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Istana Cipanas (; meaning Cipanas Palace, is one of the six presidential palaces of Republic of Indonesia. It is located in Cipanas, West Java, Indonesia near a highway connecting Jakarta and Bandung through Puncak. Located approximately from Jakarta, or about from the city of Cianjur. Cipanas Palace is located in the village of Cipanas in Cianjur Regency, at the foot of Mount Gede and at an altitude of meters above sea level. The building stands on an area of approximately , with the area of the building approximately . ==History== The palatial residence was erected by a Dutch landlord named Van Heots in 1740 during the rule of Governor General Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff. The area's reputation was for clean, fresh and cool mountain air and the building was made into a resort for Dutch Governor Generals. The Cipanas villa (before it became ''Palace'') was also the place where van Imhoff died in 1750, after being sick for two months. His body was buried in Tanah Abang, Jakarta, with a full Military rites. Buitenzorg, Cisarua hospitals, and villas in Cipanas, Van Imhoff also known for establishing services in ''Academie de Marine'' at West Kalibesar, where the building was later named ''the Red Store''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sejarah Singkat Istana Cipanas )〕 Besides being known as a builder of Buitenzorg Palace, Cisarua hospitals, and villas in Cipanas, Van Imhoff also known for establishing services in ''Academie de Marine'' at West Kalibesar, where the building was later named ''the Red Store''.〔 Commissioner General Leonard du Bus de Pietr Josef Gisignies also loved to visit the palace for sulfur bathing and brought his secretary Sirardus Willem Carel van Graaf Hogendorp (1820-1841). During their administration, Herman Willem Daendels (1808-1811) and Stamford Raffles (1811-1816) employed a few hundred people assigned to work in apple farms, flower gardens or in rice mills, as well as to take care of cows, sheep, and horses. Cipanas Presidential Palace also functioned as family residence of several Governor-General of the Netherlands and their families. Among them was Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff and family (1926 -1931), Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge (1931), and the last was Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer shortly before the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies occurred in 1942, where he and his family were then taken as Japanese prisoners and transferred to the Manchurian camp at Hsien in China. Sukarno visited the Cipanas Palace frequently, mainly as a place to find inspiration for his speeches, especially to alert independence on August 17. The peaceful Cipanas and cool atmosphere was like a magnet that attracted all the ideas stored in the minds of Sukarno to paper. The Cipanas Palace was also the place where Sukarno held his wedding ceremony with Hartini in 1953.〔 In 1954, Sukarno ordered the development of a remote studio in one of the top of the hill nearby the Cipanas Palace as a place to contemplate. Hilltop was chosen because it is a point where people can view Mount Gede in the morning clearly, before the fog then covered the peak. Cipanas Presidential Palace has also been used for important events in the history of Republik Indonesia. On December 13, 1965, the dining Room in main Building was used by Sukarno's cabinet to have a meeting in making decision to change Indonesian money value from 1,000 to Rp 1.00 (Redenomination) during economic administration position held by Finance Minister Frans Seda. In accordance with its function, the palace is not used to receive guests except for certain occasions, such as during the visit of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands to Indonesia in 1971, where she took the time to stop at the palace when visiting Indonesia. On April 14–17, 1993, Cipanas Palace was also used as a meeting place for Philippine's warring factions on the initiative of President Suharto. Foreign Minister Ali Alatas led negotiations between the Philippine government and the MNLF group (Moro National Liberation Front) led by Nur Misuari. All delegates were staying at Cipanas palace complex.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Istana Cipanas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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