tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86891404668196733092024-09-08T23:14:09.059-07:00Everything About Bogorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823969812146819465noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689140466819673309.post-15646449318713007752009-05-19T01:15:00.000-07:002009-05-19T01:17:14.816-07:00Bogor Presidential Palace is one of 6 Presidential Palaces in Indonesia. The palace is noted for its distinctive architectural, historical, features, as well as the adjoining botanical gardens. Istana Bogor was opened to the public in 1968 to public tour groups (not individuals), with the permission of the then President of Indonesia, Suharto. The number of visitors annually is approximately 10,000 people. <br />The gardens of the palace have an area of 284,000 square metres (28.4 hectares).<br />History<br />building on the site of Istana Bogor was a mansion named Buitenzorg (also Sans Souci), which was built from August 1744 as a country retreat for the DutchBritish administration. Notable occupants of the mansion include Herman Willem Daendels and Sir Stamford Raffles. Governors, including also a period of <br />This building was substantially damaged by an earthquake in 1834, triggered by the volcanic eruption of Mount Salak. The palace was rebuilt into its present form in 1856— this time with only one storey instead of the original three, as a precaution against further earthquakes.<br />From 1870 to 1942 the Istana Bogor served as the official residence of the Dutch Governors General. After Indonesian independence, the palace was much used by President Sukarno, but then largely neglected by Suharto when he came to office.<br />Structure<br />The grounds of the estate contain several buildings - the largest of which is the main palace and its two wings. The main palace contains private offices for the head of state, a library, a dining room, a ministers' meeting room, a theater room, and the Garuda room (for welcoming State guests). The two wings are used as the guest residences for State guests. Kebun Raya Bogor ("Great Gardens of Bogor", the Bogor Botanical Gardens are also part of the palace grounds.<br />The palace houses an extensive art collection which had been accumulated by Soekarno. A herd of spotted deer still range within the palace grounds; a group of these had originally been brought there by the Dutch for hunting and sport.Everything About Bogorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823969812146819465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689140466819673309.post-87994593175918422762009-05-19T00:43:00.000-07:002009-05-19T01:02:01.842-07:00Bogor City is the nearest territory to the capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta. Bogor city is surrounded by Mount Salak, Mount Pangrango and Mount Gede,and known as a rainy town for the amount of rainfall is very high,and my city has many old and unique historical buildings,is a city in West Java with a population of approximately 800,000 people in the CBD area and 2,000,000 in suburban area, bringing a total of 3 million population. It was the capital of Indonesia during the British occupation under Stamford Raffles and was used as the capital by the Dutch during the dry season, then known as Buitenzorg (meaning "beyond worry").<br />It has an area of 21.56 sq km and 833,523 people in 2005, with a density of 38,661 people/sq km, far higher than DKI Jakarta.[1] For the Hasil Survei Sosial Ekonomi Daerah 2007, 866,034 was the population.<br />Bogor has a presidential palace, a deer park and a botanical garden in the town centre. It is home to the Institut Pertanian Bogor (or Bogor Institute of Agriculture) and CIFOR, the Center for International Forestry Research.Everything About Bogorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823969812146819465noreply@blogger.com0