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Indonesia
Seventeen thousand islands, and most travellers see two. Volcanoes, reefs and rice terraces, often within an hour of each other.
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Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Best time to visit Indonesia: May–Sep
Where people go in Indonesia
What people go to see in Indonesia
The Protestant Church in Western Indonesia Immanuel Semarang, better known as Blenduk Church, is a Protestant church in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. Built in 1753, it is the oldest church in the province.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 11 Jul 2026
Crisco 1492 · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Great Mosque of Central Java is a mosque in the city of Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Aug 2026
Chris Woodrich · CC-BY-SA-3.0
The Cathedral of the Virgin Mary, Queen of the Holy Rosary, also known as the Holy Rosary Cathedral or Randusari Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral and the seat of the Archdiocese of Semarang. Finished in 1927 at Randusari, Semarang, Indonesia, it became a parish church in 1930 and a cathedral in 1940, when Albertus Soegijapranata was made the first archbishop of Semarang.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Jul 2026
Photograph: Crisco 1492 Building: J. Th. van Oyen (lifetime unknown) · Public domain
Lawang Sewu is a former office building in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. It was a head office of the Dutch East Indies Railway Co. and is owned by the national railway company Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI). Its predecessor, Djawatan Kereta Api, seized every rail transport infrastructures and offices from Dutch occupation.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 17 Jul 2026
Galuhranitiara · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ranggawarsita Museum is a State Museum located in Semarang, Indonesia. As a State Museum, Ranggawarsita Museum is officially known as the State Museum of Central Java Province. The museum displays ethnographic collections of items related with the culture of the Province of Central Java
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Jul 2026
Sam Poo Kong, also known as Gedung Batu Temple, is the oldest Chinese temple in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. Originally established by the Chinese explorer Zheng He, it is now shared by Indonesians of multiple religious denominations, including Muslims and Buddhists, and ethnicities, including Chinese and Javanese.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 17 Jul 2026
Yunita Lestari · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tugu Muda is a stone monument in Semarang, Central Java commemorating the struggle for independence by Indonesian youth. It was dedicated by President Sukarno on 20 May 1953 to commemorate the continuous five-day battle between the youth of Semarang and a Japanese battalion led by Major Kido from 14 to 19 October 1945.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Aug 2025
Midori · CC BY-SA 3.0
Adityawarman Museum is a State Museum located in Padang, Western Sumatra. As a State Museum, Adityawarman Museum is officially known as the State Museum of West Sumatra. The museum displays ethnographic collections of items related to the culture of the Province of West Sumatra, particularly the culture of Minangkabau and Mentawai.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Jul 2026
Ikhvan · CC BY 2.0
Bank Indonesia is the central bank of the Republic of Indonesia. It replaced the Bank of Java in 1953, which had been created in 1828 to serve the financial needs of the Dutch East Indies.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Sep 2026
CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC-BY-SA-3.0
The Ganting Grand Mosque is a Sunni mosque located in Ganting, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Construction began in 1805, making it the oldest in Padang and one of the oldest in Indonesia. It is a Cultural Property of Indonesia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Rahmat Irfan Denas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Grand Mosque of West Sumatra is a mosque in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is the largest mosque in West Sumatra and the second-largest mosque in Sumatra. It is located in Padang Utara Subdistrict, Padang, West Sumatra.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Aug 2026
Official Website of West Sumatra Indonesia's Province · PD-ID
Michiels Monument was a monument in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. The monument was erected in 1855 at the Michielsplein, in what is now Taman Melati, close to Adityawarman Museum. The monument was dedicated to Andreas Victor Michiels, subjugator of West Sumatra.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 23 Aug 2025
Demmeni, J. (Demmeni, Jean, 1866-1939) · Public domain
The Muhammadan Mosque is a historic mosque in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It was constructed in 1843 and is associated with trade and traders from Gujarat, Mughal India. It is located on Batipuh Pasa Street in the South Padang District.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Rahmat Irfan Denas · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nurul Iman Mosque of Koto Gadang or Tapi Koto Gadang Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Indonesia, located in Koto Gadang Nagari, Agam Regency, West Sumatra. This mosque is the largest mosque in Koto Gadang area.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Jul 2026
Rahmat Irfan Denas · CC BY-SA 4.0
Braga Street is a street in the center of Bandung, Indonesia, famous in 1920s colonial Indonesia as a promenade street. A European ambiance of chic cafes, boutiques, and restaurants along the street propelled Bandung to attain the Dutch nickname Parijs van Java.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
J-lorentz · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Grand Mosque of Bandung, previously known as the Great Mosque of Bandung, is a mosque in Bandung, the a provincial capital of West Java, Indonesia. The mosque received the status of provincial mosque in West Java Province in 2004. It is located on the east side of the alun-alun of Bandung.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Aug 2026
Prayudi Setiadharma · Public domain
The Hotel Savoy Homann is a historic four-star hotel located on Asia Afrika Street, Bandung, Indonesia. It was built in 1939, replacing the 19th century Homann Hotel. Designed by the Dutch architect Albert Aalbers, the hotel features art deco exterior and interior, and historic furniture.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Nov 2025
Chainwit. · CC BY 4.0
Merdeka Building is an Art Deco building in Jalan Asia-Afrika, Bandung, Indonesia. Today it serves as a museum displaying collections and photographs of the Asian–African Conference, the first Non-Aligned Movement event, which was held there in 1955.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 23 Mar 2026
Chainwit. · CC BY 4.0
Sri Baduga Museum is a state museum located in Bandung, Indonesia. As a state museum, the museum features various items related with the province of West Java, such as Sundanese crafts, furnishings, geologic history, and natural diversity.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Jul 2026
Rochelimit · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tamansari is an area in Bandung, Indonesia. It includes the Bandung Zoo, Babakan Siliwangi, and Bandung Institute of Technology.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Jan 2025
Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia and the ninth largest mosque in the world in terms of worshipper capacity. Built to commemorate Indonesian independence, this national mosque of Indonesia was named "Istiqlal", an Arabic word for "independence". The mosque was opened to the public on 22 February 1978.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Aug 2026
musnahterinjak · CC-BY-SA-3.0
Jakarta Cathedral is a Latin Catholic cathedral in Jakarta, Indonesia, which is also the seat of the Archbishop of Jakarta, currently Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo. Its official name is the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption. This current cathedral was consecrated in 1901 and built in the neo-Gothic style, a common architectural style to build churches at that time.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Jul 2026
Rantemario · CC BY-SA 4.0
The National Monument is a 132 m (433 ft) obelisk in the centre of Merdeka Square, Central Jakarta. It is the national monument of the Republic of Indonesia, built to commemorate the struggle for Indonesian independence. This monument is crowned with a flame covered in gold leaf which symbolizes the burning spirit of struggle of the Indonesian people.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 24 Jul 2026
CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC-BY-SA-3.0
The National Museum of Indonesia is an archeological, historical, ethnological, and geographical museum located in Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta, right on the west side of Merdeka Square. Popularly known as the Elephant Museum after the elephant statue in its forecourt, its broad collections cover all of Indonesia's territory and almost all of its history.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Jul 2026
Chainwit. · CC BY 4.0
Taman Mini Indonesia Indah is a culture-based recreational area located in East Jakarta, Indonesia. Since July 2021, it is operated by Injourney Destination Management, a subsidiary of the state-owned tourism holding company InJourney.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Jul 2026
Chainwit. · CC BY 4.0
Al-Markaz Al-Islami Mosque is a mosque located in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The construction begun in 1994 and the mosque was completed in 1996. With maximum capacity of 10,000 pilgrims, building area of 6,932 m2, and site area of 10,000 m2, it serves as one of the biggest centers of Islamic religious activity in Southeast Asia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Si Gam · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fort Rotterdam is a 17th-century fort in Makassar on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. It is a Dutch fort that was built on top of an existing fort of the Gowa Kingdom. The first fort on the site was constructed by the a local sultan around 1634, to counter Dutch encroachments.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 4 Mar 2026
Sanko. · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fort Somba Opu was a fortified commercial center of the Gowa Sultanate. Its ruins are located in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The fort was the center of the Gowa Sultanate in the 16th-century until its destruction by the Dutch East India Company in 1669.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 18 Jul 2026
Si Gam · CC BY-SA 4.0
Grand Mosque of Makassar is a mosque located in Makassar, Indonesia, and the main mosque of South Sulawesi Province. The construction begun in 1948 and completed in 1949. Since then the mosque underwent a renovation from 1999 to 2005.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
(Lofor) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Al-Hilal Mosque or Al Hilal Old Mosque of Katangka, better known as Katangka Mosque, is a historical mosque in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Constructed in 1603 by the first Muslim ruler of the Sultanate of Gowa, Sultan Alauddin, the mosque is considered the oldest mosque in South Sulawesi.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Si Gam · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral is the cathedral belonging to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Makassar in the city of Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Jul 2026
Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ampera Bridge, formerly Bung Karno Bridge between its opening and the 1966 De-Sukarnoization campaign, is a vertical-lift bridge in the city of Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. It connects Seberang Ulu and Seberang Ilir, two regions of Palembang. It can no longer be opened to allow ships to pass.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 24 May 2026
Gunawan Kartapranata · CC BY-SA 3.0
Zheng He Mosque, officially the Islamic Mosque of Mohammed Zheng He in Srivijayan Palembang, is a mosque dedicated to Muslim Chinese people located in Jakabaring Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. The name of the mosque is in honor of the acclaimed Muslim Chinese admiral, Zheng He.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Firzafp · CC BY-SA 4.0
Geding Suro is a cemetery complex with the oldest history in Palembang, Indonesia. The complex, which is located at 3 ilir Palembang, is an Islamic cemetery from the mid-16th century with 8 buildings and 38 burials.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 4 May 2024
Nasional Okezone · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kuto Besak, also known tautologically in Indonesian as Benteng Kuto Besak, is an 18th-century kraton in Palembang, South Sumatra. Kuto Besak was the center of the Sultanate of Palembang before its abolition by the Dutch colonial government. The fort was constructed in 1780 and took seventeen years to complete.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 17 Jul 2026
Arisdp · CC BY-SA 3.0
Srivijaya archaeological park, formerly known as Karanganyar archaeological site, is the ancient remnants of a garden and habitation area near the northern bank of Musi river within Palembang vicinity, South Sumatra, Indonesia. Remnants of ancient man-made canals, moats, ponds and artificial islands discovered in this area suggests the site was related with a 9th-century settlement related to the Srivijaya empire.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Jan 2025
Gunawan Kartapranata · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Museum is a municipal museum in Palembang, Indonesia. The museum is established inside a 19th-century building former of the office of the colonial resident of South Sumatra. The building also houses the tourist department of Palembang.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 17 Jul 2026
fitri agung from Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia, Indonesia · CC BY 2.0
Ampel Mosque is an ancient mosque located in the Ampel sub-district, district Semampir, Surabaya, East Java. The oldest mosque in East Java was built in 1421 CE by Sunan Ampel where his tomb complex is located within the area.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
consigliere ivan from Bontang, Indonesia · CC BY 2.0
Cheng Ho Mosque is a mosque with Chinese influences in Ketabang, Kecamatan Genteng, Surabaya. It is located in the Indonesian Chinese Muslim Association complex, 1000 meters to the north of the Surabaya City Hall. The Surabaya Tourism Board has promoted it as a site for religious tourism.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Aug 2026
JV052Nikken · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Heroes Monument is a monument in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. It is the main symbol of the city, dedicated to the people who died during the Battle of Surabaya on 10 November 1945. The 10 November Museum is located under the monument.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 28 Jan 2026
sbamueller · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Surabaya bombings were a series of terrorist attacks that initially occurred on 13 May 2018 in three churches in Surabaya, the second largest city in Indonesia and the capital of East Java province. The explosions occurred at Immaculate Saint Mary Catholic Church on Ngagel Madya Street; Indonesia Christian Church on Diponegoro Street; and Surabaya Central Pentecostal Church on Arjuno Street.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 4 Aug 2026
Biro Pers Sekretariat Negara (Press Bureau of the Secretariat of the President of Indonesia) · Public domain
Tunjungan Street is a street and major thoroughfare in Downtown Surabaya, Indonesia. The name is also generally more used for the business district surrounding the street. It has a prominence importance in the history of the city’s development and continues to the present day.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Government of Surabaya · Public domain
Mandala Suci Wenara Wana, also known as Ubud Monkey Forest, is a sanctuary located in Padangtegal, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. As of 2023, about 1,260 Balinese long-tailed macaque monkeys lived in the Ubud Monkey Forest.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Jun 2026
Merbabu · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tegallalang is a district in the Gianyar Regency, Bali, Indonesia. As of the 2010 census, the area was 61.80 km2 and the population was 50,625; the latest official estimate is 53,760. Located around 10 km north of Ubud, its terraced rice fields are a tourist attraction in the area.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Apr 2026
Joseagush · CC BY-SA 4.0
Our Lady of Good Health Church, is a Marian shrine built in an architectural synthesis of Dravidian, Indonesian, Chinese and local Batak styles, that opened in 2005 in Medan, Indonesia. It is devoted to Our Lady of Good Health, a Marian apparition dating from the 17th century in the village of Velankanni on Southeastern India coast, in the present state of Tamil Nadu.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Jul 2026
Lim Natee · CC BY-SA 4.0
Grand Mosque of Medan or Masjid Raya Al-Mashun is a mosque located in Medan, Indonesia. The mosque was built in the year 1906 and completed in 1909. In beginning of its establishment, the mosque was a part of the Maimun palace complex.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Daniel Berthold · CC BY-SA 4.0
Maimoon Palace or Maimun Palace is an istana of the Sultanate of Deli and a well-known landmark in Medan, the capital city of Northern Sumatra, Indonesia. Today, it serves as a museum. The name is the Arabic word for "blessing".
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 25 Jul 2026
Si Gam · CC BY-SA 4.0
Medan Cathedral is a Roman Catholic Cathedral in Medan, Indonesia. The current cathedral was inaugurated in 1928. It is one of the Dutch colonial buildings in Medan.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Jul 2026
Christian Advs Sltg · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tjong A Fie Mansion is a Sino Portuguese-style two-story mansion in Medan, North Sumatra, built by Tjong A Fie (1860–1921) a Hakka merchant who came to own much of the land in Medan through his plantations, later becoming 'Majoor der Chineezen' in Medan and constructing the Medan-Belawan railway.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Mar 2026
Pratyeka · CC BY-SA 3.0
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