PALACE YOGYAKARTA

Macapat a song welcoming tourists, sung by the courtiers. Book, offerings, lanterns and a witness as well as gamelan accompaniment macapat readings. The songs sound Java floated gently in the mix with the fragrance of incense and flowers to make our heart calm and serene and magical atmosphere that gave birth around the palace jogja depth. In the other corner looks ready to turn the courtiers weeks to sing songs.

Sultan Palace or Kraton is also often called the Sultanate Ngayogyakarta musiem Javanese cultural life in the country that is PRIVILEGED Yogyakarta. This place is not only the king and found a home but the family will only be the center of cultural development and cultural continuity straps Java. 

In the Sultanate Palace Ngayogyakarta we can see and learn firsthand how Javanese culture where beauty lives on and in the preserve. Ngayogyakarta Sultanate palace built by Prince Mangkubumi in 1755, several months after the signing of the agreement Giyanti. Forest was chosen as the founding of the palace Banyan because the land is flanked by two rivers that are considered good and protect it from being flooded. Despite hundreds of years old and was damaged by the massive earthquake in 1867, the building remained standing with the Sultan's Palace sturdy and well maintained.

 

Ngayogyakarta Sultanate palace into an imaginary line connecting the coast and Mount Merapi Prangtritis that will give us valuable experience and is very impressive, entered the palace complex consists of two entrances. The first Tepas soldiering (in front of the North Square) and in Tepas Tourism (Regol Keben). If the entry of the military Tepas tourists can only enter events and Siti Hinggil ward and see a collection of some of the train if the entrance of the palace while the Tourism Tepas then you can enter Sri Manganti and Kedhaton Complex where there are Ward Kencono the main hall of the kingdom. The distance between the first and second booth door was not far, just down the road Rotowijayan tourists to walk or ride a rickshaw.There are many things that we can enjoy and learn in this living museum of goods ranging from antiques palace relics, replicas, photographs of the kings of the Sultanate Ngayogyakarta, glassware, various types of batik, weapon, deorama and many more. In addition, we can also enjoy the performing arts with different schedules each day. The show starts from the puppet people, macapat, puppet show, puppet show, and dance. Tourists to enjoy the performing arts do not need to incur additional costs. If it comes on Tuesday wage, you can watch the race or archery style jemparingan Mataraman in South Kemandhungan. Jemparingan is implemented in the framework of the remains of Sri Sultan HB X palace The uniqueness of each participant jemparingan are required to wear traditional Javanese clothes and archery in a sitting position.Hours: 8:00  to 14:00 Admission:Tepas Kaprajuritan: Rp. 3000Tepas Tourism: Rp. 5000

TAMANSARI YOGYAKARTA WATER CASTLE

Taman Sari guest house which was then known as Taman Sari Palace is located west of Yogyakarta Palace was built during the reign of Sultan Hamengku Buwana I and completed in the reign of Sultan Hamengku Buwana II. However, the location of Taman Sari Pesanggrahan as a bathing place has been known long before. In the reign of the location of Taman Sari Panembahan Senapati is now better known as Bannerman (springs) Pacethokan. Bannerman was once famous for its large discharge and clear water. Pacethokan has become one of the important considerations for determining the location of the candidate Sultan Palace.

Taman Sari rest house was built after Giyanti Agreement (1755), ie, after the Sultan Hamengku Buwana long involved in disputes and war. The building was intended as a building that can be used to meneteramkan heart, rest and recreation. However, the Taman Sari was also prepared as a means / fort to deal with dangerous situations. In addition, the building is also used for religious facilities. Therefore Peanggrahan Taman Sari is also equipped with a mosque, to be precise in building the Well Gumuling.

Taman Sari name consists of two words, namely parks 'garden planted with flowers' pollen and 'beautiful flower'. Thus, the name of Taman Sari is meant as a name of a park complex that is really wonderful or beautiful.

Two Stories About the Development Version Pesanggrahan Taman Sari


    The first version

In the first version is told that in Mancingan (an area on the south coast of Yogyakarta) there is a freak of an unknown origin. Communities in the area are many who suspect that the person including jinn or forest-dwelling countrymen. People assume that because people are using language not understood by local people. Strange people are then faced with the Sultan Hamengku Buwana II who was then still ruled. Sultan Hamengku Buwana II apparently willing to take that person as a servant. After some time the person can speak Javanese. Based on his testimony he claimed to be Portuguese in the Portuguese dialect of Javanese is often called. The Portuguese were then used as the man who headed the creation of buildings (architect).

Sultan Hamengku Buwana II ordered the person to make a fort. Sultan Hamengku Buwana II apparently very pleased over his handiwork. The person is then given a position as village headman, that person was known as Portuguese or Demat Tegis Demat. Demat Tegis is supposedly ordered to build the Taman Sari Pesanggrahan. Hence also the building Pesanggrahan Taman Sari shows the art of building elements originating from Europe (Portugal).

    Both versions of


According to the second version is told that at a time when a regent who was named Madison raden Rangga Prawirasentika, which has been widely credited to the Sultan Hamengku Buwana I pleaded with him to be freed from paying the local taxes that had been done twice a year. Regent Madison agreed only if there are special requests Sultan Hemngku Buwana I for completeness and grandeur of the palace decoration. Sultan Hamengku Buwana I was granted it.


By Sultan Hamengku Regent Madison Buwana I was ordered to make Sekaten as a complement of gamelan gamelan Sekaten from Surakarta. The gamelan originally amounted to one pair, but because palihan Nagari (1755) divided the orchestra. One for the Sultanate of Yogyakarta and Surakarta one for Kasunanan. In addition, the Sultan Hamengku Buwana I also ordered the Regent Madison to be made jempana 'litter' as a bride vehicle Sultan Hamengku Buwana I.


In 1684 Raden Rangga Prawirasentika told to make bricks and kelengakapannya in preparation for building a indahsebagai gardening means to reassure the Sultan Hamengku Buwana I. Sultan wants it so having just completed a heavy duty (war) which lasted long enough. The exit command is marked with the Sultan Hamengku Buwana sengkalan Memet that reads Rasa Dragon Chess Singles (1684).


For the manufacture of landscaping / guesthouse on the Sultan's favor Hemngku Buwana I are headed by Prince Charming Mangundipura and led by KPH Natakusuma, which later became K.G.P.A.A. Paku Alam I (son of the Sultan with his wife concubine named Raden Ayu Bendara Srenggara). Place-making contest and building culvert 'chute' that led to the palace which is often called the Cave Demon conducted in 1687 and marked with the moon sengkala Pujining Ngobahake Pajungutan Brahmana (1687). While the construction of gates and the wall was completed in 1691.


Completion of the manufacture of Taman Sari bangungan Pesanggrahan Memet sengkalan marked relief in the form of flowering trees and honey are being exploited by the birds. Memet sengkalan reads Lajering Sinesep Peksi Flower (1691).


In this second version is told that Raden Rangga Prawirasentika unable to complete the manufacture of garden buildings Pesanggrahan Sari. He stated that the building is actually considered more costly than the submission of tax twice a year that had been done. By karenaya belilau please stop at the Sultan and allowed. Sultan then ordered K.P.H. Natakusuma to have completed the building on the costs to the Sultan himself.


Taman Sari Pesanggrahan development is kono lot of labor involved is not only coming from around Yogyakarta, but also of Madison, Kedu, Jipang, and so forth.

Taman Sari building has 36 pieces of important buildings and functions with different names. For more information you can contact

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TUGU JOGJA

 

In detail, the building was built at the beginning of Monument Jogja cylindrical cone-shaped pile up. The bottom of a circular fence round while the peak. Building height of the monument was originally reached 25 meters. Everything changed on June 10, 1867. The earthquake that shook Yogyakarta when it makes monument building collapsed. That said, when the monument is a transition state collapse, before the meaning of unity is really not reflected in the building tugu.Keadaan really changed in 1889, when the Dutch government renovated the building the monument. The monument is made with a square shape with each side decorated with a kind of inscription indicating who was involved in the renovation. The top of the monument is no longer round, but a tapered conical. Building height is also lower, just as high as 15 meters or 10 meters lower than the original building. Since then, this monument is also known as De Witt Paal Pal Putih.Perombakan building or monument is actually a tactic to erode the unity among the Dutch people and the king. However, the people and the king saw the struggle that took place in Yogyakarta later, we know that the efforts were unsuccessful.

 

The monument is located in downtown Yogyakarta as a landmark of the most famous city of Yogyakarta. was in the middle of the intersection of Jalan P Mangkubumi, General Sudirman street, Jalan Jalan AM Sangaji and Diponegoro. the age of nearly three centuries jogja monument has a deep meaning as well as keep some record of history the city of Yogyakarta.

Jogja obelisk monument is called the mean spherical golong rollers and cylinders, it is clearly depicted on the monument bangungan, cylindrical pillars (minced) and round-shaped peak (golong) so-called monument golong-rollers. besides Monument Jogja menggamabarkan Manunggaling Gusti servant spirit of unity and authority of the people to resist occupation.