HISTORY OF INDONESIA, STATE'S PALACE

Het paleis van de gouverneur-generaal in Rijswijk Batavia 1857-1872

NEGARA PALACE (ISTANA NEGARA)

Negara Palace was built in 1796 for private residence of a Dutch citizen JA van Braam. In 1816, this building was taken over by the Dutch East Indies government and used as the center of government and residence of the Governor-General of the Netherlands. Therefore at that time the palace is also called Hotel Governor-General.

In the beginning of building the architecture of the ancient Greek style two-story, but in 1848 the top demolished and the front downstairs made larger to give the impression of more formal. Building form is a result of changes in 1848 survived until now, without any significant change. Building area is approximately 3375 square meters.

In accordance with the function of this court, as well as decorative ornaments tend to give the atmosphere is very formal. Even charismatic. There were two large mirrors Dutch heritage, as well as wall decoration painter - great painters, like Basoeki Abdoellah.

Many important events that occurred at the Negara Palace. Among them is when General de Kock described the plan to the Governor-General Baron van der Capellen to suppress the rebellion Diponegoro and formulate its strategy in the face of Tuanku Imam Bonjol. Also when the Governor-General Johannes van de Bosch establish a system of forced cultivation or Cultuur stelsel. After independence, dated March 25, 1947, at the signing of this building occurred Linggarjati approval. Indonesia was represented by Sutan Sjahrir and the Netherlands by Dr. Van Mook.

 

Negara Palace

Het_paleis_van_de_gouverneur-generaal_aan_het_Koningsplein_in_Batavia 1879

Negara Palace serves as the hub of state government, including the site of the event - an event that is a state, such as the inauguration of the officers - senior state officials, the opening of the deliberations, and the national working meeting, the opening of the national and the international congresses, and a state banquet.

Since the reign of the Netherlands and Japan until the reign of the Republic of Indonesia, has approximately 20 head of government and heads of state who uses the National Palace as the official residence and the center of state government activities.
(RI Presidential Palace, Presidential Secretariat, 2004)