Monument golong gilig

Monument or memorial pal golong gilig white (white pole) is a marker of the northern boundary of the old city of Yogyakarta. This building was originally shaped like a round stick (gilig) with a ball (golong) above. 

 

the form of the monument before the quake 

The building is reminiscent of the Washington Monument in Washington DC.............

. In 1867 this building was damaged (broken) because of an earthquake which also damaged Taman Sari site. In the reign of Sultan HB VII of this building was set back. But unfortunately with different shapes as can be seen now (January 2008).

 

Height was reduced and only a third of its original height of the building. Over time the name of the monument and the monument golong gilig white pal increasingly forgotten as the mention of this building as a monument of Yogyakarta.

Releated :  Kamandhungan Lor (North) , Siti Hinggil Ler ,Pagelaran Complex ,Kadipaten ,Sultanate Mosques Gedhe ,Alun-alun Kidul ,Alun-alun Lor  ,Gladhag Pangurakan ,General Architecture ,Layout Of Ngayogyakarta  ,Hadiningrat Palace , Sri Manganti , South Kamandhungan , Kamagangan

Source : Wikipedia