Vredeburg a fortress building which was built in the Dutch colonial period. Vredeburg built precisely in the year 1765. At that time, Vredeburg serves as a fortress to defend as well as to protect the Dutch governor who was then living in Gubenuran building, which is currently known as the Great House. Vredeburg which is one of the heritage buildings history, until now the physical building Vredeburg still maintained and cared for very well, it looks to the still-powerful fortress wall sections. Vredeburg front side there is a building that surrounds the fort ditch, and do not miss a beautiful garden and also clean around the fort.
Vredeburg also equipped with several cannons which always leads to the south, more precisely to point toward Yogyakarta Palace, Direction of the guns as a form of anticipation, if at any time the army attacked the Yogyakarta Palace.
Until now, the inside of the building has undergone refurbishment Vredeburg fort, so the physical building castle is still very sturdy. Inside one of the buildings, especially on the south side of the entrance, there is a diorama. Diorama that tells the story so great struggle for independence in the Indonesian Army.
Besides Diorama, Vredeburg today become one of the cultural activities and the arts, it is very visible with frequent location Vredeburg utilized by the Humanists and artists as well as cultural creation event, the most crowded event include the arena Yogyakarta Arts Forum , that is
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