Surakarta Vastenburg Fort
Friday, October 12, 2012
Vastenburg fort is one of the former Dutch
which is located in the Gladak, Surakarta Indonesia. The fort was built in 1745
by order of the Governor General Baron Van Imhoff. As part of the supervision
of the Dutch against the rulers of Surakarta, the fort was built, as well as
the central garrison. Situated opposite the residence of the governor of the
Netherlands (now the City Hall offices Surakarta) Gladak region.
The form of this fort walls are
protrusions called seleka space (bastion). Around the walls of the fort are the
moat that serves as a protection to the bridge at the front and rear doors. The
building consists of several separate barracks with their respective functions
within the military. In the center of the fort there is open land to prepare
troops for apples flag.
After independence, the fort was used
as a military headquarters to maintain independence. During the 1970-1980's the
building was used as a military training center of Indonesian National Army. In
the context of urban morphology, the castle played an important role to the
link of Solo-Semarang city. The city of Solo in XVIII-XIX period, as the center
of trade and marked the development of the colonial city. Interestingly, these
developments are created in shades of traditionalistic power Surakarta Kingdom.
In that place, the strength of the
Dutch troops were concentrated. There is also a sort of underground bunker
large enough below the castle. The bunker was used to jail the prisoners.
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