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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

10 underground prison in Indonesia

  1. Citadel dungeon Vastenburg, Solo.
    Majestic fortress in the middle of this Bengawan City, now living a worthless pile of buildings and overgrown with thick grass thatch. In the context of urban morphology, the fort has an important role relationship that is central Solo-Semarang. The city of Solo in a period of XVIII-XIX, as a center of commerce and the marked development of the colonial city. Uniquely, this development is created in shades of power tradisionalistik Kasunanan Surakarta Kingdom.

    In that place, the strength of the Dutch troops concentrated. That said, there is also a sort of underground bunker large enough under the castle. The bunker was used to jail prisoners. That's what makes this place not be possible if multistory buildings.


    2. Fortress Underground Prison "Pendem", Cilacap

     
    Who would have thought in a small town in Central Java, such as storing Cilacap a fortress that is very unique. The fort was named Fort Pendem (Op De lantong Kusbatterij Tjilatjap Te), which was once in the year 1861 the Dutch East Indies Army fortress in the face of the Indonesian nation.

    The fort on the coast of this Turtle Bay occupies an area of ​​6.5 hectares with a variety of tourist facilities, such as forts, tunnels, emplacement, dungeons, barracks, kitchen space, space weapons, the bridge pool, which contains the postal substation Dutch strategy map, fishing pond, rest areas, gazebo, swing and a number of statues of dinosaurs.

    3. Citadel dungeon Malborough, Bengkulu
     
    Fortress Marlborough was one of historical attractions located in the city of Bengkulu. Fort Marlborough attractions located in the Village of Kampung China, the Gulf District Segara Bengkulu City. This fort became the center position of the British army in Bengkulu. Rectangular-shaped fort with a length of 240 meters and 170 meters wide. The fort was founded by The British East India Company in 1713 and completed in 1719.

    In the southwestern part of the fortress on the left and right of the hall fort. On the left side consisting of seven local or room. The walls of the room from the couple stone, rock, brick by means of an adhesive mixture of lime, sand and brick flour. Besides the room there is also room under foot tortoise southwest,  tendency dungeon, which consists of three very dark room.
     
4. Citadel dungeon Rotterdam, Makassar
 
Fort Rotterdam is the stronghold of the kingdom of Gowa which was built in 1545, is located on the beach, west of the city of Makassar. Buildings and gardens are still well maintained. Here there is a dungeon where Diponegoro imprisoned and near the entrance of this fort there is a statue of one of the famous king of Gowa sultan Hassanudin.

5. Prison Kalisosok, Surabaya
 
Kalisosok is an area in North Jakarta, close to Japan as Flower and the Eagles. In this Kalisosok, stood an old prison from the Dutch colonial era that is often used to torture freedom fighters of Indonesia. In the past, famous for its awesomeness Kalisosok and scary place. Today, after the independence of Indonesia, the prison has begun to fade prominence. Kalisosok accommodate many political prisoners and heavyweight, especially if linked with the domestic political situation in Indonesia in 1960-1970's. The story could not be separated from the prison kalisosok story dungeon.

6. Sukamiskin Prison, Bandung

 
Is one of the prison which had confined Bung Karno. Sukamiskin prison, the Dutch government is a relic. Prison was built in 1918 and a new function in 1924. In prison there are 552 cells. Currently, home to about 480 prison inmates. The original buildings typical of the Dutch, thick look at Prison Sukamiskin. In fact, the basement is used for dangerous criminals still maintained by the officer. Unfortunately, the dungeon was closed to the public. This dungeon is not used anymore. Since 1945, the dungeon was closed. The room is now used as storehouses.

7. The Building Polwiltabes Surabaya
 
This building has been restored at the time of the Inspector General of Police Anang Isakandar served Kapolwitabes Surabaya 2007. The main building became whole again. Bunker to the dungeon is opened again, though no longer inhabited.

The main building has four main rooms. All the room including the door jamb nothing has changed. Now
Kapolwil, Wakapolwil and a number of Head occupy this building. including meeting rooms and lobby there is a sky high sky. Underneath is a dungeon whose height of one meter. There are two entrances, but now that looks just the one on the north side.

8. Freedom House, Bandung
 
Building Independence in the way of Asia-Africa, Bandung, Indonesia, is a building that was once used as a place of Summit Asia-Africa in 1955. At this time used as a museum.

At the age of more than a century, this building still save a lot of stories. In addition to his basement room full of question marks, including the dungeon. An underground tunnel in the vicinity of the basement was also allegedly linking Building Independence with other old buildings.

The entrance to the basement of the Building Independence can be accessed from the edge of the building, rather than Jl. Cikapundung East. The entrance to the basement in front of the building that used to serve as West Java Regional Library. If not careful, the entrance to the basement will not be visible. However, if observed, the hall down the width of one meter high and about two meters.

9. Fatahillah Museum, Jakarta
 
Fatahillah Museum, also known as the Jakarta History Museum or the Museum of Batavia is a museum which is located at Jalan Taman Fatahillah No.. 2, West Jakarta with an area of ​​more than 1,300 square meters.

This building was once the
Stadhuis or City Hall, built in 1707-1710 by order of the Governor-General Johan Van Hoorn. City Hall building was similar to the Dam Palace in Amsterdam, consists of the main building with two wings on the east and west as well as sanding buildings used as offices, court rooms, and underground spaces are used as a prison. On March 30, 1974, this building was inaugurated as a museum Fatahillah.

10. Building Sewu Lawang, Semarang
 
The building is already very popular with haunted attractions are located in Semarang. An office of Spoorweg Nederlands-Indische Maatschappij or NIS. Built in 1904 and completed in 1907. Located on the first roundabout monument Young called Wilhelmina Plein.

During the Japanese occupation, this building underground room converted into an underground prison known as the Prison Squat, this is because the prison has an area of ​​the narrow room with a low roof.

Lawang Sewu dungeon is often used as a place of execution of Indonesian youth who fought against the Japanese and their bodies dumped into streams which is located next to this building. Silent witness to the resistance when the Japanese occupation of Indonesia.

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