history of "Tugu Jogja"

Tugu Jogja is a landmark of the most famous city of Yogyakarta. This monument is located right in the middle of Princes Street intersection Mangkubumi, Jalan General Sudirman, Jalan PM Sangaji and Jalan Diponegoro. Tugu Jogja nearly 3 centuries-old have deep meaning as well save some recording history of the city of Yogyakarta.

Tugu Jogja established approximately a year after the sultan's palace stood. At the time of its inception, the building is expressly depict subjects manunggaling Gusti, a spirit of unity of the people and rulers to fight the occupation. The spirit of unity, or so-called golong gilig was clearly illustrated in building the monument, its pillar-shaped gilig (cylinder) and a peak-shaped golong (round), so-called Monument golong-gilig.

In detail, the building was built at the beginning of Tugu Jogja cylindrical cone-shaped pile up. The bottom is a circular fence that while the peak is round. Height of building the monument was originally reached 25 meters.

Everything changed on 10 June 1867. The earthquake that rocked Yogyakarta when it makes the building collapsed pillar. That said, when the monument is a transition state collapses, before the meaning of unity is really not reflected in building the monument.

The situation is completely changed in 1889, when the Dutch government renovated the building the monument. The monument is made with a square shape with each side decorated with a kind of inscription that shows anyone who is involved in the renovation. The top monument was no longer round, but a pointy cone-shaped. The height of buildings also be lower, just as high as 15 meters or 10 meters lower than the original building. Since then, this monument is also known as De Witt Paal or monument the White Pal.

Overhaul of the building was actually a Dutch tactics to erode the unity between the people and the king. However, seeing the struggle of the people and the king of Yogyakarta, which took place thereafter, we know that the efforts were unsuccessful.

If you want to look at Tugu Jogja as much as he recalled its philosophical meaning, there is a bench overlooking the monument at the corner of Jl. Prince Mangkubumi. At 05:00 to 06:00 am is the right day, when the air is still fresh and has not been a lot of passing vehicles. Occasionally you may be greeted with a friendly smile newspaper deliveryman who was heading the office daily circulation of People's Sovereignty.

Afternoon until midnight, there are sellers gudeg (Yogyakarta cuisine) at the corner of Jl. Diponegoro. Famous delicious warm here and the price is reasonable. You can dine while enjoying the scenery Lesbian towards Tugu Yogyakarta which was bathed in light.

Once identical Tugu Jogja Yogyakarta, making many students expressed a sense of excitement after the nomads passed by hugging or kissing college Tugu Jogja. Perhaps it also as an expression of affection to the city of Yogyakarta which will soon be left behind, as well as promise that someday he would visit this lovely city again.