Rear View of Buitenzorg Palace before the Earthquake of 10 October 1834
Rijksmuseum

Rear View of Buitenzorg Palace before the Earthquake of 10 October 1834

Unknown artist

CC0 — Public Domain
Rijksmuseum

Buitenzorg (Bogor) Palace, about 60 kilometres south of Jakarta, was built in the mid-18th century as a country retreat for the then governor-general. In the 19th century it was the permanent residence of the governors-general and the symbol and seat of the colonial establishment. Nowadays it serves as the official presidential palace of the Republic of Indonesia.

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