Reporta About Vredeburg

Vredeburg Museum

Vredeburg Museum is located at Jalan Ahmad Yani No. 6, Yogyakarta, this building is one of the attractions is a pity if we miss when we visited the City Region istimewah Yogyakarta. Jalan Ahmad Yani These resulted in the North Square is an advanced north palace Ngayogyakarta page. And if we scour the Malioboro street we will end our journey at the castle before crossing to reach the square.

The building is located at the end of Jalan Malioboro is a witness of the history of Yogyakarta struggle against Dutch colonialism. The fort was built by the Dutch government to protect the Dutch Resident house (now the Great House) and the settlement of the Dutch people from possible attack cannon belonging to the Sultan Palace. Before it is built into a fortress, in 1761 this place is a trench or bunker for the Dutch army, or better known as Rusten Burg.

Vredeburg was founded in 1760 by the lane I (HB I) at the request of the Dutch government. Dutch intention is to maintain the security of the Sultan of Yogyakarta. And according to the information that the author got from the illumination Museum Vredeburg regarding functionality and usability Vredeburg beginning of this build is, so that the Netherlands can easily monitor the movements of the Sultan. Because at that time in the fortress there is a cannon that leads to the Kraton.

The cannon as a precaution in case the Sultan and hundreds of soldiers at times revolted against colonial rule. distance Vredeburg Yogyakarta Palace and throw away the cannon, which will greatly facilitate the Dutch resistance at the time.

An early form of building Fort Vrederburg very simple, square form with a secure bastion at each corner. each bastion named Jayawisesa (northwest), Jayapurusa (northeast), Jayaprakosaningprang (southwest), Jayaprayitna (southeast).

In 1765, Frans Haak turn it into a fortress by taking a model castle in mainland Europe. It can be seen from the characteristic moat that surrounds the bull, then there are watchtowers at each corner and a wall width that allows the soldiers were patrolling on it and shoot from there. Until now, all that can still be seen. Because the ruler of Yogyakarta is not pleased with the construction of this fort it may take 23 years to complete, this happens because of the lack of labor supply of the local population.

In the course of its history, the castle is often used as a place of detention Yogya leaders who defied the Dutch colonial government before being discharged to the outside of Java. In this place also Dutch collaborators who are still relatives Sultan, Danurejo IV devise tactics to catch Diponegoro, the eldest son of the lane III against the Netherlands.

At each location banguan in Vredeburg taped testimony earlier function of the building, such as an ammunition depot, heavy armory, housing officers, flanking buildings, and gates. Surround the building which was once the administrative office complex Vredeburg, and banguanan this is its original shape with all ornaments Greek style of the Renaissance, which showed an older age than other buildings.

We can walk around on top of the wall Vredeburg. Having regard to the surveillance room walls were pockmarked with bullet shots. and from above Vredeburg we can remove the scenery around us to see the sights.
When we tired of walking around Vredeburg then we can rest around Vredeburg planted shade tree above Vredeburg traffic while looking at the city of Yogyakarta and the beauty of the old buildings at the intersection Ahmad Yani, Yogyakarta.

Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 5:25 pm, on the front page Vredeburg, me and my friend Neni Harianty bertemun Lee gohi, she comes from France. He is a man who is good and simple. He has white skin, curly hair, and calculate the plaza.
Lee Gohi arrived in Yogyakarta on Tuesday, June 07, 2016. He was on vacation in Indonesia earlier with his friend, before going to Indonesia he was on holiday in Malaysia.

He was on vacation in Indonesia for 2 weeks, ie one week in Yogyakarta, and one more week he was on holiday in Bali.
In Yogkarta he was wasting time visited several tourist attractions. In Yogyakarta he plans to visit the Borobudur temple, temple Prambana, Bromo and museum.

He loved recreation areas in Indonesia and he also likes to be food in Indonesia. He also likes to climb and he said that the shoes he had very suitable for climbing. In Yogyakarta he stay at the hotel, not far from Malioboro. Lee Gohi said that in France, not everyone can speak English very well, because there they are maintaining the language.

After meeting Lee Gohi, my friend and I took a walk along Malioboro street to enjoy the beautiful city of Yogyakarta at night.

 

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