Mandala Bhakti Museum (Semarang)

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Mandala Bhakti Museum is located in Semarang, Central Java. This museum is the military struggle museum, located on Soegijapranata Street No. 1, on dealing with the Tugu Muda monument. The museum building was designed by the Dutch architect I. Kuhr E. of the firm Ooiman and van Leeuwen was originally used to Raad van Justitie or the High Court for non-European people in Semarang. This building was probably built around 1930. In the 1950s the building was used by the Military Command IV / Diponegoro Regional Command Headquarters Defence II. And in 1985 officially used for the museum that holds a collection of data, documentation, and weapons the military, both traditional and modern. The entire collection stored in the museum, is the physical evidence and the factual history of the military command. In front of the museum Mandala Bhakti placed 25 PDR field artillery gun are in good condition. A collection of high historical value is fashioned kind Luger pistol and a Browning machine gun. This weapon believed used in the five-day battle in Semarang. The museum also has an amazing collection of Indonesian military artifacts and photographs of Indonesian heroes. Mandala Bhakti Museum has two floors with the orientation of the building facing North. Foundation walls made ​​of stone with brick stucco. The roof is pyramid-shaped with a cover of the tile. There is a porch on the front along the side of the building, both on the first floor and second floor. The museum is open to the public from Tuesday to Thursday (08:00 to 18:00), Friday (08:00 to 10:30) Sunday (08:00 to 12:00). Monday, Saturday and holidays closed.