Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Majapahit kingdom in Kediri Site Destroyed

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KEDIRI - Sites that alleged relics of the Majapahit Kingdom, located in the village of Semen, Pagu district, Kediri, East Java, damaged people are not responsible until the condition is scattered.

Chief of Police (Police) Wahono Heri AKBP Kediri on Sunday suggests, it is conducting investigations into the cases of destruction.

"We still doing investigation. If the perpetrator was caught and proven guilty, we will process it according to his deeds," he reveals.

Sites that deliberately undermined the government was already protected. An ancient craft of pottery or a tool breaks and mixes with the fragments as well as containers littered the new note. Fragments of stone bowls and also historical relics at the site involved was found in ruins.

In addition a protective fence also deliberately revoked by the person who allegedly committed it and throw it into the river, which is located not far from the site. Up to now, unknown actors such destruction.

Police also found it difficult, given the location of the site was located in the area of ​​rice fields are far from shelter residents. In this place, there are three statues. Two statues of a figure resembling a dragon and one resembling the god Vishnu. There was also a place that resembles a park Kaputren and there is a water fountain.

BP3 (Preservation of Archaeological Heritage) Mojokerto, East Java, stating that if these objects is a type of stone relics of the Majapahit Kingdom. Piles of bricks at the location of the site is estimated to a gate (gate, red). The site was designated as protected objects of cultural and government. But, by the irresponsible, the objects on the site was destroyed.

Chief BP3 Trowulan Aris Soviyani encountered at the scene said it is currently investigating the damage, to determine its category. It could not decide, including the destruction of the crime of criminal destruction of the site or the public. For the actors destruction, it was handed to the police to take that.

Monday, July 25, 2011

Gedung Agung Yogyakarta


Yogyakarta palace, better known by the name of the Great House in downtown Yogyakarta, precisely located on Jalan Ahmad Yani, or also in the south of Jalan Malioboro, or also in the north of Yogyakarta Palace, west of Vredeburg and Smart Park . Regions great building located in the Village Ngupasan, Gondomanan District, Yogyakarta, and at an altitude of sekitar120 m above sea level. Great House complex occupies an area of ​​roughly around 43,585 .

Great House, as well as other presidential palace that is as an office and official residence of the President of the Republic of Indonesia. In addition, the Great House as a place to accept or stay state guests. Since August 17, 1991, the Great House was used as a place to commemorate Independence Seconds to Yogyakarta and the holding of each 17 Sunset Parade which began 17 April 1988.


Great House itself there are several buildings which consists of six main buildings of the Great House (main building), Government House, House Indraphrasta, Sawojajar Pensions, Pensions and Pensions Saptapratala Bumiretawu. The main building which was completed in 1869 to the present shape does not change. The main room is called the Garuda Room serves as the official room to welcome guests of the state or the other great guests. In addition to the homestead, homestead since 20 September 1995 Sono Arts complex covering an area of ​​5600 square meters, located in the south, which was originally owned by the Ministry of Information, the Presidential Palace to be part of this.


In front of the main building of the Great House, there is a high-towering monument to the white color made ​​of andesite stone 3.5 meters high which has called Dagoba, which comes from Cupuwulatu Village, near the Temple of Heaven on Earth {Prambanan.Wisata Indonesia various source}

Sumber : WisataIndonesia