TOUR OF HISTORICAL 
BUNG KARNO AND FATMAWATI

what you in mind when they hear the Bengkulu city ? if you are Indonesian people will remember the figure of the founder of the nation as well the Proclaimer of independence of the Republic. His wife is Mrs. Fatmawati also derived from this Bengkulu city.


Name the Proclaimer is extremely attached to this Bengkulu city. Because during the struggle he had exiled former Dutch colonial government from 1938 to 1942 with the then Bung Karno exile meet with Fatmawati, the daughter of a prominent Muhammadiyah Bengkulu, wich is then edited into a wife.

The following are relics Bung Karno in Bengkulu you should know as a nation.

House located at the Soekarno-Hatta street, Bengkulu has a very high historical value and is now a tourist attraction in the history of Bengkulu.

At first it belonged from Chinese busenessman the name is Tan Eng Cian who worked at that time as a basic food supply for the Dutch government. The current condition of exile Bung Karno's house is still preserved and remain as the original to preserve its historical value. The shape remains original and not like the shape of house right now.

As for the objects and items Bung karno reics during his lifetime when exile in Bengkulu is a collection of books numbering around 303 books, painting, photographs, bike, desk chair, to bed. Around the house lay a yard large enough and well maintained with a well at the rear of the house.

To get into the Bung Karno house, visitor are charged a very affordable, wich is Rp 2.500,- or more for visitor who want to add costs to want of history, it was the home in exile of Bung Karno Bengkulu city is very interesting to visit.
Moreover, we can see sales centers souvenirs Bengkulu is located not far from the place of establishment of this historic home.

A side from exile Bung Karno home, you are required to visit these place if a visit to the city of Bengkulu.

The mosque, wich is located in the center of the city of Bengkulu, is a building whose designs made by Bung Karno in exile home. Alyhough it has been renovated, but the architectural form of artificial Bung Karno on the building of mosque is still maintained.

For the Closer from house of exile Bung Karno a distance of approximately 600 meters, or rather in Fatmawati street, there is a house wife's residence when Bung Karno Bung Karno exile in Bengkulu, The house name is Fatmawati Soekarno.

The house is brown and shaped house on stilts that are characteristic of traditional houses Sumatran society has become one of the historic sights in the city of Bengkulu.

At Fatmawati house we will see the most historic objects in the national struggle. In the middle room houses Fatmawati there are sewing machines are driven by hand and with this sewing machine to sew Fatmawati red and white flag was hoisted heritage while Independence Day August 17th 1945.

That is some relics of Bung Karno that we need to know as citizens of Indonesia. 

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