago, I was also experiencing this building as a food retail, before it closed and changed to another function. I</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> passed the street in front of this building last month, and I found it just as an un-occupied building.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is just a remaining old reservoir building, from totally three reservoir buildings could be currently found in Semarang City. In general this is just a similar building with burried domes and its ventilation copulas on top of it. And wall plaster signages on its entrance gate facade also mentioned similar text:"1912". And this indication of year is refer back to Dutch Colonial Era.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another two reservoir building are known as <a href="http://smgpras.blogspot.co.id/2012/05/jomblang-reservoir-and-silhouette-of.html" target="_blank">Reservoir Jomblang</a> and <a href="http://smgpras.blogspot.co.id/2012/04/siranda-resevoir-remaining-piece-of.html" target="_blank">Reservoir Siranda</a>. And this Reservoir known as Reservoir Kepoh, situated at Jatingaleh hill area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The site is situated at approximately 740 meters north-east of Pasar Jatingaleh in a local military compound area. And if measure distance against the nearest reservoir, the distance is approximately 2 kilometers south-west of Reservoir Jomblang.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These pictures of Pasar Jatingaleh are taken during the year of 2011. It was very difficult to take ideal angles, particularly when I was trying to capture the exeterior view of this old market building. Front exterior view is taken from crossing bridge landing that is currently gone and demolished because of the underpass road project currently on progress.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even this picture only captured the typical flat roof of the building and its protruding octagonal skylight structure. Rest of the front facade are blocked with signages, existing big trees, vendor mobile kiosks, and so on. At the other side, most of building sides are covered with new masonry wall. We also could not even identify its original old building shape.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Actually, this marketplace building is situated in a prominent crossroads area, but not everybody can directly find this spot if we are not already familiar with this old market place before. Only when we are enetring the marketplace, we can feel a distinctive character of this building. Of coures that are the shape of the octagonal mushroom columns and the octagonal skylight structures. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These details remind us with Pasar Johar building at Semarang, the famous old landmark from Dutch Colonial Era in the center of Semarang City. And this Pasar Jatingaleh building is known as mini version of the Pasa johar buidling. Many historian sources have mentioned that this Pasar Jatingaleh building is also design by same Dutch Architect who designed Pasar Johar building.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This old market building is originally planned as and integrated part with new old upper hill area during Dutch Colonial area that is famously called as Candi Baru or "Nieuw Tjandi". And traditional market activities are still running until today in this building that is mainly involving residents who live in surrounding traditional compounds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First time I saw this building, I was impressed with its large green front courtyard where the boys were playing football in an afternoon day. The building could be directly recognized when somebody passing the Ungaran main street. A question the raised, what kind old big building was stand behind the large courtyard? And finally, during long holiday on 2014 I have an opportunity to visit this place. And I have marked this place in a google maps link here https://www.google.co.id/maps/@-7.1190445,110.410433,165m/data=!3m1!1e3. And from Google Map data, I found that this old big building commonly known as "Gedung Kuning" or "Yellow Mansion".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Is the year 1916 indicating the year when this mansion is built? I found information in the internet sources that mentioning "</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ende Desespereert Nimmer", and it was a name of Dutch football club in past time around the year of 1910.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This building is situated in the center of Ungaran city, a small hill city at south side of Semarang City. It situated directly beside of the main city street. It could be the iconic one. Currently, the building is functioned as Public Meeting Hall that managed by local Police Authority. When I was coming here in the year of 2014, I can freely entering the site to take some pictures. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There was a sculptural bronze wall mural placed near the entry gate. This sculptural bronze mural showing a figure of a person, as mentioned in carved text below the figure, his name is William Baron </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Van Imhoff. And an indication of years is carved below the figure, the text below the name, mentioning the year of 1743 - 1750. I think seven years was time duration when </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">William Baron </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Van Imhoff was served as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Most likely, the fort is built around that years. A particular source mentioned that the fort was built several years after 1750, but another historical notes also mentioned that the fort was initially built long before 1743.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A pair of strong wooden door leaves are placed at the center of the fort underneath of a main viewing tower within a pair of old vintage cannons. There are some cannons also found at each far corner sides at upper floor decks. After entering this main entry door, somebody can directly find a central open court in the middle of the fort. There also found double space long and narrow corridors that ended-up to wooden stairs at both end sides of the fort. This long narrow corridor are connected with void opening to promote natural daylight that comes from observation alleys at upper floor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A large hall room is situated at upper floor. An open space enough for large gathering with natural dark wooden flooring, white masonry wall and louvered wooden windows. This hall is accessible from perimeter alleys which is connected with timber bridge at back side of the fort building. Generally, the fort looks well preserved. Despite it currently use in different function as originally is. At least a visitor can still experiencing a memorable place where Dutch Colonial authority ever control this land and its surrounding areas for several hundred years ago.</span></div>
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<br />prasetyo budi santosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15897076024630767345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311556533052625660.post-28339071216635016542015-03-08T03:27:00.000-07:002015-03-12T02:33:26.369-07:00In Search of "Tillema Plein" at Nieuwe Tjandi Semarang<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Semarang City have already well planned by Dutch Colonial Authority. Remaining buildings, streets and city parks from this Colonial Era could be found until today. Even most of these heritage objects today are still preserved and used for current citizen's daily activities including streets and city parks. One of the famous old city park, particularly at Candi Baru hill area is Taman Jend. Sudirman or aldo commonly known as Taman Gajah Mungkur. Of course; the softscaping and hardscaping details are no longer appear in its original appearances. But as a site, this place is already existed since Dutch Colonial Era.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From old vintage photo, we can identify a large open ground in front of Ereveld (a Dutch Cemetery Site) it called as Tillema Plein. The Ereveld. I think is still remain as it is. As seen in first photograph, if we sit in the park facing to the south-west direction, we can see the cemetery with (I think) Ungaran Mount as a background. Even if facing to both the long sides of the park, I think we still can see some houses that come from same era, the era of "Nieuwe Tjandi", the era when Semarang city is developed and extended to the southern hill area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This remaining old house looks inhabited for long times, but it was becoming prominent object near a crossroad today known as Jl. Letjen S.Parman Street and Gajah Mungkur Street. The house is surrounding with large open courtyard</span>. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The north side of the house directly faces Jl. Letjen S. Parman Street, a street also known as Dr. De Vogelweg during Dutch Colonial era. The east side of the house directly faces a spacious and lush city park. Some notes mention that this city park known as Tillema Plein during Dutch Colonial Era. The south side of the house indirectly faces to the Ereveld, the Dutch Cemetery site.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A high brick tower that is situated at north-west side, directly faces to the main street of formerly Dr De Vogelweg. This tower protrudes high at house's corner side in front of clay roof structures at second floor. I think the tower will allow someone to have wide open view to the main street.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Somebody can always have nice viewing to this house both from main street or from the park nearby. </span></div>
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