The monument, one of the mythical city of Yogyakarta privileges
Tugu Jogja or higher-agan agan known as Tugu Malioboro has laen name golong gilig Monument or Tugu Pal Putih (white deed) is a marker of the northern limit of the old city of Yogyakarta. Tugu Jogja is not just any monument monument ne gan, but this is a memorial monument jogja myth that has a very historic and a million mystery in it, so be one of privilege who owned the city of Yogyakarta.
This monument was built in 1755 by Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono I, founder of the palace of Yogyakarta which have a symbolic value and is a magical line that connects the South Seas, Kraton Yogyakarta and Mount Merapi. Spoiler for the straight line of poles: 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), until finally called Tugu golong-gilig. The existence of this monument as well as a standard way when the lane at that time I do meditation, which overlooks the peaks of Mount Merapi. Tugu Jogja buildings constructed at the beginning of a conical cylinder-shaped pile up, while the bottom of a circular fence, while the peak is round. Height of building this monument gilig golong initially reach 25 meters. Spoiler for Tugu golong gilig:
Tugu Yogya condition is changed completely on June 10, 1867, in which when it happens big earthquake that rocked Yogyakarta, which makes building the monument collapsed. The collapse of the monument because of the earthquake is what makes the situation in a state of transition because of the meaning of unity is really not reflected in building the monument.
In 1889, a state monument really changed, when the Dutch government renovated the entire building the monument. At that time the monument was 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 the building becomes lower, which is just as high as 15 meters or 10 meters lower than the original building. Since then, the monument is referred to as De Witt Paal or monument the White Pal. Monument building renovation was actually a Dutch tactics to erode the unity between the people and king, but seeing the struggle of the people and the king of Yogyakarta, which took place thereafter, ultimately these efforts failed.
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