Tugu Yogyakarta ( Javanese: ꦠꦸꦒꦸꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ, ''Tugu Ngayogyakarta'') is an important historical landmark in the city of

Yogyakarta Yogyakarta (; jv, ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ ; pey, Jogjakarta) is the capital city of Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by a monarchy, ...

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. ''Tugu'' means monument, which is usually built as a symbol of an area conceptualising characteristics of that region. Because of its historical background, Tugu Yogyakarta has become a historical icon of the city. Tugu Yogyakarta is located right in the middle of the intersection between Mangkubumi Street, Sudirman Street, A.M Sangaji street, and Dipenogoro street of the city. The name Tugu is also an alternative name for the

Yogyakarta railway station Yogyakarta Station, commonly known as Tugu Station (abbreviation YK, number 3020) is a railway station located in Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, in Indonesia. The altitude of this station is amsl. It is the biggest and most import ...

History

The monument was built by Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono I in 1755. It was known as ''Tugu Golong-Gilig'' (Golong-Gilig Monument), and was built in the spirit of unity of the people. The top of the monument was shaped round (''golong'') and the pole was cylindric (''gilig'') shaped, hence its name. The height of the monument is 25 meters. It was built in the shape of a cylindrical pole conical to the top, the bottom as a circular fence, while the top round. It was built line connecting the southern sea, the

Yogyakarta palace The Royal Palace of Yogyakarta ( id, Keraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat, jv, ꦏꦿꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠꦲꦢꦶꦤꦶꦔꦿꦠ꧀) is a palace complex in the city of Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia. It is ...

and

Mount Merapi Mount Merapi, ''Gunung Merapi'' (literally Fire Mountain in Indonesian and Javanese), is an active stratovolcano located on the border between the province of Central Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is the most acti ...

. At the time of meditation, it was said that the Sultan of Yogyakarta at that time used this monument as a benchmark to face the peak of Mount Merapi. The monument collapsed during a major earthquake on June 10, 1867. In 1889, the

Dutch colonial Dutch Colonial is a style of domestic architecture, primarily characterized by gambrel roofs having curved eaves along the length of the house. Modern versions built in the early 20th century are more accurately referred to as "Dutch Colonial Re ...

government renovated the monument with a square shape. The top of the monument was built as conical instead of previous round shape, with a small ball at the tip. The height of the monument also reduced from 25 meters to 15 meters. Since then, this monument is also known at the time as ''De Witte Paal'' (The White Monument). In 2012, the renovation of the monument was done. The ornamental yellow painting was done including the ball at the tip. The ornamental paint was made of 22 carat gold. At present there is a small park surrounding the monument.

References

External links

Seputar Wisata Yogyakarta

Panduan Pariwisata Yogyakarta dan sekitarnya

Outbound di Jogja dan Tour Wisata Jogja

Sewa Mobil dan Wisata Yogyakarta
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