Vredeburg Fortress

Vredeburg Fortress was located in Malioboro Street, Yogyakarta City, Indonesia. Vredeburg Fortress was faced with the Agung Building that was the Country's Palace. The Government of Netherlands Colonial built Vredeburg Fortress the first time during 1760 by the name of the Rustenberg Fortress or the Rest Fortress. Further during 1765 the development of this fortress was completed and the name replaced to the Vredeburg Fortress that meant the Peace Fortress.
In several fortress buildings was gotten hundreds of dioramas that told the struggle for the Indonesian people in opposing colonizers and seizing independence. The Vredeburg Fortress became the center of the Yogyakarta Culture Festival activity that was held every year. Rooms of the available area in the fortress building were also often used as the place of the exhibition of the painting.

Vredeburg Fortress was the old building that became the running witness of the history of the Indonesian Nation through various function transitions, since the time of Netherlands Colonial Government till the Government of RI. Since RI independent, this fortress was utilized as the military post; just afterwards on 23 November 1992 the functional was changed as the Museum Khusus Perjuangan Nasional (National Independence Struggle Museum) by the name of the Museum Benteng (Fortress Museum) that was supervised by the Tourism Service Management.

Access to Vredeburg Fortress really was easy. After tourists arrived in the Yogyakarta City, was walking enough while enjoying Malioboro that was the center of the Yogyakarta City. Because of the Vredeburg Fortress was located on the heart of the Yogyakarta City.

Quoted from : http://bestindonesiaislands.com/index.php/Jawa/Vredeburg-Fortress.html

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