Minggu, 11 Desember 2011

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7 RUMAH TERMEWAH SELEBRITI DUNIA

☺Oprah Winfrey (US$ 55 juta)
Rumah ini seharga Rp. 550 miliar yang terletak dikawasan Santa Barbara, California. Rumah ini memiliki luas 2.136 meter persegi yang terletak didaerah pegunungan dan laut. Rumah ini juga dilengkapi dengan home theater, danau buatan.

☻George Clooney (US$ 30 juta)
Rumah ini disebutnya sebagai “Villa Oleadra” tempat peristirahatan yang terletak di tepi danau di kota Laglio, Italia.
☺Madonna (US$ 18,2 juta)
Rumah senilai Rp. 180 miliar ini terletak di kawasan lembah hijau daerah Wiltshire, Inggris. Rumah Madonna ini dilengkapi dengan hamparan taman yang sangat luas.

☻Arnold Schwarzenegger (US$ 11,9 juta)
Rumah Arnold Schwarzenegger ini terletak di kawasan elit Brentwood, Los Angeles, Amerika Serikat. Rumah ini senilai Rp. 110 miliar yang dilengkapi ruang teater dan fasilitas fitness lengkap.
☺Jennifer Lopez (US$ 7,9 juta)
Rumah Jennifer Lopez ini senilai kurang lebih Rp. 79 miliar yang terletak di kawasan Bel Air, Los Angeles. Rumah Jennifer Lopez ini dilengkapi dengan fasilitas kolam renang, taman, dll.
☻Brad Pitt (US$ 4,5 juta)
Rumah ini seharga Rp. 45 miliar yang terletak di puncak bukit French Ouarter, New Orlean. Rumah ini dilengkapi dengan tangga spiral, elevator, dan taman pribadi.


☺John Travolta (US$ 2,5 juta)Rumah John Travolta ini terletak di kawasan terpencil Ocala, Florida. Rumah John Travolta ini dilengkapi dengan 16 garasi mobil, dengan pengaman canggih. Rumah ini juga memiliki area parkir untuk pesawat jenis Boing 707. 


RUMAH TERUNIK DI DUNIA

Rumah mungkin merupakan tempat teraman dan terbaik bagi orang yang tinggal di dalamnya. Bagaimanapun bentuknya, rumah memiliki kenyamanan dan kedamaian. Sulit dipercaya apabila orang-orang yang tinggal di rumah di bawah ini memikirkan hal yang sama. Di bawah ini adalah daftar 10 rumah yang sangat tidak biasa di dunia. Anda akan menyukainya, tapi pertanyaannya apakah Anda ingin tinggal di dalamnya?

1. Kettle House
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Rumah unik 1
Kettle House di Texas, Amerika Serikat tidak hanya terlihat seperti ceret, tapi juga dapat berfungsi sebagaimana mestinya.
2. Stone House
Rumah unik 2
Rumah unik 2
Rumah Batu di Portugal ini adalah salah satu contoh terbaik elemen alam yang ikut digunakan. Memang unik bila kita lihat, tapi rumah itu memang benar-benar berpenghuni.
3. Crooked House
Rumah unik 3
Rumah unik 3
Rumah Melengkung ini berdiri sebagai contoh salah satu arsitektur terbaik yang pernah dibuat. Struktur lengkungnya menjadikannya salah satu rumah paling tak biasa di dunia.
4. Cubic House
Rumah unik 4
Rumah unik 4
Rumah Kubik di Rotterdam, Belanda adalah kumpulan rumah yang bersama membentuk geometri kubus. Faktor menarik di sini adalah bagaimana rumah ini dijaga agar tidak jatuh.
5. Dome House
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dome house
Dome House di Florida, Amerika Serikat, adalah pemandangan rumah putih yang indah dengan arsitektur kubah yang unik.
6. Cob House
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cob_house-2
Cob House di Vancouver, Kanada murni terbuat dari tanah liat, pasir, sedotan dan air.
7. Shoe House
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The_Shoe_House
Sepertinya ada penggemar berat fairy tale di sini. Rumah Sepatu di Pennsylvania, Amerika Serikat membentuk sepatu dalam semua aspek, kecuali sol sepatunya.


 













 
 
 
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Jumat, 18 November 2011

MY BELOVED CITY

Bukittinggi (INDONESIAN for "high hill") is one of the larger cities in West Sumatra Indonesia. with a population of over 91,000 people and an area of 25.24 km². It is situated in the Minangkabau highlands, 90 km by road from the West Sumatran capital city of Padang. It is located at 0°18′20″S 100°22′9″E / 0.30556°S 100.36917°E / -0.30556; 100.36917, near the volcanoes Mount Singgalang (inactive) and Mount Marapi (still active). At 930 m above sea level, the city has a cool climate with temperatures between 16.1°-24.9°C.



 HISTORY

The city has its origins in five villages which served as the basis for a marketplace.The city was known as Fort de Kock during colonial times in reference to the Dutch outpost established here in 1825 during the Padri War. The fort was founded by Captain Bauer at the top of Jirek hill and later named after the then Lieutenant Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, Hendrik Merkus de Kock. The first road connecting the region with the west coast was built between 1833 and 1841 via the Anai Gorge, easing troop movements, cutting the costs of transportation and providing an economic stimulus for the agricultural economy. In 1856 a teacher-training college (Kweekschool) was founded in the city, the first in Sumatra, as part of a policy to provide educational opportunities to the indigenous population. A rail line connecting the city with Payakumbuh and Padang was constructed between 1891 and 1894.
 During the Japanese occupation of Indonesia in World War II, the city was the headquarters for the Japanese 25th Army, the force which occupied Sumatra. The headquarters was moved to the city in April 1943 from Singapore, and remained until the Japanese surrender in August 1945.During the Indonesian National Revolution, the city was the headquarters for the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia (PDRI) from December 19, 1948 to July 13, 1949.
During the second 'Police Action' Dutch forces invaded and occupied the city on December 22, 1948, having earlier bombed it in preparation. The city was surrendered to Republican officials in December 1949 after the Dutch government recognized Indonesian sovereignty.The city was officially renamed Bukittinggi in 1949, replacing its colonial name. From 1950 until 1957, Bukittinggi was the capital city of a province called Central Sumatra, which encompassed West Sumatra, Riau and Jambi. In February 1958, during a revolt in Sumatra against the Indonesian government, rebels proclaimed the Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia (PRRI) in Bukittinggi. The Indonesian government had recaptured the town by May the same year.A group of Muslim men had planned to bomb a cafe in the city frequented by foreign tourists in October 2007, but the plot was aborted due to the risk of killing Muslim individuals in the vicinity. Since 2008 the city administration has banned Valentine's Day and New Year's celebrations as they consider them not in line with Minangkabau traditions or Islam, and can lead to "immoral acts" such as young couples hugging, kissing and not to mention fornicating.




ADMINISTRATION
Bukittinggi is divided in 3 subdistricts (kecamatan), which are further divided into 5 villages (nagari) and 24 kelurahan. The subdistricts are:
Guguk Panjang, Mandiangin Koto Selayan, and Aur Birugo Tigo Baleh.




TRANSPORTATION
Bukittinggi is connected to Padang by road, though a dysfunctional railway line also exists. For inner-city transport, Bukittinggi employs a public transportation system known as Mersi (Merapi Singgalang) and IKABE that connect locations within the city. The city also still preserves the traditional horse-cart widely known in the area as Bendi, although the use is limited and more popular to be used as vehicle for tourist, both domestic and foreign.





TOURISM
  • Ngarai Sianok (Sianok Canyon)
  • Lobang Jepang (Japanese Caves) - a network of underground bunkers & tunnels built by the Japanese during World War II
  • Jam Gadang - a large clock tower built by the Dutch in 1926.
  • Pasar Atas and Pasar Bawah - traditional markets in downtown.
  • Taman Bundo Kanduang park. The park includes a replica Rumah Gadang (literally: big house, with the distinctive Minangkabau roof architecture) used as a museum of Minangkabau culture, and a zoo. The Dutch hilltop outpost Fort de Kock is connected to the zoo by the Limpapeh Bridge pedestrian overpass.
  • Museum Rumah Kelahiran Bung Hatta (Museum of Bung Hatta Birthplace) - the house where Indonesian founding father Mohammad Hatta was born, now a museum.
Notable nearby destinations include Lake Maninjau and the Harau Valley.

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