Sawahlunto Travel Listing (2)
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This article is continuation from Sawahlunto Travel Listing 1
6. The bend of streed

The photograph of the Sawahlunto City that looked very beautiful was seen from 16 streed bend Tourist Attraction close to the Kota Sawahlunto War Cemetery
7. Building History

The building of inheritance Netherlands that is the Fak Sin Kek House that was located in the Remaja Market that now becomes history assets of the Sawahlunto City and didirkan during 1906 that at this time still was occupied by the Fak Sin Kek Famil.
8. Silungkang

The craftsman cloth Fabric “Silungkang” by means of using the manual machine in the Silungkang villag.
9. Mesjid Agung (Grand Mosque): When you enter the town of Solok Sawahlunto-mainroad, you will see the tower of the mosque on the left side. Built in 1894, the tower was originally a stack of steam power plant. Since this sector is almost as high as the hills around it, the Dutch architect design must be carefully examined his record on the environment, Norway smoke from the chimney is not made in the city, yes, that the wind is behind platôs.
10. Cultural Building: The building was originally a function held in the Netherlands and Eurasia, and then converted a swimming pool and bowling centre for entertainment. At this stage, is to act as a cultural centre building, as the local culture and traditional performances.
11. Train Museum: Coal is undeniably Sawahlunto made a remarkable mining town since the discovery of coal in the city of several mining infrastructure was built. The road was built for the distribution of coal to Sawahlunto Harbor City, on the coast, where it will be delivered and exported to other countries. The opening of Railways Sawahlunto switched to a remote village in the jungle a colonial city, in fact, in those days the development of Sawahlunto was more intense since other cities in Sumatra.
Even if the railways were closed in operation, the station Kampung Teleng streets have been invoked to become the second train museum in Indonesia and was officially opened by the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia HE Mr. Jusuf Kalla, December 17, 2005.
The originality of this museum is rare collections of ownership of the station, which is carefully maintained, since Lancer trumpet, signal fire, Watch Station, the calculation of the machine and more. The atmosphere of the museum will enhance the visitor experience, portraits and historical status of the Dutch colonial era.
12. Train Bridge Heritage (Tourist Trains): After his trip to Station Museum, you can enjoy an exciting journey with a small train through the mountains and rainforests Muaro Kalabane reach the station during the journey, you have a tunnel 900 meters called “Kalam Lubang, Occidental Mindoro” – digging of the tunnel has thousands of workers and population of Java in Indonesia. On both sides of the tunnel, you see vai small place where minors to avoid the use of hide passage of a train, the journey will certainly take you on a journey back to history Sawahlunto and Teluk Bayur (formerly known as Emmahaven Harbor) West Sumatra.
13. Goedang Ransoem (Food public) Museum: History Goedang Ransoem complex was created in 1918. It has a kitchen with two steam generators and major equipment in the kitchen. In the past, the main kitchen, there were several hundred people. They are usually cooked 65 buckets of steaming rice every day, or 3900 kg of rice to feed many workers in mines, patients of the hospital and a member of his family in Sawahlunto mining area. During the colonization, the main kitchen could feed the Dutch and Japanese armies in Sawahlunto.
In 1970, the big kitchen is a Junior High School, and she was the first school in mid Ombilin. It was as a housing complex for employees Ombilin mining until the 1980. Since the complex was occupied by the local population for 2005.
Later, on December 17, 2005, the main kitchen complex was “Goedang Ransoem Museum”, proclaimed as Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, Jusuf Kalla HE Mr. The address and contact: JL. Hakim Abdul Rahman, Sawahlunto, West Sumatra.
14. Waterboom Muaro Kalabane: Currently, the most famous place of leisure in Sawahlunto, the development of this tourist attraction is the advancement of Sawahlunto county government to attract more visitors. This theme park based on water has four swimming pools built to resemble giant clay pot and is designated in a valley in relation to the landscape. 5 with water slides available for children and adults and bath natural for children under 5 years waterboom certainly fun for all types of visitors.
15. Kandi tour: the lake was once in coal mines, you can still see the afloramento on the wall that was a really interesting afloramento of geologists. There are many opportunities to explore the lake. The central station is located outside the city, when you enter the door, you find the Kandi lake on the left. The climb the hill, you’ll find the zoo, is a small, but I think it’s great that Sawahlunto city. To the left, a circle, a new one. Right at the top of the hill, there is room for race.Overall horse, Kandi Tourist Resort is a new space for people in Sawahlunto.
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