RAGUNAN ZOO

The existence of conservation and animal biodiversity in a particular area such as in urban areas, has many benefits. The existence of Wildlife Parks Ragunan or Ragunan Zoo in Jakarta, It was to serve as lungs City with the existing biological diversity as well as ancient, as tourist sites or tourism places/refreshing to enjoy the beauty and biodiversity as well as animal, as a place of research or study -review of scientific research for biological and animal world, another other benefits is as a place of preservation for the survival of ecosystems that exist in Indonesia. The benefits were felt not only for the People or the environment Jakarta area alone, but further existence Ragunan Wildlife Park is a picture of the rich diversity of animal conservation and the Indonesian nation.

History of establishment
Ragunan Zoo was established during the colonial Dutch East Indies in 1864, originally named "Planten en Diertuin" and managed by the Association of Flora and Fauna Batavia Merciful. Wildlife Park was established on an area of ​​10 ha is located in Cikini inception. The land was granted by painter Raden Saleh when celebrated Indonesia Nation.
After the Indonesian Independence in 1949, its name later changed to Cikini Zoo, then in 1964 the local government of DKI Jakarta move and donated the land area of ​​30 ha in Ragunan, near Pasar Minggu. Ragunan officially opened on 22 June 1966 by Governor of Jakarta at that time and given a new name "Ragunan WILDLIFE PARK or Ragunan Zoo".
Ragunan Zoo is located in near Pasar Minggu area, about 20 km from downtown Jakarta, is located 50 m above sea level, rainfall, temperature and humidity annual average 2300 mm, 30 C and 60%.

Ragunan Zoo has an area of ​​140 ha. To reach the Wildlife Park Ragunan available 3 (three) doors :

• North Gate: This door is intended for visitors from direction of Tanah Abang, Kebayoran baru, Kampung Melayu and Pasar Minggu.

• Gate of West: This door is intended for visitors from direction of Cilandak, Lebak Bulus, Ciganjur, Cipedak and Cinere.
• Gate East: This door is designed for visitors from the direction of Depok, Lenteng Agung and Jati Padang.

Facilities and Leisure Facilities
Ragunan Wildlife Park has a complete infrastructure and facilities as tourism place or amusement for visitors who come for day trips or activities refreshing both for individuals or families or groups :

• Children's Animal Park: is a learning tool for children in recognizing biodiversity and wildlife. It poses a playground, pinic place to relax and rest areas, Big aquarium with various species of fish, sheep, rabbits, chickens, deer, parrots and others.
• Information Center : a facility in which there are buildings with guest rooms, meeting rooms, visitor services, promotional space, call center, theater room, and audio visual room.
• Primate Center : Conservation of primate species in Indonesia, in which there are several types that represent the entire existence of primates in Indonesia. The most unique in the Primate Center is the presence of gorillas, according to manager of its existence only in the Ragunan Zoo. Primate center is designed as if there were animals in their natural habitat. facilities include Kitchen wildlife, Quarantine, Laboratory, Playground, tunnel orangutan, tree bridges, and wildlife education center or a place of learning and information primates.
• Animal Cage Habitat: In Ragunan Zoo has many animal habitats are: Binturong, Leopard, Primate, Poultry, Hippopotamus, Cassowary Bird, Tiger, Lion, Orangutan, Komodo, a small Mamlia, Honey Bear, Bull, Camel, Deer , Anoa, spotted deer, otters, elephants, deer Bawean, Giraffe, Kangaroo, Gorilla, babirusa, Crocodile, and others.

BOROBUDUR TEMPLE

Borobudur temple is the name of a Buddhist temple located in the village of Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java. Location of the temple is approximately 100 km southwest of Semarang and 40 km northwest of Yogyakarta. This temple was founded by followers of Mahayana Buddhism around the year 800 AD during the reign of the Syaelendra dynasty. According to historian J.G. de Casparis in his dissertation to earn his doctorate in 1950 argued that Borobudur is a place of worship. Based on the Kahulunan and Karangtengah inscriptions. Casparis estimate the founder of the Borobudur is the king of Mataram from Syaelendra dynasty's named Samaratungga, who constructed around 824 AD. The giant new buildings can be completed at the time of her daughter, Queen Pramudawardhani. Then Borobudur temple estimated construction takes half a century.

Temple according to the etymology of the name comes from the Sanskrit language which Boro means temple complex, or a monastery or place of worship and beduhur meaning high. So the intended Borobudur is a place of worship where yag located in areas that high.
Borobudur Structure
Borobudur Temple formed shaped staircase, which consists of six levels of a square, three-level circular and a main stupa as a peak. Also scattered at all levels-the levels several stupas. Borobudur is ten stories clearly illustrate the philosophical school of Mahayana, like a book, Borobudur describes ten levels of Bodhisattva must pass to reach the perfection of the Buddha.
The foot of Borobudur represents Kamadhatu, the world is still dominated by kama, or "low desire". This section is mostly covered by a pile of stone that allegedly made to strengthen the construction of the temple. At the closed part of this additional structure there are 120 panels Kammawibhangga story. Some small additional structure was set aside, so people still can see the relief in this section.
Four floors with walls berelief on it by the experts called Rupadhatu. The floor is rectangular. Rupadhatu is a world that has been able to break free from lust, but is still bound by the appearance and shape. This level represents the nature of that is, between the bottom and the nature of nature. In part this Rupadhatu statues of Buddha found in the recesses of the wall above ballustrade or breezeway.
Starting the fifth to the seventh floor walls has not relief. This level is called Arupadhatu (which means no tangible form or not). Circular floor plan. This level represents the nature of, where people are free from all desires and bond forms and shapes, but have not reached nirvana. Buddha statues are placed inside the stupa is covered with holes as in the cage. From outside the statues that still seems vague.
The highest level that describes the lack of being represented in the form of the largest and highest stupa. Stupa depicted plain without holes. Within the biggest stupa of the Buddha statue was ever found an imperfect or unfinished also called Buddha, wwhich is considered as a statue Adibuddha, but through further research there has never been a statue at the main stupa, which is not finished sculpture was a mistake pemahatnya in ancient times. according to the belief that the statue was wrong in the manufacturing process should not be tampered with. Archaeological excavations carried out in the courtyard of the temple was found a lot of statues like this.
In the past, several statues of Buddha along with 30 stones with reliefs, two statues of lions, some kala-shaped stone, stairs and gates are sent to the King of Thailand, Chulalongkorn, who visited the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) in 1896 as a gift from the Dutch Government.
Borobudur has no spaces worship like other temples. That there are long hallways which is a narrow road. The hallways surrounding the walled temple level by level. In the halls of the Buddhist is expected to perform the ceremony walk around the temple to the right. Shape of the building without room and terraced structure is alleged is the development of form punden staircase, which is a form of architecture from prehistoric native Indonesia.
Borobudur structure when viewed from above form a mandala structure. Borobudur structure does not use cement at all, but the Interlock system is like Lego blocks that can be attached without glue. it is amazing.
Festival
At every level carved reliefs on temple walls. Reliefs are read according to clockwise or called mapradaksina in Old Javanese language derived from Sanskrit which meaning is daksina east. These reliefs content variety of story, among other reliefs of Jataka stories.
Reading of the stories are always the starting relief from east side to of the gate at the end for every level. So obviously that the east is the ladder up the real (main) and to the top of the temple, it means that the temple facing the east while the other sides of similar right.
The composition and distribution of relief stories on the walls and the balustrade of the temple are as follows:
Chart Relief
Level position / location Relief Story Number of Frames
The original temple leg - Karmawibhangga 160 frames
- Level I - wall a. Lalitawistara 120 frames
b. Jataka / awadana 120 frames
- Ledge a. Jataka / awadana 372 frames
b. Jataka / awadana 128 frames
Level II - wall frame 128 ---- Gandawyuha
- Ledge Jataka / awadana 100 frames
Level III - 88 Gandawyuha wall frame
- Ledge Gandawyuha 88 frames
Level IV - 84 Gandawyuha wall frame
- Ledge Gandawyuha 72 frames
Total frames ------------------------------------ 1460
In sequence, the story of the temple reliefs mean briefly as follows :
Karmawibhangga
One of the temple wall carvings at Borobudur is Karmawibhangga (southeast corner of the floor 0). In accordance with the symbolic meaning to the foot of the temple, reliefs which adorn the walls of a hidden shelf that illustrate the law of karma. Rows of relief is not a story of the series (serial), but in every frame illustrates a story that has a causal correlation. Relief will not only give an idea of ​​human moral turpitude accompanied by penalties that would obtain, but also human and reward good deeds. Overall, the portrayal of human life within the circle of birth - life - death (samsara) which is never ending, and by Buddhism is exactly what the chain will be ended to to perfection.

Lalitawistara
Is a depiction of a history of the Buddha in a row of reliefs (but not a complete history) that starts from the Buddha's descent from heaven Tusita, and ends with the first sermon in the Deer Park near the city of Banaras. These reliefs lined the stairs on the south side, after a row exceeded the relief of 27 frames starting from the east side of the stairs. The 27 frames are busy describing, both in heaven and in the world, in preparation to welcome the presence of the last incarnation of the Bodhisattva as the Buddha. The reliefs depict the birth of the Buddha in this arcapada as Prince Siddhartha, son of the King and Queen Maya of Suddhodana Kapilavastu Affairs. Relief amounted to 120 frames, which ended with the first sermon, which is symbolically expressed as the Turning of the Wheel of Dharma, the Buddha's teaching is called dharma also means "law", while the dharma is represented as a wheel.

Jataka and Awadana
Jataka stories of Buddha was born as Prince Siddhartha before. Protrusion of contents is the subject of good works, which distinguishes the Bodhisattvas of any other creature. Indeed, the collection service / good deed is a preparatory stage in the effort towards the level of the Buddha's.
While Awadana, basically almost the same as the Jataka but the culprit is not the Bodhisattvas, but other people and the stories collected in the book which means noble deeds Diwyawadana godlike, and the book Awadana Awadanasataka or a hundred stories. In the reliefs of Borobudur temple and awadana Jataka, treated equally, meaning that they occur in the same row without distinction. The set of the best known of the life of the Bodhisattva is Jatakamala or strands of Jataka stories, Aryasura and poet who lived in the 4th century AD.

Gandawyuha
Is a row of reliefs adorn the walls of the second aisle, is the story of a wandering Sudhana tirelessly in his quest for the Supreme Knowledge of the Truth by Sudhana. Description of the frame 460 based on Mahayana Buddhist scripture entitled Gandawyuha, and for the lid on the story of another Bhadracari.

TAMAN KYAI LANGGENG (KYAI LANGGENG PARK)

Historical of Taman Kyai Langgeng

Taman Kyai Langgeng originated from a less productive environment is converted into a beautiful garden City Legislature's decision by letter dated September 3, 1987 Magelang, No. 12 in 1987. Formerly named Garden of flowers later renamed Taman Kyai Langgeng, to commemorate the services of the struggle during the War figure of Prince Diponegoro, and was a scholar and an adviser to Prince Diponegoro during the struggle against Dutch colonialism, especially in the area of ​​Magelang. His tomb also contained in the Areal Park.

Taman Kyai Langgeng former is a critical ​​land area, a burial ground, rice fields and gardens that are less productive. In 1980 the location of Taman Kyai Langgeng made as nursery plants by the Sanitation Department and ​​planting drugs magelang. Through the idea of Drs. HA Bagus Panuntun in 1981 the site is changed name to Taman Bunga which the land area + 5 ha, because the store appeal stunning natural scenery.
In 1981, exactly on 4 July 1981. The initiative begins with building a flower garden holding a third party and assisted from other agencies such as taps, Department of Agriculture, Plantation Office, Fisheries, Fisheries and Animal Husbandry Department, as well as with funding APBD Province 1982-1983, finally realized in the form of design project Technical Parks and Recreation and Parks Flora (TRTF) as an effort of local government in order to rescue, preservation and conversion of natural resources as well as serve as the excavation of the potential for regional tourism development.
Taman Kyai Langgeng inaugurated on 15 September 1987 by Governor of Central Java, which at that time handshake by H. Muhammad Ismail and supported by the Regional Regulation (Perda) No.. 556.1/164/02/1987 with the status of Taman Kyai Langgeng Management Agency. Then the status of Management Board of Taman Kyai Langgeng, the Regional Tourism Company (PDOW) Taman Kyai Langgeng PERDA trough No . 4 1997. Along with its development, Taman Kyai Langgeng always improve itself to become a potential tourist spot and reliable, Taman Kyai Langgeng Until now be used as a recreational alternative for families, general public, students as an additional means of education, sports and recreation. Taman Kyai Langgeng occupies an area of ​​27.05 hectares located to the west of Magelang, on the banks of the river Progo.
Facilities and Entertainment
Entertainment and gaming facilities owned: Aquarium various types of wildlife (especially birds), Pedicab Mini, Ferris, Camping Ground, Dokkar engine, Jet Coaster, Mini Train, Mini Horse, merry-go-Play, Swimming Pool, pavilion Aircraft, Outbaound, open Stage , Rare plant collection (160 + species of plants) and the Park traffic.
As an illustration of Kyai Lasting Complete Garden is a recreational vehicle park is complete for central Java region.

NATIONAL MUSEUM or MUSEUM GAJAH

History and Background

The National Museum of the Republic of Indonesia is one of the museum with the face and the influence of European culture, which appeared at about the 18th century. It was built in 1862 by the Dutch government under Governor-General JCM Redermacher in response the association Bataviaasch van Kunsten en Wetenschappen aimed at reviewing the scientific research in the Netherlands Indies. The museum was inaugurated in 1868, but the institution of the museum was born in 1778, when the formation Bataviasch Kunstan en Genootschap van Wetenschappen by the Dutch Government.

The National Museum is known as "Museum Gajah" since donated a elephant statue by Chulalongkorn from Thailand in 1871. Then on May 28, 1979, the official name became the National Museum of the Republic of Indonesia. Then on February 17, 1962, the management official museum was Directed by General of History and Archaeology, under the Ministry of Education and Culture. But starting in 2005, the National Museum under the management of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Records in the website of National Museum Republic Indonesia in 2001 showed that the collection has reached 109,342 pieces. The number of collections that make this museum is known as the most complete museum in Indonesia. In 2006 the number already exceeds 140 000 collection pieces, but only a third that can be shown to the public. The museum is located at the street of Merdeka Barat- Jakarta Pusat.
National Museum Collection
Museum Gajah many of collecting ancient artifacts from around the archipelago. Included are collections of ancient statues, inscriptions, ancient artifacts and other handicraft items. These collections are categorized into the ethnography, bronze, prehistoric, ceramics, textiles, numismatic, historical relics and valuables.
Collection of many sources comes from archaeological excavations, a collector since the time of grant and the purchase of the Dutch East Indies. Collection of ceramics and ethnographic collections in museums Indonesia is the largest and most comprehensive in the world. This museum is the first and largest museum in Southeast Asia.
According to us an interesting collection is Bhirawa Statue, a statue of the highest in the National Museum with a high 414 cm this is a manifestation of Gods or Awalokiteswara Lhokeswara, which is a manifestation of the Bodhisattva (Buddha beam) on Earth. This statue of a man standing over the corpse and rows of skulls and holding a skull cup in his left hand and a short dagger with his right hand the Arab style. The statue was found in Roco Padang, West Sumatra. It is estimated that the statue is from the 13th century - 14. The oldest collection of Buddhist statues in this museum is Dipangkara Buddha statues made of bronze, that keep on glass box, a different fate from the statues of stone without the text labels and blocked by the statue of Ganesha From Banon Temple.
Note
National Museum as an institution of cultural heritage studies and cultural centers and recreational educational information, have an obligation to save and preserve objects of cultural heritage of Indonesia. Until now the collection is managed has a total of 141,899 objects, consisting of seven types of prehistoric collections.
Rescue and preservation of this culture is essentially intended for the public interest, informed through exhibitions and publications catalogs, brochures, audio visual website as well. The goal is that people know and participate in the preservation of the nation's cultural heritage.
Regarding the exhibition, the system arrangement of the exhibition in the old building (Unit A) based on the types of collections, both based on the scientific, material, and regionalism. Like Prehistoric Exhibition Space, Room Bronze Room, Textile, Ethnographic Space Sumatra, and others. While the arrangement of the exhibition in the new building ( Unit B or ARCA Building) is not based on the type collection but rather lead to a theme based on aspects of human culture which is positioned as an actor in his neighborhood. The theme of the exhibition entitled "Cultural Diversity in Unity" is made up of several other subtemaantara (1.) Humans and environment (2). Science, Technology and Economics (3.) Social Organization and Settlement Patterns, and (4) Repertoire and Ceramics.
In addition to the existing buildings, now being planned to be constructed Building C Unit to expand the existing exhibition layout and to complete the final subtema ie (5) Religion and the Arts. We of Team Selera Tour Travel frequently visited this museum since December 2005, usually associated for Junior High school or High School Study Tour.

NATIONAL MONUMENT or TUGU MONAS

National Monument or most popularly called TUGU MONAS or MONAS is one of the memorial that was set up to commemorate the resistance and the Indonesian people's struggle against the Dutch colonialists.

History of the Establishment

The National Monument is located in Monument Square, Central Jakarta, was built in 1961's decade. The memorial was built in the area of ​​the land area of ​​+ 80 acres. Monument arrangment by Soedarsono and Frederich Silaban, with consultants Ir. Roeseno, construction began in August 1959, and was inaugurated August 17, 1961 by President Sukarno. Monument was officially opened to the public on July 12, 1975.

Monas development aims commemorate and preserve the Indonesian struggle for independence during the revolution of 1945, in order to inspire patriotism and spirit of the present and future generations.
The towering Monas monument, symbolizes the phallus (pestle) the full dimensions of the nation's distinctive culture of Indonesia. All the court of the cup symbolizes the barn. Pestle and the barn is a household appliance found in almost every house the indigenous population of Indonesia.
Monument Square has 5 (five) times the change of name ie Gambier Tennis, Golf Ikada, Merdeka Square, National Monument Square and Monument Park. Around the monument there is a park, two (2) ponds and some open fields where exercise for the holidays.
Monument Square has 5 (five) times the change of name, ie Gambier Square, Ikada, Square Merdeka Square, National Monument Square and Monument Park. Around the monument there is a park, two (2) ponds and some open fields where can use for sport activities in the holidays.

Contruction and Exhibition
Monas has a very unique shape, a stone obelisk made of marble phallus-shaped barn symbol of fertility, with high 132 m. Peak National Monument there is a cup that sustains the form of bronze with a heavy torch flame reaches 14.5 tons and in another layer of gold 35 Kg. Flame and the torch is a symbol of the struggle of the people of Indonesia who want to achieve independence.
Court of the peak with an area of ​​11 x 11 m2 can accommodate as many as 50 visitors. At around the body there is an elevator emergency staircase made of iron. From the top of Monas courtyard, visitors can enjoy views across the city. Directions to the south stand visitors can see the region of Mount Salak in Bogor District, West Java. North Direction visitors can see the ocean stretching to the expanse of a seribu-island archipelago strewn. When you look westward visitors at any time can see the planes taking off from Soekarno-Hatta.
From the top platform, 17 m back to the top, there are flames made of bronze, weighing 14.5 tons and a diameter of 6 M, consists of 77 sections joined together. The courtyard area Tugu Monas, the form of "Fire unflagging" which means that symbolizes the nation Indonesia in its fight of all time has never subsided. High court of the cup from the bottom of 17 m and 8 m. of space history museum Area of ​​a square yard, measuring 45x45 m is the preservation of sacred number of Independence Day Republik Indonesia(17-8-1945).
Monas visitors that will climb the peak of the court of Monas monument or museum, can be through the entrance on the plaza surrounding Medan Merdeka park, in the north of Monument Park. Nearby there is a fountain and statue of Prince Dipenogoro who was riding a horse made of bronze, weighing 8 tons. The statue was created by Italian sculptor, Prof. Coberlato as a donation by the consulate General Honores, Dr. Mario in Indonesia. Through the tunnel that is 3 m below the Monas park and cross the road here, the entrance of visitors to the top of Monas monument is fenced "Yellow Bamboo".
Basic foundation of monument as high as 3 m, there is a space below the national museum of history of struggle with the size 80 x 80 m wide, can accommodate around 500 visitors. On the fourth side of the room there are 12 window displays that capture the event since the days of the life of the ancestors of Indonesia. Entire walls, pillars and marble floors. In addition, the amphitheater-shaped independence space located in the cup Monas monument, depicting the attribute map of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia archipelago, Independence Day, red and white flag and symbol of the State and the gate door that read the script Proclamation of Independence of the Republic of Indonesia.
In building the National Monument there are also museums and halls for meditation. Visitors can ride up to the top using the elevator. Jakarta City can seen from the top of monument. The monument and museum is opened every day, starting at 09.00 - 16.00. Our Team SELERA TOUR and Travel frequently visited monument since December 2005, but due to changes in transit routes along which was formerly at Istiqlal mosque is now changed at the Dome Mosque Mas Depok since January 2007, will now visit the monument to be rare.