HISTORY
The city has its
origins in five villages which served as the basis for a marketplace.
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The city was known as Fort de Kock during colonial
times in reference to the Dutch outpost established here in 1825 during
the Padri War. The fort was founded by Captain Bauer at the top of
Jirek hill and later named after the then Lieutenant Governor-General of the Dutch East
Indies,
Hendrik Merkus de Kock.[2] The first road connecting the region with the west
coast was built between 1833 and 1841 via the Anai Gorge, easing troop
movements, cutting the costs of transportation and providing an economic
stimulus for the agricultural economy.[3] In 1856 a teacher-training college (Kweekschool) was
founded in the city, the first in Sumatra, as part of a policy to
provide educational opportunities to the indigenous population.[4] A rail line connecting the city with Payakumbuh and
Padang was constructed between 1891 and 1894.[5]
During the
Indonesian National Revolution, the city was the headquarters for the Emergency Government of the
Republic of Indonesia (PDRI)
from December 19, 1948 to July 13, 1949. During the second 'Police
Action' Dutch forces invaded and occupied the city on December 22, 1948,
having earlier bombed it in preparation. The city was surrendered to
Republican officials in December 1949 after the Dutch government
recognized Indonesian sovereignty.[7]
The city was officially renamed Bukittinggi in 1949,
replacing its colonial name. From 1950 until 1957, Bukittinggi was the
capital city of a province called Central Sumatra, which encompassed West
Sumatra,
Riau and Jambi. In February 1958, during a revolt in Sumatra against
the Indonesian government, rebels proclaimed the Revolutionary Government of the Republic
of Indonesia (PRRI) in Bukittinggi.
The Indonesian government had recaptured the town by May the same year.
A group of Muslim men had planned to bomb a cafe in
the city frequented by foreign tourists in October 2007, but the plot
was aborted due to the risk of killing Muslim individuals in the
vicinity.[8] Since 2008 the city administration has banned
Valentine's Day and New Year's celebrations as they consider them not in
line with Minangkabau traditions or Islam, and can lead to "immoral
acts" such as young couples hugging, kissing and not to mention
fornicating.[9]
CITY
Bukittinggi (Indonesian
for "high hill") is one of the larger cities in West Sumatra, Indonesia. With area about 25.24 KM square and
more than 100,000 lives of population, located arround 2 hours/ 90 KM
from the capital of west sumatra province, padang city, it is a district, have
sorrounding by three big mountain, which are singgalang mountain, merapi
mountain, and sago mountain. And famous with the Jam Gadang right in
the center of bukittinggi city, and Sianok Canyon. Also Fort De Kock
fortress, the heritage of dutch invitation in bukittinngi, and Lobang
Jepang which was the japan heritage for historical tourism.
Bukittinggi district, have a big potential for tourism
destination in west sumatra. City with cozy weather, friendly citizen,
and have a beautiful landscape. This city was also famous for shopping
center with high quality product at Aur Kuning market.Bukittinggi is divided in 3 subdistricts (kecamatan),
which are further divided into 5 villages (nagari) and 24 kelurahan. The
subdistricts are:
Guguk Panjang,
Mandiangin Koto Selayan, and Aur Birugo Tigo Baleh.
Transportation
Bukittinggi is connected to Padang by road, though
a dysfunctional railway line also exists. For inner-city transport,
Bukittinggi employs a public transportation system known as Mersi
(Merapi Singgalang) and IKABE that connect locations within the city.
The city also still preserves the traditional horse-cart widely known in
the area as Bendi, although the use is limited and
more popular to be used as vehicle for tourist, both domestic and
foreign.
Tourism
- Ngarai Sianok (Sianok Canyon)
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| SIANOK CANYON |
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Sianok
canyon has two walls almost vertical and facing each other. Height of about 100 to 200 meters and a length of about 15 km. These
form the canyon walls where you can see
the vast paddy
fields and streams. Are separated by a canyon and Mount Singgalang Bukittinggi.
The beauty Sianok canyon can be seen from Panorama Park in London or you can also go
directly to the canyon, which
is a residential area
and paddy fields. To enjoy the scenery of the park, visitors can pay an entrance fee of Rp. 3,000
per person. Besides the beauty of the canyon, visitors
can also visit the Japanese
bunker at the bottom of
the canyon. Sianok canyon is the most beautiful places in
West Sumatra, especially during sunrise and sunset.
- Lobang Jepang
(Japanese Caves)
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The
tunnel is 1,400 meters in
length over the
winding is made by
Japanese soldiers during the period of 1942, is located in the middle of the park in the Gorge Sianok panorama below the town of Bukittinggi, with a width
of over 2 meters. Inside the cave
there are different needs
for office space, hospitals,
food and weapons.
The entrance to the cave
there are some places, like in
the canyon Sianok, in Panorama, in addition to Bung Hatta Palace
and Zoo in Bukittinggi. The
local people called this is a Japanese hole.
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| CLOCK TOWER |
Clock Tower is a landmark and the town of
Bukittinggi in West Sumatra province in Indonesia. The symbol is also typical of
West Sumatra has a unique story and because of his age that is tens of
years. Clock Tower was built in 1926 by
architect Yazin and Sutan Dental Ameh. Laying the first stone clock is
done Rook Maker's first son who was then 6 years old. This clock was a gift from the Queen of
the Netherlands to Controleur (City Secretary).Typical symbol of
Bukittinggi and West Sumatra has a story and unique in its history. This can be traced from the ornaments on the Clock Tower. In the Dutch colonial
period, this clock ornament is round and on it stands a statue of a
rooster.During the Japanese
occupation, hours turned into a pagoda ornament. While in
the period after independence, its shape changes with shape ornament
back gonjong traditional Minangkabau house.The
numbers on the clock is also unique. Number four in Roman numerals are usually written
with an IV, but at the Clock Tower written by IIII.From the tower
Clock Tower, the tourists can see the panorama of the city of
Bukittinggi is composed of hills, valleys and buildings lined up in the
middle of town to be missed.When it was built entirely cost to reach
3,000 Gulden adjustment and renovation from time to time. When the
Dutch and first built the roof is round and above it stands a statue of a
rooster.Meanwhile, when the Japanese
changed again with a pagoda-shaped and when Indonesia Merdeka turned
into a traditional Minangkabau house.Every day hundreds of
people sought on the location of the Clock Tower. There is a amateur photographer, there are
selling balloons, and even find auto loads (public transport) to be
taken to other tourist sites in London.To reach this location, tourists can use a landline. From the city of Padang to Bukittinggi, a trip can be taken for
approximately 2 hours drive to use public transport. After reaching
the town of Bukittinggi, the journey can continue to use public
transportation to the location of the Clock Tower.At first glance, there may be no rarity in
the building is 26 meters tall clock. Moreover,
if the observed shape, because the Clock Tower just round shape with a
diameter of 80 centimeters, in the basement strutbasic size of 13 x 4 meters, like a monument or a monument. Because
of the size of another hour of this habit, it is very suitable as the
Clock Tower, which means a big clock.There is not even a strange thing when I saw the Roman
numerals at the Clock Tower. But look more closely at
the fourth Roman numerals. Seen something that seems
to deviate from the standard. Properly, writing with
symbols of the four Roman numerals IV. But at the Clock Tower is actually made into a figure of one
who lined up four (IIII). Writing a patron outside the roman numerals is still shrouded
in mystery.But unique, peculiarity in the
writing of that number actually make the Clock Tower to be more
"challenging" and the evocative question mark every person who
(incidentally) to know and pay attention. Even more
unique, sometimes the question arises whether this is an old and ancient
patron or errors and or or isother. From a variety of information in the
community, the number four strange there as a pointer that defines the
number of victims who become casualties of when the construction. Or some are mean, four carpenters making the Clock Tower
construction worker dies after hours is completed. Makes sense too, because the
clock is made from materials such as white cement mixed with egg white.If assessed if there
are errors make the number IV, of course there is the possibility of a
row of a list of mystery. But at least this seems to be
discounted.As the clock
gift from the Queen of the Netherlands to controleur (city secretary),
and made the land of Uncle Sam's experts at the American, the
possibility of error is very small. But just let the
mystery with various confidential.But that should be known again, Clock Tower
engines are also believed there were only two in the world. Twin of course that is currently installed at Big Ben,
England. Machines that work manually is by the author, Forman (a
nobleman famous) was named Brixlion.Now back
to the Roman numeral four, is making an odd number four was intentional
by the author, also no one knows. But it is also
worth noting, that the Clock Tower is done by laying the first stone of a
six-year-old child, sonThe
first Rook Maker who served controleur when the Dutch in New York City.While still
in the Dutch colonial period, the peak of the Clock Tower is attached
to the statue of a rooster proudly. But when
the Dutch colonialists defeat and a change in Indonesia to Japan, the
top is replaced with a pagoda. Furthermore, when the era
of independence, the top of the pagoda-style roof lowered bagonjong
replaced traditional Minangkabau house.
- Pasar Atas and Pasar Bawah - traditional markets in downtown.
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- Taman Bundo Kanduang park. The park includes a replica Rumah Gadang (literally: big
house, with the distinctive Minangkabau roof architecture) used as a
museum of Minangkabau culture, and a zoo. The Dutch hilltop
outpost Fort de Kock is connected to the zoo by the Limpapeh Bridge
pedestrian overpass.
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- Museum Rumah Kelahiran Bung Hatta (Museum of Bung Hatta Birthplace) .the house where Indonesian founding father Mohammad Hatta was born,
now a museum.
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Bunch alias ladder or hierarchy whose number 40 is located at the rear of Upper Market Bukittinggi, that
if we look at it from
the famous Clock Tower. But for
those who come from the direction of Market
Banto or Soekarno-Hatta road connecting the town of Bukittinggi
with Payakumbuh. So long and
slender 40 is the gateway to the Upper Market Bukittinggi.
Actually the number of steps long and
slender 40 is more
than 40 pieces, exactly 100 pieces of stairs. That is, if counted from the bottom of the stairs that
originated from the
Youth pavement. Then why in the name the slender 40?
The number 40 is the number of steps contained in the steepest part
at the very top of the bunch is 40.
As the gateway to Upper Market and also as
a liaison between the Market
Lower and Upper Market. 40
This bunch was established in 1898 became Assistant Agam Westeenek period.
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| JENJANG 40 |
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| JENJANG 40 |
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This
monument was named Monument
Imam Bonjol. This monument was built to commemorate the struggle of Tuanku Imam Bonjol. Tuanku
Imam Bonjol Bonjol comes from a very devout convert to Islam. Tuanku Imam
Bonjol followers called The Padri. The
Padri strongly opposed to
the nature of Indigenous
People who like drinking, gambling, cock fight, fighting and robbing. In
1821-1837 there Padri War led
by the Tuanku Imam Bonjol
against Indigenous People, assisted by the Dutch. But
The Padri win, even resistance
to the Bukittinggi region. Tuanku
Imam Bonjol Sumanik assisted by Hajj,
Hajj Piobang, Haji Poor, etc.
Seen
a garden adjoining clean enough that there is a slightly abstract form at the bottom, and a human
statue. The statue is being raised both hands up and in his left hand was holding something.
This monument called the Unknown Hero Monument.
This monument was built to
commemorate the death of
the heroes that can not be
known with certainty in opposing colonialism Netherlands on June 5, 1908.
Laying the first stone made by Gen.. A.H.
Nasution on June 15, 1963 and inaugurated in 1965. Construction
of building the monument
was created by an artist named Hoerijah Adam (1936-1971) who died in a plane crash.
After reading the information
boards around the monument, I
know that just is not
the bottom of the abstract
shape as I narasikan beginning. The bottom of the monument is shaped ornament great dragon circle,
top stands a statue of
a young man holding a flag, but stetelah
struck by lightning, the statue on top sudag replaced but no flag. On the other hand monument is adorned by a circular fence wall filled with reliefs depicting people's
resistance against colonialism
in the Netherlands to win the Independence of Indonesia.
Right
in front of the
Unknown Hero Monument, there is a statue of a bespectacled man, berpostur strapping, well-dressed,
using the cap, and waved
his hand as if greeting
loyal passersby in front of him.This statue stand up in a garden
area arranged in a
neat and clean. Seen some stairs lined under this statue.
However, the park area is not allowed to enter. Visitors can only see this statue just outside the fence.To my knowledge, this monument is a monument and most recently in Bukittinggi. As a boy here
just park there as a
family play area.The park is named Bung Hatta Memorial Park.
The statue which I described at the beginning of the Muhammad Hatta, or more fondly known as Bung Hatta,
proclaimed the Republic of Indonesia. Bung Hatta,
Bukittinggi is a village boy,
he was born in London in just his parents
house on Jl. Soekarno Hatta, Bukittinggi. His
birth home is now used
as a museum.
When you are a fan of hot and spicy food maybe you
should eat Itiak Lado Mudo. Itiak Lado Mudo or Itiak Lado Ijau itself
is a duck meat in green pepper curry. It is very hottest spicy food,
just to remember that you have to brought a lot of tissues to wipe out
your sweats. It is an angel but also a demon taste of food, even you
try to watering the duck meat the hot and spicy flavor will not remove
from it. Everything so perfect, the hot spicy flavor and a soft duck
meat are mingle in one tone taste; and also its will serve with a slice
of cucumbers and karupuak jangek. Karupuak jangek is a chips from skin
of cows.
Just come and taste the itiak lado mudo at Rumah Makan
Ngarai which is locate at Jalan Ngarai Binuang, Bukittinggi –
Indonesia. It is at Ngarai Sianok bottom level exactly took place. Very
nice place for your culinary tourism and also nature tourism, and do not
worry if you want to brought as a souvenir the frozen itiak lado mudo
are serve to carry back home. Have a nice meal!
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