Tugu Muda Semarang

Tugu Muda is a monument that rests pentagon. Consists of parts of the runway, body and head. On the monument there is a relief basis. The entire monument is made of stone. To reinforce the impression tugunya, made ​​ornamental pools and gardens all around on the monument. Buildings that surround the tugumuda is Lawang sewu, BDNI Office, Home Office of the Governor of Central Java, and the Cathedral Museum Mandala Bakti. Starting from the idea to establish a monument commemorating the Battle of Five days in Hyderabad. On October 28, 1945, the Governor of Central Java, Mr. Wongsonegoro meletakkaan first stone at the originally planned location is near the town square. However, due in November 1945 broke out war against the Allies and Japan, this project became dormant.

Then in 1949, the Youth Coordinating Board of Indonesia (BKPI), initiated the idea of ​​building the monument back, but due to lack of funding, this idea has not been done jugaa. In 1951, Mayor of Semarang, Hadi Soebeno Sosro Wedoyo, form a committee Tugu Muda, with development plans are no longer on the location of the square, but at this present location. Monument design is done by Salim, while the reliefs on the monument is done by the artist Hendro. Stones that are used among others brought in from kaliuang and Paker. On 10 November 1951, laid the first stone by Central Java Governor Boediono and on May 20, 1953, to coincide with National Awakening Day, Tugu Muda inaugurated by Soekarno, the President of the Republic of Indonesia. Until now, quite a lot of changes have been made ​​to the statues around the monument young, including a garden and pond.



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