Identified with the god Vishnu and revered as the standard-bearer of all kings, the genealogy and depictions of Purnawarman can be traced in various Tarumanagara inscriptions.
Karangan bunga bukan sekadar dekorasi. Tiap bunga memiliki makna, mulai dari tanda cinta hingga peringatan yang mendorong munculnya floriografi atau bahasa bunga.
Dalam perjalanan menuju Belanda, Ki Hajar Dewantara yang semangat perjuangannya belum padam, menulis surat untuk teman-temannya agar terus menolak perayaan 100 tahun kemerdekaan Belanda.
Setelah diculik pengikut Tan Malaka, Sutan Sjahrir bikin perhitungan dengan penangkapan berantai. Adam Malik protes, Sayuti Melik pasrah digelandang ke bui.
Pengikut Tan Malaka menculik Sutan Sjahrir karena dianggap pengkhianat yang menjual tanah air kepada Belanda. Sukarno-Hatta memerintahkan untuk membebaskannya.
Identified with the god Vishnu and revered as the standard-bearer of all kings, the genealogy and depictions of Purnawarman can be traced in various Tarumanagara inscriptions.
Pernah populer sebagai pohon peneduh bersama asam jawa dan flamboyan. Kini, tanaman ini menjadi salah satu pohon yang paling populer untuk aktivitas penghijauan.
Tubagus Angke asal Banten melanjutkan Fatahillah memimpin Jayakarta. Sebagai Pangeran Jayakarta II, dia membawa Pelabuhan Sunda Kelapa menandingi Pelabuhan Malaka.
Mesin pendingin mulanya dikembangkan untuk mengatasi penyakit tropis. Sempat dibayangi ancaman kematian karena kebocoran gas, kulkas semakin populer seiring dengan munculnya freon.
Tan Malaka tampil pertama kali untuk menghimpun kekuatan dalam Persatuan Perjuangan. Oposisi Tan Malaka berhasil menjatuhkan Kabinet Sutan Sjahrir, namun hanya kemenangan semu.
Sutan Sjahrir menemui Tan Malaka untuk bekerja sama. Namun, dua tokoh Minang ini tak sejalan dalam perjuangan. Sjahrir memilih diplomasi membuat Tan Malaka oposisi.
Pohon ini punya narasi mitos bisa menurunkan hujan. Menarik berbagai pemerintah kolonial Eropa untuk mendapatkan dan memperkenalkan tanaman ini ke berbagai negeri jajahan.
Coolen spread Christianity in Java using wayang, a traditional Javanese puppet theatre. He acculturated Christian teachings with Javanese culture, creating a stark difference with Dutch Christianity.
The first and largest music studio in Indonesia to record sounds of artistic value, Lokananta continues to exist as a witness to the development of Indonesian music.
Starting as radio dramas in Cuba, the revolution paved the way for radionovelas to become telenovelas. This Latin American cinema spread to various countries, including to Indonesian television screens.
Tan Tjeng Bok was known as an actor for three eras. He was once the highest-paid artist, but his life ended in sorrow. He was buried in the Petamburan Public Cemetery.
Johan Kepler Panggabean was a national entrepreneur and a friend of President Sukarno. His company, the sole agent for VW cars from Germany, went out of business following the change of power.
From Indonesian national soccer team coach Toni Pogacnik to race car driver Hengky Iriawan, several notable sports heroes in Indonesian history are buried at the Petamburan Public Cemetery, Central Jakarta.
After being halted due to the war, the Dutch gas company resumed its operations but was later nationalized by the Indonesian government. What is the fate of this colonial legacy?
Nederlandsch-Indische Gasmaatschappij (NIGM) was a large Dutch company that gave birth to PLN and PGN. The merger of gas and electricity companies is attributable to Knottnerus' hard work during the Dutch East Indies era.
After being expelled from the pavilion at the Bogor Palace, Bung Karno moved to Hing Puri Bima Sakti, also known as the Batu Tulis House, where he was placed under house arrest.
He was Sukarno's confidant in the fight for West Irian. He traveled the world to “fight” in the diplomatic arena, but that journey almost ended tragically.
Despite not having a background in diplomacy, Soebandrio was entrusted with becoming Indonesia's first ambassador to the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. His appointment was considered strategic because both countries were superpowers and victors of World War II.
The Nirbaya Military Detention Center became a political prison for several figures after the September 30th Movement in 1965. Former Air Force Commander Omar Dani was one of the political prisoners who spent the longest time in Nirbaya.
This recounts the story of the pavilion designed by Sukarno, which bore silent witness to the March 11, 1966 Decree (Supersemar). It was also one of Bung Karno's three “exile” homes in his final days.
