We take a trip to the cemetery Taman Prasasti in Jakarta, where the wife of Sir Stamford Raffles and many other famous or well-known historical figures are laid to rest.
This interesting outdoor museum contains the remains of the old cemetery built by the Dutch colonial government in 1795. cemeteries of the New Dutch Church, the inner city Portuguese church, and Church Sion were filled quickly, most likely due to another epidemic - and a new one was needed urgently
the 5.9 hectares " resting place for noble Dutch " years a public cemetery was created before the best-known in other countries. for example, Père Lachaise, 1803 in Paris. This cemetery in Jakarta is located on the aptly named Kerkhoflaan (Graveyard Avenue), now Jl. Tanah Abang 1.
From the original size of 1.3 hectares remain. In 1975, the majority was used for the construction of offices Central Jakarta HALL; a fairly common procedure in Jakarta, it would seem, as South Jakarta Mayor has also built its offices on a cemetery.
Today, only 1,372 tombstones and monuments remain of the original number of over 4,000. In addition to examining historical stones, a walk in the park is the nicest. Trees provide shade and make the walk among the stones is nice and refreshing - walk among the memories of the deceased do indeed feel alive and well
falls "Olivia Mariamne Raffles
Among those buried here are Olivia Mariamne Raffles, the first wife of Thomas Stamford Raffles; British Lieutenant-General of Java and its dependencies 1811-1816; Raffles and good friend, John Casper Leyden. Other personalities include Soe Hok Gie, an Indonesian militant, and a number of generals and artists from the colonial era.
It is fascinating to see these monuments in the context of selective evolution of history memory. For example, a replica of the commemorative tablet Pieter Erberveld - accused, convicted, hanged, drawn-and-quartered, and beheaded for plotting a rebellion in 1722 - can also be found in the cemetery. At the top of the wall, his head impaled on a spike accompanied by a tablet with an ominous warning to other potential traitors -. Which would certainly not be displayed, if not for the anti-colonial tie-in
After Indonesia gained its independence, Pieter Erberveld was rehabilitated and upgraded to the status of "freedom fighter national ". The truth is more likely - because of his dispute with the VOC leaders after they confiscated his lands (probably illegally for personal gain) - he had become a mega nuisance. And they got rid of him in a way excessively heavy. Remember, then, everyone not directly employed by the Company was regarded with suspicion and relegated to the lowest rung of the social ladder, and Pieter, so rich, was not part of the club.
Olivia Mariamne Raffles, born Devenish, is certainly a noble (but not Dutch) occupying the graveyard - or rather, was a noble occupant, as the original plot is now located in the offices of the Mayor of Jakarta Central. Its vault was however moved to the park after his remains were taken to a mass grave in Tanah Kusir cemetery.
Her husband, Lieutenant Governor Raffles, made a name for himself. During the five years of his management of Java, it has not only changed many aspects of everyday life - driving on the left being one - but also the slave trade abolished (not slavery itself However, as he himself was a slave, he took with him on his return to England). When he met Olivia at the offices of the East India Company in London, he was a modest employee on a salary of £ 70 a year. Six days after marrying Olivia in 1805, he was appointed deputy secretary of the new Governor of Penang on a salary of £ 1,500. This spectacular rise has led to rumors: Olivia, it was said, was the mistress of the upper, William Ramsey Raffles, and in turn, to take his hands by marrying, Raffles has been rewarded with an increase and the post in Penang.
Fact or fiction, that Raffles biographers clearly adored his first wife. And Olivia, as Lady Governess Java, was always present with him at official occasions and gave a lot of grace and dignity to the office. It organized social events and parties for people of all walks of life, and has never been known to reject even the common man in the street - a far cry from the high society of the administration previous centered. She, however, is strongly opposed to chewing betel nut and smoking, a very common habit among the highest levels ladies, and ordered all the paraphernalia of betel chewing to be banished from the palace at Buitenzorg, today ' hui Bogor.
Olivia died November 25, 1814 and was laid to rest in Batavia. The remains of his tomb are mediocre. Much more elegant and attractive is the memorial commissioned by Sir R
tombstone of John Casper Leyden
affles, in the botanical gardens in Bogor.
John Leyden Casper, friend and mentor Raffles, is best known for its English translation Sulalatus Salatin (Genealogy of the Kings), more popularly known as the Malay Annals. They met in Penang and immediately got on well. Leyden was the catalyst following the scholarly pursuits of Raffles of history, culture and politics of the Malay world, and especially Java.
Indonesian activist Soe Hok tomb Gie
Soe Hok Gie activist had opposed the dictatorships of both Sukarno and Suharto. He was a professor of sociology at the University of Indonesia and died from inhaling toxic gases hiking on Mount Semeru.
Taman Prasasti is probably under-budgeted and also neglected enough. Statues were damaged, but fortunately, the broken-off pieces were maintained on or near their pedestal. The history of Jakarta become more vivid if the stones were organized by specific periods, said Nirwono Joga, the author of Museum Taman Prasasti: Metamorfosis Kerkhof Laan Menjadi Museum (Memorial Park Stones: Metamorphosis of Kerkhoflaan to Museum). And according to the brochure, you get to the entrance, it is expected, and a general drive to make the park more attractive.
Museum Tanah Prasasti
Jl. Tanah Abang 1, Central Jakarta
+62 (0) 21 385 4060
admission: Rp.5,000
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