Gang Secretarie (Jalan Veteran III) 1870-an

Gang Secretarie (now Jalan Veteran III), Central Jakarta, was originally a place to serve the activities of the secretariat general of the Dutch East Indies governor, like the state secretariat today. Serve the interests of the building where the colonial administration (not pictured), located on the front right side. This building later became the Hotel der Nederlanden (1846), a magnificent second after Des Indes Hotel. Previous (1840), named Hotel Royale. After independence (1950), because the smell colonial name was changed to Hotel Nirmala Dharma. 

President Sukarno, who dwelt in the Palace (next to the hotel), for the sake of security and then make it as headquarters Tjakrabirawa, special forces guard the president and his family. In 1969, when a special guard Tjakrabirawa President Suharto disbanded, the building was used as office Bina Graha presidential one workplace everyday. 

According to the Dutch historian early 20th century, de Haan, the existence of this road started when in 1794, a wealthy landowner, Pieter Tency, in 1794 to build a luxury house in the plot of land that extends from Veterans Road to Merdeka North. Includes land that is now standing Harmony House (now part of the State Secretariat after demolished), the National Palace and the Palace. 

In the photo, visible roads are not paved at that time stood still lighting the gas and just installed since the afternoon. Gang Secretarie (seketre community), a local elite who favored because on both sides filled with trees. Then, the whole house has been demolished and the area is part of the Presidential Palace. In this place, located DPA Building Council (SAC), the highest state body which is now defunct. At the end of the Gang Secretarie, dealing with Monas, there are buildings MA (Supreme Court). 

Until early 1960, in Jalan Veteran III there are several companies and shops, before used as a presidential activities. Contrary to Bina Graha, are building the American Motion Picture Association of Importers (Association of the U.S. film importers), which supplies films from Uncle Sam to the Indonesian state. When the left did boycott of U.S. movies and the West, in March 1965 the building burned. In this place, then re-built the Secretariat of State. 

REPUBLIKA - Saturday, October 3, 2009

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