LAPANGAN MERDEKA LUBUKLINGGAU SEBAGAI SITUS BUDAYA LAHAN BERSEJARAH

Abstract

Given the importance of saving heritage or cultural heritage, it is mandatory and very important to support the identity of a nation and region. This study aims to describe how the Lubuklinggau independent field became a cultural site of historic land. The research method used is the historical method, with stages: heuristics, source criticism, interpretation, and historiography. The results showed that buildings or sites generally received less attention. Important historical buildings are generally located in city centers. Now the city center has been developed into a commercial area so that the cultural heritage in this area is very vulnerable to be demolished and replaced with shopping or tourist center buildings, such as Merdeka Square in Lubuklinggau City, South Sumatra Province. Therefore, this place is the location of events across the ages starting from the colonial period, the physical revolution period and the new order era.