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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Bengkulu

Houses Exile Bung Karno

The residence houses Bung Karno, One is no less important a good historic buildings to visit.The house is located in the middle of the city of Bengkulu, specifically in the way of Sukarno Hatta Village Gading Cempaka Anggut Upper district of Bengkulu City.

Year of establishment of this house can not be known with certainty, the house originally belonged to a Chinese trader named Lion BWE Seng hired by the Dutch to put the Bung Karno during exile in Bengkulu. Up to now the characteristics of a Chinese house is still there, namely that there are vents above windows and doors patterned letters / phrases in Chinese. Bung Karno, who has little name Kusno after exiled to Endeh Flires since 1934, then moved to Bengkulu in 1938.