Loji lodges

Loji lodges, first in the Yogyakarta area Indisch
For hundreds of years of inhabiting Indonesia, including Yogyakarta, the Dutch left a number of historic buildings. The buildings that the people of Yogyakarta is often called the lodge because of its large size with a large yard. Some lodges heritage is now able to enjoy its beauty with little cost, just need to down the city center, starting from the intersection of Post Office or the kilometer 0.
The oldest lodges in Yogyakarta is located directly across from the General Post Office, which is a building that is now named Vredeburg. Building the castle is often called the Great or Loji Loji Gede was built in 1776 - 1778, just two years ago after the founding of the Palace Ngayogyakarta, one of the Mataram kingdom broken. The fortress was originally named Rustenburg was deliberately set up in the shaft Palace - monument in order to control the movements of the Palace.
As a fortress, the Loji Large buildings are equipped with a variety of supports, such as surveillance and the resting place for the soldiers. During the Great Loji still used as a fort, there is a cannon that had been directed to shoot the Palace in the standby position so as to facilitate the attack. This was done for the Kingdom to acknowledge that the Dutch have the power.
Now, you can down each corner of the Great Loji because the area had been opened to the public. In addition to the fortress with a typical European design, you can also see the diorama of Indonesia's struggle for independence. The weird thing of this fort is a name that does not fit the image of a fortress, Rust means rest, vrede means peace and burg means fortress. Rustenberg which means fortress or Vredeburg resort which means fortress of peace are not the right name.
Of Vredeburg, a lodge of the most visible is Loji Kebon, now known as the Great House. With European style building was built in 1824 and used as Residence Building. Page Loji Kebon very spacious and decorated statues Dutch officials gathered from across the city of Yogyakarta. 1912, equipped with a complex of buildings Loji Kebon Societeit de Vereniging, the Dutch official place to dance to the accompaniment of a violin.
Just as the Great Loji, Loji Kebon was also a witness to history. A building designed Payen was stopped during the Java War in 1825 - 1830 which almost makes the Dutch government went bankrupt. During the Period of Japan, this building became the residence of Japan's top brass named Koochi Zimmukyoku Tyookan. When the capital was moved to Yogyakarta Indonesia January 6, 1946, this building became the presidential palace. Up to now, although the capital of Indonesia is in Jakarta, this building still serves the presidential palace.
Another area is Loji Small lodge located on the east Vredeburg now, fixed region until almost intersection Gondomanan Shopping. Unlike the Big Loji that serves as a fortress and Small Loji that serves as a government building, Small Loji serve as residential areas. Now, even though only a few left, you can still enjoy some old buildings, one of them is located in the Smart Park complex. In that area there is also the first Militair Societet building used as a Dutch army soldiers relax.
Loji small area is the center of the Dutch first residential area in Yogyakarta. A number of facilities now also can enjoy the beauty, for example Protestansche Kerk church that was built in 1857 (now the Christian Church Marga Mulya, located in the north of the Great House) and Francis Xavier Church Kudul Loji (old building) which was established in 1870, is next Small Loji southern region.
One other area lodges that are not less interesting is Loji Satan. So named because the building that has so far not known in the building was known haunted. Many people say, on the east room and the hall was often heard voices of people for help and the sound of dance music accompaniment. Building that now serves as the office of this Parliament by Governor-General of the story never visited Raffles on May 15, 1812, when the Dutch had been in power in Yogyakarta.
Lodges Satan since some time has a variety of functions. In the past, the building was often used for a place to meditate and as exhibition space, such as exhibitions by Luch Bescherming Dienst in 1940. Post-Independence, the building was originally named Loji Marlborough is used as the office of the National Committee of Indonesia (1945 - 1949), the office of the State Defense Council and the implementation of Cabinet (1948).
Surround each lodge, piece by piece the story insights gained will enrich your history.