Hi everybody. I'm back to posting content. Yes, today I have quite a lot of work. I have to clean everything. How are you friends? Two weeks ago, I visited a museum in Jakarta, Indonesia, to be precise I visited a tomb.
The name of this museum is Museum Tanah Prasasti. This museum has a very large collection of tombstones. And, this tombstone comes from hundreds of years ago. There are several miniature tombs from Indonesia. There is also a hearse that looks very antique. Everything is unique and reminds me of death.
Actually I'm a bit afraid to visit this place, but I believe that during the day there are no ghosts. These are my thoughts. This museum is a relic of the Dutch government which has an area of 1.2 hectares. This museum has works of art that come from the past. There are many sculptures and calligraphy sculptures. I feel that the Netherlands is a country that has developed for a long time.
Before becoming a museum, this place was a public cemetery called Kebon Jahe Kober which has an area of 5.5 hectares. Currently, there are 1372 tombs and tombstones. All tombs and tombstones are made of natural stone, marble and bronze. I will visit this museum again with my friends. I keep remembering death. Where will I die, what will happen after I die, is there any torment from the grim reaper. All these questions keep popping up in my mind.
This place is not scary, but reminds me of death. There are many famous people buried in this place, one thing is the question, will I be remembered like the dead in this place. The museum is open from 9.00 am to 3.00 pm. The entry price is very cheap, you only need to pay IDR 3,000.
These tombs are several areas. The first area is a tomb that has a book decoration. This tomb belongs to Dr. H.F. Rolls. He was the founder of the doctoral school in the Dutch East Indies, namely STOVIA. I have reviewed about STOVIA in a previous post. There are two coffins. The coffin was used to carry Ir Soekarno and Mohammad Hatta. Both are very historical figures in Indonesia. The coffin that brought him was not buried, but kept in this museum.
The next area is a house with a green roof. This house is called the Bone House. This house is made of bone because it is bone. Some of the bodies have been moved in several other cemeteries. The bone house is the tomb of A.J.W Van Delden. He was a clerk in Eastern Indonesia. He had served as a trade leader during the Dutch colonial period.
There is a myth in this place. There are tombs that cannot be dismantled. This tomb is a very famous person in the Netherlands, namely Captain Jas. The tomb is believed to provide fertility, prosperity, happiness, and security. I just found out about this place. I am amazed by this place. How about you?
The next area is a replica of the Pieter Erberveld Wall. He is of Dutch-Siamese descent. Pieter rebelled against the Dutch East Indies government. Pieter mustered the strength of the Indonesian people to fight the Dutch, but the Dutch knew his plan. Pieter was sentenced to death by the Dutch East Indies government. On top of the wall, a piece of Pieter's head was stuck and an inscription was attached to the wall. That's terrible.
There is also a statue of Father Herikus Van Der. He was a very famous priest in the Dutch East Indies. He loves everyone very much because he has a high sense of humanity. In this tomb there are several important people during the Dutch colonial period. Starting from people who are very loved by society.
Lastly, the tombstone of Marius J. Hulswit. On the tombstone there are several statues of angels. There is also the tombstone of Olivia Mariamme Raffles who is the wife of Governor General Thomas Stamford Raffles. He is the founder of the Bogor Botanical Gardens, I have posted the place.
There is also a tombstone of Elisabetan Adriane Roseboom who is the wife of Jeremias Schill. Jeremias is the owner of the Santa Maria school. Last time, there was a tombstone from Marisa. Marisa is a Javanese girl who is married to A. Schultheiss. Marisa is an Indonesian woman who was used as a second wife by officials during the Dutch colonial period
Nurdiani Latifah
My name is Nurdiani Latifah. I currently live in Jakarta – Indonesia, after 25 years I live in Bandung. I am a media staff at an NGO in Indonesia. I have worked in this institution for almost 2 years on issues of women and peace. I had been a journalist in Bandung for 3 years.
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