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Yogyakarta or Jogja known as student city because many university-level education in the various regions so we can easily found it. For that, education is the main issue in this city. Local authority capture the need of it, and in 2003 they built Taman Pintar near fort Vredeburg complex as a means of expression, appreciation and creation in a fun atmosphere. The main object is to develop the interest of children and young people to science through imagination, trials, and games in order to obtain qualified human resources. This building inspire by the famous educational icon, Ki Hajar Dewantara, who said (in javanese) Niteni, Niroake, Nambahi means to understand, to follow, and to develop.

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Taman Pintar has hugh area with several section, they are: Playground:
Welcoming and games area and also functionalized as public space. After entering the gate, we're greeted by water corridor with Peace Gong at the end of corridor. Gong is one of gamelan component, and this gong represent peacefull condition in Indonesia. We also can find some educational games such as Story-telling Pipe, Wishpering Plate, Tree House, Dancing Fountain, Water Corridor, Picturesque Village, Color Spectrum, Singing Wall, Pulley System, Shaking Bridge, Teeter, Sand Palace, Stone Forum, and Engklek (traditional javanese games).

Heritage Building:
This area is intend for pre-school and kindergarten. Completed with educational computers and interactive games to develop their skill and knowledge..

Oval Building:
This area devided into Exhibition Zone, Exposure Zone, History Zone, and Science Zone. We can actually study in this area by read, listen, and interactive with existing tools.

Kotak Building:
It has three floors and the most complete zone in Taman Pintar. In 1st flor we can find exhibition area, audio visual chamber, kid's radio station, food court, and souvenir center. We can find basic science and its application in 2nd floor, such as My Country Indonesia, Science Bridge, Populer Technology, and Library. Top floor (3rd) consists of Science Laboratorium, Animation and TV, 3D Cinema Theatre, and Courses Class.

Facility:
- Interactive science tools
- Exhibition and audio visual area
- Food court
- Mosque
- Souvenir Shop
- Information Center

PS: Do not visit on Monday, they're close.

1/24/2012 10:09:28 pm

nice post

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1/27/2012 07:12:38 pm

Great info, thx

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3/25/2012 04:19:17 pm

THX for info

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3/27/2012 11:04:30 am

thanks for visiting & leave comment in my site.
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9/26/2012 10:32:14 am

Thanks for data

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9/11/2018 05:31:16 am

Amazing ! I would love to go there with my kids! Thanks for sharing this :)

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