Presidential Palace of Yogyakarta

Presidential Palace of Yogyakarta is located at the southern end of Jalan Akhmad Yani (formerly the street Malioboro); Village Ngupasan, Gondomanan District, Municipality of Yogyakarta. The complex was built on an area of ​​43,585 square meters, since the founding of the Palace of Yogyakarta has not changed much. In the courtyard the front porch seemed a giant statue doorman (dwarapala) as high as two meters. In addition, there is a monument Dagoba (which by the people of Yogyakarta called Tugu Lilin) ​​as high as three and a half meters, which fire always apparent at the summit. This monument was made of andesite stone. Palace backyard overgrown by large trees and high dedaunannnya very dense and shady so it looks as if merindangi palace buildings. Presidential Palace of Yogyakarta is also known as the Great House or State Building, one of the main palace building functions, namely as a place of great reception guests.



Home History Of Presidential Palace Presidential Palace of Yogyakarta originated from the official residence of the Resident to-18 in Yogyakarta (1823-1825). He was a Dutchman named Anthonie Hendriks Smissaert, which also is the initiator of the construction of this Great House. This building was established in May 1824 by A. Payen the architect appointed by the governor general of Dutch East Indies. This building was delayed due to the outbreak of the Diponegoro War (1825 - 1830) and continued after the war was over (1832). Some of the Dutch governor who inhabit the building is JE Jesper (1926 - 1927); P.R.W. van Gesseler Verschuur (1929 - 1932); H.M. de Kock (1932 - 1935); J. Bijlevel (1935 - 1940); and L. Adam (1940-1942). During the Japanese occupation, the palace became the official residence of the ruler of Japan in Yogyakarta, namely Koochi Zimmukyoku Tyookan.



Parent Gdung R. Garuda On January 6, 1946 Yogyakarta, officially became the new capital of the Republic of Indonesia after the government of the Republic of Indonesia emigrated from Jakarta to Yogyakarta. Since that time the Great House turned into the Presidential Palace, residence of President Sukarno, President of First Republic and his family.

On December 28, 1949, the President moved to Jakarta, so that the palace is no longer a place of residence of the President. After the independence of Indonesia, precisely in the second term of office Presiden RI, from April 17, 1988, the Presidential Palace in Yogyakarta / Great House is also used for the implementation of Twilight Parade Ceremony at each 17, in addition to event-taruna Perkenalan Taruna New Air Academy, and Farewell event at the same time the officer New Young graduated with the Governor and the people of Yogyakarta Special Region. Even since August 17, 1991, the Presidential Palace of Yogyakarta was formally used as a place to commemorate Independence Seconds to Yogyakarta.