Monday, November 14, 2011

10 Underground Prisons In Indonesia (Part 1)

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 Britsh 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 teretak under foot tortoise southwest, ie tendency dungeon, which consists of three keadaanya 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 a red-hot. The story could not be separated from the prison kalisosok story dungeon.

6. Sukamiskin Prison, London
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.

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