Every city definitely have a building which characterize or a landmark
of the city .As for example Jakarta with The National Museum (Monas) and Semarang with Lawang Sewu . Yogyakarta or Jogja has Tugu Jogja or White Pal Monument that become the icon of this Student City . Many people say that "you never been to jogja if you have not been take a picture in Tugu Jogja". Tugu Jogja is located in an imaginary line connecting between Merapi, Keraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat , and the Southern Coast .Third place was considered the most sacred in yogyakarta.
Tugu Jogja was built around 1755 initiative by Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono I one year after the construction of Keraton Yogyakarta. At the early time of its construction, Tugu Jogja has 25 meters high and know as Tugu Golong Gilig because its shape. The shape of the pole is gilig (cylinder) and the top of the part is golong (rounded). The philosophy of Tugu Jogja is "The unity of God's creatur thats means the spirit of togetherness of lay people and authorities to fight colonials.
A very big earthquake hit Yogyakarta on 10 June 1867 and ruined the city, including Tugu Jogja. And then in 1889 the Dutch Goverment renovated the monument. The Dutch Goverment was built the monument lower then the old monument which is only 15 meter high. They also change the shape with a pointed cone. After that the monument known as De Witt Paal or Tugu Putih Jogja (white pole monument).
Tugu Jogja was built around 1755 initiative by Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono I one year after the construction of Keraton Yogyakarta. At the early time of its construction, Tugu Jogja has 25 meters high and know as Tugu Golong Gilig because its shape. The shape of the pole is gilig (cylinder) and the top of the part is golong (rounded). The philosophy of Tugu Jogja is "The unity of God's creatur thats means the spirit of togetherness of lay people and authorities to fight colonials.
A very big earthquake hit Yogyakarta on 10 June 1867 and ruined the city, including Tugu Jogja. And then in 1889 the Dutch Goverment renovated the monument. The Dutch Goverment was built the monument lower then the old monument which is only 15 meter high. They also change the shape with a pointed cone. After that the monument known as De Witt Paal or Tugu Putih Jogja (white pole monument).
