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Tugu Jogja, Landmark of Yogyakarta

Tugu Jogja is the landmark of Yogyakarta. Tugu Jogja is located right in the center of the crossroad between the Mangkubumi, Soedirman, A.M. Sangaji, and Diponegoro roads.

Tugu Jogja nearly three centuries-old(2010) has a deep philosophical meaning of the spirit of resistance against the occupation, as well as save some recording history of the city of Yogyakarta. This monument was established about a year after the Sultan’s Palace stood. At its inception, the memorial building, the pole is of gilig(cylinder) form and peak golong(round) form, so-called Tugu(monument) Golong gilig. The bottom of the circular fence while the top round. Height of building the monument was originally reached 25 meters.

However, the earthquake that shook the city of Yogyakarta on June 10, 1987 making this monumental collapse and the Dutch government to renovate this building into a square shape with a peak and a pointed cone. Height of the building also be lower, just as tall as 15 meters or 10 meters high is lower than the previous monument. Since then, the Tugu Yogyakarta also known as De Witt Pall or Tugu Pall Putih (white pole monument).




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