Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Tugu Jogja, the Most Famous Symbols in Yogyakarta

Tugu JogjaTugu Jogja Yogyakarta is a symbol of the most famous. was established one year after the Sultan's Palace stands. At the beginning of its establishment, the building is explicitly describe Manunggaling Gusti, the spirit of unity and sovereignty of the people to fight colonialism. The spirit of unity, or the so-called golong gilig is clearly envisaged in the monument, tiangnya shaped gilig (cylinder) and the peak shape golong (rounded), so called Tugu Golong-Gilig. Height of monument building in the first reach 25 meters.

Tugu Jogja_01Tugu Jogja so synonymous with the city of Yogyakarta, a lot of tourists both domestic and foreign countries willing to spend some time to photo in the monument under special conditions this good in the afternoon heat and the cold night.

Tugu Jogja_02Stood from the beginning until now Tugu Jogja has changed twice, namely on 10th June 1867 at earthquake that the City of Yogyakarta and in the year 1889, when the Dutch government renovate the monument. Monument is made of a square with each side decorated with a kind of inscription that shows anyone who is involved in the renovation. The top of the monument is no longer rounded, but a conical taper. Height of the building also be lower, at only 15 meters or 10 meters lower than the original building. Since that time, this monument is also known as De Witt Paal or pal white tugu.

Tugu Jogja_03This monument is located right in the middle of Prince Street perempatan Mangkubumi, Jendral Soedirman Road, AM Road and Jalan Diponegoro Sangaji. Tugu Jogja aged almost 3 centuries have meaning in the same time save some of the recorded history of the city of Yogyakarta.

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