Gedung Agung
| The Great Building | |
|---|---|
Gedung Agung ꦒꦼꦝꦺꦴꦁꦄꦒꦼꦁ | |
 Gedung Agung in Yogyakarta | |
  Location inYogyakarta | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Indies Architecture |
| Location | Jalan Ahmad Yani, Gondomanan,Yogyakarta |
| Coordinates | 7°48′01″S110°21′52″E/ 7.800227358721231°S 110.3645401729129°E |
| Construction started | 1869 |
| Client | Resident of Yogyakarta, Governor of Yogykarta |
TheGedung Agung(English:The Great Building;Javanese:ꦒꦼꦝꦺꦴꦁꦄꦒꦼꦁ,romanized:Gedhong Ageng) is one of sixpresidential palacesofIndonesia,it is located in the city ofYogyakarta.The palace complex covers an area of approximately 4.4 hectares. It is located in front ofFort Vredeburg.[1]
History
[edit]It was initially built in 1824 on an estate owned by the 18th Dutch resident of Yogyakarta, Anthonie Hendriks Smissaert. The first building was designed by an architect named A. Payen, with typical Indies tropical architecture design. The construction of the building was delayed by the ongoingJava War,a rebellion led by PrinceDiponegoroand was only completed in 1832.
Anearthquakeshook and toppled the first palace on 10 June 1867 and the building was initially rebuilt in 1869. The status of Yogyakarta was changed from Resident to a province on 19 December 1927, thus the building changed its purpose as the governor's office.
During thestruggle for Independence,the capital city of Jakarta was occupied by Allied forces and the government was moved to Yogyakarta on 6 January 1946. The palace became the residence of presidentSukarnobetween 1946 and 1949, until the government was moved back to Jakarta on 28 December 1949.[2]
AfterSuharto's became the 2nd president of Indonesia, the palace was made a venue for afternoon parade on every 17 August to commemorate Indonesia's independence. Later in 1991 the building is used to celebrate every moment of seconds of the declaration of the independence.[3]
Feature
[edit]On the yard of the building stands two guardian statues ofDwarapalawith heights of 2 meters (6.6 ft) and an obelisk made ofandesitenamedTugu Dagoba(Dagoba Monument), orTugu Lilin(Candle Monument) by locals, which stands at 3.5 meters (11 ft) in height. In total there are 26 buildings in the palatial complex withGedung Induk(main building) as the main audience hall for receiving guests.[2]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^"Benteng Museum marks RI fight for independence",Jakarta Post,Financial Times Ltd: JAPO12586293, 2000-08-29,ISSN0215-3432
- ^ab[1]Archived2015-09-24 at theWayback Machine,setneg.go.id
- ^Gedung AgungArchived2018-03-16 at theWayback Machine,Gedung Agung
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