The Bogor Palace is one of six presidential palaces of Indonesia, it is located in the city of Bogor, West Java. The palace is noted for its distinctive architectural and historical features, as well as the adjoining botanical gardens. Istana Bogor was opened to the public in 1968 to public tour groups, with the permission of the acting president of Indonesia, Suharto. The gardens of the palace covers an area of 284,000 square metres.
Bogor Palace seen from the Bogor Botanical Gardens
Lithograph of the palace in 1889.
Interior of the palace in 1921, depicting the main hall of the palace
Interior of the palace in 1921
Bogor is a city in the West Java province, Indonesia. Located around 60 kilometers (37 mi) south of the national capital of Jakarta, Bogor is the 6th largest city in the Jakarta metropolitan area and the 14th overall nationwide. The city covers an area of 111.39 km2, and it had a population of 950,334 in the 2010 Census and 1,043,070 in the 2020 Census. The official estimate as at the end of 2023 was 1,127,408. Bogor is an important economic, scientific, cultural, and tourist center, as well as a mountain resort.
Image: Tugu Kujang, the landmark of the rain city; Bogor
Image: Bogor Station Portico 2022
Image: Istana Bogor
A 1600-year-old stone inscription (prasasti) of the Tarumanagara kingdom era