Istana Bogor
Bogor Palace is located in Jalan H. Juanda, the total
area of 28.4 hectares and is located on the line
coordinates 106 ° 47 ' 796 "E and 06 ° 35'618 " S, with a height of
858 m above sea level. In the
courtyard of the palace grew hundreds of large trees and shade and deer from
mainland Asia (Nepal) roam in the yard, the beauty of the Bogor palace became
complete when, on May 18, 1817. Lands used around the palace gardens Kingdom
(The Botanical Gardens). Which at that time was named Plantetium Lands
(State-Owned Plant gardens), which was established as well as the director is Prof.
. Dr. CG. Reinwarrdt, the famous Dutch botanist in the future. Bogor Palace is
located in the center of the city of Bogor. To visit it can use four-wheeled
vehicles, or public transportation / public transportation Ciheulet - Ramayana,
then ride public transportation Baranangsiang - Bibular majors or Ciperigi -
Terminal Merdeka. The palace was built by Gustaaf Willem Baron van Imhoff,
formerly named Buittenzorg or Sans Souci, which means "no worries" in
the year 1745-1749 (for 5 years). Location palace on the choice of
Governor-General Gustaaf Willem Baron van Imhoff (1744) himself is thrilled at
the peace of a small village in Bogor (Kampung Baru), a territory of the former
Kingdom of Padjadjaran located upstream of Batavia.
Van Imhoff then plan to build the region as an
agricultural and resort area on weekends and holidays for the Governor-General.
Palace was originally built in the shape of three levels. Along with the times
changes occur at the beginning of the building is done during the
Governor-General of Dutch and English (Herman Willem Daendels and Sir Stamford
Raffles) form Bogor Palace building has undergone various changes, so that was
a rest home turns into the palace area of 14.892 m2. In
1950, after the Independence, the Bogor Presidential Palace began to be used by
the Indonesian government, and officially became one of the Indonesian
Presidential Palace. 1954 was once the venue of the Five Country Conference
(India, Pakistan, Burma, Ceylon and Indonesia) and the 1968 Bogor Palace was
officially opened for public visits over the blessing of President Suharto.
Flow of visitors from outside and within the country annually reach about tens
of thousands of people. On 15 November 1994, Bogor Palace become the annual
meeting place APEC economic ministers (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperasion), and
there issued the Bogor Declaration.
The Declaration is a commitment of 18 APEC member
countries to hold free trade and investment by 2020. On August 16, 2002, during
the reign of President Megawati, held a "glow of freedom" to
commemorate Hut RI-57. On 20 November 2006 U.S. President George W. Bush hold a
state visit to the Bogor Palace and met with President Susilo Bambang
Yodhoyono. This brief visit lasted for six days.
Istana Bogor is one of six Presidential Palace that holds about 219 paintings by famous painters and 136 statues and ceramics. The palace has the uniqueness of the historical aspects, culture and fauna. One of the interesting fauna are deer, imported directly from Nepal and has been maintained from the beginning until now.
Istana Bogor is one of six Presidential Palace that holds about 219 paintings by famous painters and 136 statues and ceramics. The palace has the uniqueness of the historical aspects, culture and fauna. One of the interesting fauna are deer, imported directly from Nepal and has been maintained from the beginning until now.
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