HISTORY OF INDONESIA, BOGOR PALACE

Bogor Palace 1895-1905

Starting from the desire of people - the Dutch people who work in Batavia (now Jakarta) to find a resting place. Because they assume that the city of Batavia is too hot and crowded, so they need to find a place - a place that cool air outside the city of Batavia.

Governor General of the Netherlands named G.W. Baron van Imhoff, go do a search and managed to find a good place and strategically in a village called Kampong Baroe, on August 10, 1744.

A year later, in 1745 Governor-General van Imhoff (1745-1750) ordered the construction of a guesthouse where the choice was named Buitenzorg (meaning free of problems / difficulties). He himself made sketches of the building with architecture modeled after Blenheim Palace, the residence of the Duke of Malborough, near the town of Oxford in England. Building process was continued by the Governor-General who ruled further that the Governor-General Jacob Mossel which of his service 1750 - 1761

In the course of its history, this building was heavily damaged as a result of people attack the anti Bantam Company, under the leadership of Kiai Tapa and Ratu Bagus Discard, called Bantam War from 1750 to 1754.

During the Governor-General Willem Daendels (1808 - 1811), the guesthouse is expanded with the addition of either providing to the left of the building as well as his right. The building used as a two-level parent. Yard area is also enhanced by bringing in six pairs of spotted deer from India and Nepal border.

Later in the reign of Governor Jendal Baron van der Capellen (1817 - 1826), made major changes - scale. A tower in the middle - the middle of the main building was set up so that more and more magnificent palaces, while the land around the palace used as an inaugural Botanic Garden took place on May 18, 1817.
This building was severely damaged again, when the earthquake occurred on 10 October 1834.

In the reign of Governor-General Albertus van Twist Duijmayer Yacob (1851 - 1856), the rest of the earthquake demolished the old building at all. Then by taking the IX century European architecture, the new building one level was established. Other change is to add two bridges connecting the Master Building and Building the Right Wing and Left Wing made of curved wood. Building a new palace at the time realized the full power of the Governor-General Charles Ferdinand Pahud de Montager (1856-1861). And in government, then precisely in 1870, the Palace of Buitenzorg designated as the official residence of the Governor-General of the Netherlands.

Bogor Palace

The end of World War II, Japan surrendered to Allied forces, then Indonesia declared its independence. Rows of People's Security (BKR) had occupied the Palace of Buitenzorg for red and white flag. Buitenzourg palace whose name is now the Presidential Palace in Bogor handed back to the government of this republic at the end of 1949. After independence, the Bogor Presidential Palace began to be used by the Indonesian government in January 1950.
 
Literature and Art Objects

Bogor Presidential Palace has a collection of books that list as many as 3205 pieces available in the literature palace. The palace holds many objects of art, be it painting, sculpture, and ceramics and other art objects. Until now there are paintings in this palace is 448 pieces, in which the title / name of the painting, artist, year painted, available in the form of list making it easier for anyone who wishes to obtain information about the painting. Likewise, the statue with a variety of materials. In this palace there are statues of as many as 216 pieces.

In addition to painting and sculpture, ceramics Bogor Palace also collect as many as 196 pieces. All of that stored in the palace museum, in addition to used as a publisher in each room / building the palace.

(RI Presidential Palace, Presidential Secretariat, 2004)