Friday, June 3, 2011

Solo : City of Kings

Four centuries of Nedherlands presence in the archipelago are still to be found in various cities of Indonesia. For example, Solo or Surakarta, a city of the kings of Java even has a special non-governmental organizations that highlight the problem of preserving this heritage doeloe tempo, how to keep it and prevent the destruction of this cultural asset by the developers. Mr Dharmono was a prominent Solo Herritage and invites us explore many places in the city of Solo is still laden with cultural heritage doeloe tempo.

Pillage
One of the problems faced by the lovers of cultural heritage is the tempo doeloe by the mass looting that occurred in Solo on a regular basis. But oddly enough fast people get mad is to feel respect for old buildings are haunted, which is haunted or that given the various statues of the Javanese wayang figures. Building extensive example is the home of a plantation master who still maintained thanks to the architecture of this haunted mystification.

The Netherlands Intervention

Solo was founded by the Sunan of Surakarta but the Dutch intervened. Dutch urban spatial requirements is the need for the Dutch army fort, the Dutch resident office to be built in front of the palace and the Dutch patrol road axis should dominate other roads. For that river bars closed and pledged Purwosariweg in defense. Though this road divides sacred palace road towards Tugu front of city hall.

Modernization Solo
But on the other hand, the modernization of the city of Solo as a city of industry and trade is the impact of the Dutch colonial government initiatives. Building Javaansche Bank, central banks and the Dutch East Indies Petodjo ice factory is a symbol of progress this way, sir Dharmono. The ice factory is not to produce ice consumption but to meet the needs of industrial cooling facilities in Solo.

Solo City Hall

In this modernization process also plays a role Mangkunegara rulers palace. As a second palace they were more active in farm and industrial world. Drainage and clean water is one of the modernization effort Mangkunegara. Cleanliness is the main goal. What a disappointment Mangkunegara VI when he saw people still defecate in the side streets of the water, he uses katepel to expel them, "katepel ass", so selonoh Pak Dharmono.

Compensation Fund
King of Surakarta, who lost power in his own city to get compensation funds from the Dutch colonial government. For that built the park Sriwedari designed as a symbol of mystical power of the kings of Solo. There is a small lake as a symbol of ocean or sea, and there are small hills symbolize the hills
mountain, water and soil, the two symbols of power mystical king of Surakarta. Now the symbol has been corrupted not maintained. Gone Solo Sunan heritage palace relationship with the Dutch colonial government.

The Netherlands Village
Holland Village itself is Lodji Wetan, narrow with raised suspension bridge at night so that unauthorized persons can not enter. Holland Village is built near the Dutch fort, guarded, not to the military strength of the palace, but to farmers riot
which mengladag Pak-solourut Dharmono often rebelled. Carrying about 400 to 500 peasant revolts in the Dutch era. They are led by the kind of candidate who steal from the rich to distribute to the poor. Robin Hood-style Solo


Article Source : kbmwbu.jawatengah.go.id

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