Monday, September 3, 2012

Dirgantara Monument

Dirgantara Monument 1960

Many people in Jakarta and the Indonesian people who do not know the real name of this monument. Know the name of the monument is a patung Pancoran or tugu Pancoran, but did not know that the actual name is tugu Dirgantara.

Dirgantara statue in the roundabout Jalan Gatot Subroto (Overseas Pensions Aldiron Aerospace, formerly headquarters of the Indonesian Air Force) made and design ​​by Edhi Sunarso, done by sculptor Edhi family leadership Sunarso Arca Yogyakarta. The first idea is from President Soekarno who wish to be made ​​a statue of the Indonesian aviation or aerospace. These statues depict human space, which means that illustrates the spirit of courage Indonesia to explore space. 

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Ampera Bridge

Ampera bridge
Ampera bridge location in the city of Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. Start built on 1962 open on 30 September 1965 have long size as 1.177 meters widely this 22 meters and high on the tower has 78m . This bridge have an open and closed mechanism and mechanism not active on 1970.

Ampera Bridge is a landmark for the city of Palembang. The bridge that spread above Musi River. This bridge has become one of the most famous and legendary bridge in Indonesia.

Color of the bridge had already experienced three times the change from a standing start gray continued yellow in 1992 and last change to red in 2002 until now.

Ampera bridge 1963