Pancasila Building

Pancasila Building (Indonesian: Gedung Pancasila) is a historic building located in Jakarta, Indonesia. The name Pancasila refers to the speech delivered by Sukarno in the building on which he explained the concept of Pancasila, a philosophical concept which would be the foundation of the Indonesian Nation, on June 1, 1945. Built in the early 1830s, the building is one of the many 19th-century colonial landmarks in Jakarta. The Pancasila Building currently belongs and is under the preservation of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Pancasila Building
Gedung Pancasila
The front facade of Pancasila Building
location within Jakarta
Former namesResidence of Hertog Bernhard; Volksraadgebouw
General information
Statusused as museum
TypeGovernment building
Architectural styleIndies Empire style
LocationJakarta, Indonesia
AddressJl. Pejambon No. 6, Jakarta 10410
Coordinates6°10′28″S 106°50′1″E
Construction startedearly 1830s[1]
Design and construction
ArchitectJ. Tromp

History

The building as the residence of the Dutch Royal Army Commander.

The building was originally located in the Weltevreden neighborhood, a parcel of land acquired by Cornelis Chastelein on 6 March 1697 on the east side of the bovenstad (the Upper Town) in what is now the area to the east of Merdeka Square.[2] It was built in 1830 as a residence for Prince (Hertog) Bernhard van Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1792-1862), a German-born Dutch Royal Army Commander.[3] It was designed in a Neoclassical Empire Style on the east bank of the Ciliwung. The adjacent park and street Hertogspark (also called Jalan Pejambon) was named after him.[3]

The building as the Volksraadgebouw in the early 20th-century.

In 1918, the building housed the Volksraad of the Dutch East Indies, the first national-level council which included native Indonesian representation. It received the name Volksraadgebouw or Building of the Volksraad).[1]

With the dissolution of the Volksraad during the Japanese occupation in 1942, the building was re-purposed for the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence (Indonesian Badan Penyelidik Usaha-usaha Persiapan Kemerdekaan or Dokuritsu Zyunbi Tyoosakai).[3]

After the independence period, in early 1950, the building was transferred to the State Department, and then to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It was renamed Gedung Pancasila or Pancasila Building on June 1, 1964. During the 1960s, the building was used to educate prospective diplomats. Today, the building is mainly used for important ceremonies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1][3]

References

  1. Merrillees 2015, p. 45.
  2. Anonymous, Kaart van Batavia, tusschen de Groote Zuyderweg en langs de Mokervaart.
  3. Shahab, Alwi (December 31, 2015). "Gedung Lahirnya Pancasila, UUD 1945, dan Piagam Jakarta". republika.co.id. Repulika. Archived from the original on September 12, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.

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