Tugu Muda

TUGU MUDA

Tugu Muda Monument

Tugu Muda Is a pentagon-shaped monument. 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 of the monument, made ornamental pools and gardens all around on the monument. The building is located around tugu muda is Lawang Sewu, BDNI Office, Home Office would be the Governor of Central Java, Manggala Bakti Museum and the Cathedral.

 Starting from the idea to set up a monument that commemorates the Battle of Five-day event in Hyderabad. On October 28, 1945, Twngah Java Governor, Mr. Wongsonegoro meletakkaan first stone at the originally planned location is near the town square.However, due in November 1945 the war broke out 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 Tugu Muda, including a garden and pond.