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Old photos of Malang

32 photographs of Malang, from 1880 to 2025 — each pinned to the exact place it was taken.

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What the photos show

The 32 photographs of Malang on PlaceWas span 7 decades, from 1880 to 2025. 13 of them were taken before 1980; the other 19 are recent views of the same streets and landmarks.5 spots were photographed more than once, so you can compare the same street, square or building across the years.32 of the photos carry a written caption explaining what is in the frame. Every picture is pinned to the place it was taken, so the map below shows where the photographers stood.

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Places in Malang through time

Spots photographed more than once — compare the same place across the years.

EU: Waterval bij Malang (1880), Malang — photos through time
EU: Waterval bij Malang (1880) 10 photos · 1880–1900
Stasiun Malang, Malang — photos through time
Stasiun Malang 6 photos · 1884–2020
Alun-alun Tugu - Bunder, Malang — photos through time
Alun-alun Tugu - Bunder 3 photos · 2009–2018
Masjid Jendral Ahmad Yani, Malang — photos through time
Masjid Jendral Ahmad Yani 3 photos · 2018
Balai Kota Malang, Malang — photos through time
Balai Kota Malang 2 photos · 2009–2018

Stories from Malang

What contributors wrote about these photographs.

EU: Hospitaal (Militair) / Malang (1884), Malang, 1884
EU: Hospitaal (Militair) / Malang (1884) 1884 A military hospital in Malang, on the Dutch East Indies island of Java, captured in an 1884 photograph from the colonial period. Malang, situated in the Javanese highlands, grew during this era as a garrison and…
EU: Watervallen in een rivier nabij Malang (1900), Malang, 1900
EU: Watervallen in een rivier nabij Malang (1900) 1900 A river tumbles over falls near Malang, on the island of Java, in this 1900 photograph. The highlands around Malang, cooler than the coastal lowlands, drew Dutch colonists to build plantations and villas nearby, and its…
EU: Badende mensen en runderen in de Kali Brantas (1900), Malang, 1900
EU: Badende mensen en runderen in de Kali Brantas (1900) 1900 Bathers and cattle share the waters of the Brantas River near Malang, Java, in this 1900 view. The Kali Brantas was a lifeline for washing, bathing and irrigation for communities along its course through East Java…
Depan Stasiun Kota Baru Malang Jawa Timur, Malang, 2012
Depan Stasiun Kota Baru Malang Jawa Timur 2012 The forecourt of Malang Kotabaru railway station in East Java, Indonesia, photographed in 2012. The station dates to the Dutch colonial era and remains one of Malang's landmark examples of that period's architecture.
Museum Brawijaya 1, Malang, 2018
Museum Brawijaya 1 2018 Museum Brawijaya in Malang, Indonesia, houses a collection related to the Indonesian National Revolution and the history of the Indonesian army's Brawijaya division, which takes its name from the last king of the…
Great Mosque of Malang and Church Immanuel, Malang, 2018
Great Mosque of Malang and Church Immanuel 2018 The Great Mosque of Malang faces Immanuel Church across the town square in Malang, East Java, a pairing of Islamic and Christian houses of worship often cited as a symbol of religious coexistence in Indonesia.…
Ijen Boulevard in Malang 1, Malang, 2018
Ijen Boulevard in Malang 1 2018 Ijen Boulevard, lined with villas built during the Dutch colonial period, is one of Malang's tree-shaded avenues from the early twentieth-century garden-city district known as Idjen Boulevard. This photograph dates from…
Toko Oen Kayutangan, Kota Malang, Malang, 2025
Toko Oen Kayutangan, Kota Malang 2025 Toko Oen, a Dutch-Indonesian restaurant on Jalan Kayutangan in Malang, occupies an Art Deco building with stained-glass windows and has served the city since the colonial era, retaining much of its original interior…
1880s · 8 photos
1890s · 1 photo
1900s · 2 photos
1910s · 2 photos
2000s · 3 photos
2010s · 14 photos · showing 12, all 14 on the map ↗
2020s · 2 photos