Visiting Tugu Hamilton at Bengkulu

          Bengkulu city has a historical sights that have a lot of stories that are still unpublished into the wide world. The sights of history's most frequent travelers visit in the city of Bengkulu is like Fort Malborough, England Tomb, Persada Bung Karno and several other historic places, but you realize there is a monument that received less attention from tourists. Yep ... Tugu Hamilton, a monument which was built by the British government is one of the important relics in history.

          This monument is located in the middle of the road Soekarno Hatta. Grounded box comes with a rectangular pyramid-shaped obelisk. This monument was built in memory of Captain Robert Hamilton a British Navy captain who was killed by the people of Bengkulu on December 15, 1793 at the age of 38 years. As a reward, the British government to build a monument to commemorate the struggle of Captain Hamilton. In a written inscription she is referred to as the "Second Member of Government".



          This monument condition is poorly maintained, paint-paint began peeling and there were a few streaks ignorant hands eyesore these memories monument. However, the value of history in this monument can not be separated from the British population in Bengkulu.



          When we start the journey from the airport Fatmawati, we will take approximately 30 minutes to see this monument. There is no charge a dime to enjoy the beauty of this monument, because letakny halfway. If we start from the city center takes only 10 minutes to the destination. The location of this monument is very easy to find, so you should not be afraid to get lost.

          When you visit this location to always keep at this location, although its place in the middle of the road but this monument is one of a series of history from Bengkulu who can not let go just like that.



          There are still many other historic buildings and decent potential to become tourist attraction in the history of the city of Bengkulu, for example, the object of this one is Tugu Robert Hamilton. Robert Hamilton monument is located in the Village Market Crossing Teluk Segara Bengkulu City.



          Robert Hamilton is a British Navy captain who was killed by the people of Bengkulu on December 15, 1793 at the age of 38 years. As a service mark and commemorate this event, the British colonizers to build the monument which is still standing in the middle of the city of Bengkulu.



          Tugu Hamilton Bengkulu is one of the British soldiers who died in an open battle facing the resistance of the people of Bengkulu at the time of British colonialism in Bengkulu.

          To commemorate the tenacity and spirit of patriotism is high then British colonial government at that time to wake a sort of obelisk-shaped monument on the coast of Long Bengkulu City.



          The place where the monument was built today become an important historical site until ultimately the Local Government placing it in the middle of a roundabout intersection point towards the path to a variety of sites and objects district Tourism in the city of Bengkulu. Given patriotism will certainly make the descendants of 'Hamilton''s pride in their ancestors.