Each state would have the presidential palace where the head of state office. The palaces were also certainly save a long history about the condition of the country, either when the revolutionary period and after independence.
Burning event the State Palace in Jakarta yesterday raises a number of questions as well as concerns about the condition of the building and maintenance of critical building systems in a country.
Not only our country only palace that has been burnt like what happened yesterday, a number of states also have burned his presidential palace.
Here's a history of the presidential palace, a country that has been burnt.
1. Malacanang Palace, Philippines
The presidential palace is located along the Pasig River. The house was built by Spanish aristocrat Don Luis Rocha. The design of the palace structure is then sold to Colonel Jose Miguel Formente and then purchased by the state in 1825.
After the Spanish-American war, the palace became the American Civil Governor of office space. In 1863 the palace became the residence of the head of state began.
After World War II, the palace became the place of the Supreme Court after a battle in Manila in February 1945. The Philippine government had planned to destroy this palace to be built skyscraper after the palace burnt down in 1992. But the plan was not so because the funds needed are insufficient. President Fidel V Ramos then led the rebuilding of the palace.
2. Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt
In February of last month's presidential palace in the capital city of Cairo, Egypt, after a fire due to a number of demonstrators angry and pelted the court with Molotov cocktails.
The demonstrators were angry that killed more than 50 people at a rally against President Muhammad Mursi related to the death penalty by a court against 21 residents of Port Said. They were sentenced to death between supporters rioted because football in February 2012.
The security forces accused the protesters who set fire to the presidential palace trying to rush into.
3. The White House, United States
The first president of the United States George Washington chose the location of the White House in 1791. American architect of the president's office this is an Irish-born James Hoban.
British troops had burned the White House in the war in 1814. James Hoban was appointed to rebuild the president's residence. President James Monroe then occupy the building in 1817.
In 1902 President Theodore Roosevelt overhauling the massive white building. Less than 50 years after the structure began to show the fragility of the White House. President Harry S. Truman then renovate the White House with the help of architect Lorenzo Winslow.
4. Presidential Palace La Moneda, Chile
Chile's presidential palace was built by the Italian architect Joaquin Toesca. Construction of the palace began in 1784 and put into use in 1805. The palace has housed the manufacture of coins from 1814 until 1929.
At the June 1845 during the government of President Manuel Bulnes this palace began to be used as the residence of the president.
Chile in 1973, the military had attacked the presidential palace La Moneda with tanks, fighter jets, and soldiers to the palace was on fire.
The events that occurred on September 11 is always celebrated by Chileans as it is the darkest history for the nation.
5. Presidential Palace Nanjing, China
The palace is located in the ancient city in the Yangtze River region. Now the palace area of 120 square meters is also used as a museum of the history of ancient China.
The presidential palace has been outstanding for more than 600 years since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.
In 1853 the Taiping forces occupying Najing then they expanded the palace buildings. Dynasty Nanjing Qingjun then also attacked and burned the palace in 1870?
