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Yogyakarta Palace (Kraton)

The Yogyakarta Palace is located in the center of Yogyakarta, Indonesia and serves as the home of the Sultan of Yogyakarta and his family. It was built in 1755 and is an important cultural center, preserving Javanese traditions. Visitors can tour the complex and buildings, view cultural performances and collections of artifacts, and learn about the history and importance of the palace as the center of Javanese culture.

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Yogyakarta Palace (Kraton)

The Yogyakarta Palace is located in the center of Yogyakarta, Indonesia and serves as the home of the Sultan of Yogyakarta and his family. It was built in 1755 and is an important cultural center, preserving Javanese traditions. Visitors can tour the complex and buildings, view cultural performances and collections of artifacts, and learn about the history and importance of the palace as the center of Javanese culture.

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YOGYAKARTA PALACE (KRATON)

Address: Jl. Rotowijayan 1, Yogyakarta 55133, Indonesia


Phone: (0274) 373 721

GPS Coordinate: S7°48'23.6" E110°21'50.6" (view map)

Kraton or the Palace where Sultan and his family of Yogyakarta live is located in the center of
the axis stretching from the north to the south, and in the secondary axis from the east to the
west. It is encircled by row of the mountains called the Horizon as the border of the universe.

YOGYAKARTA PALACE (KRATON)


A Living Museum of Javanese Culture and The Place Where
The King of Jogja Lives
Kyai Brajanala bell chimes several times, its voice not only filled but heard up to Siti Hinggil
and Bangsal Pagelaran Yogyakarta Palace. While in Sri Manganti, the chanting in Javanese
ancient language is heard being sung by a palace servant. An old book, offerings, lanterns, and
gamelan lay in front of him. Some foreign tourists seem to listen to macapat song solemnly, and
sometimes they are looked pressing the shutter button to take pictures. Although did not know
the meaning of the song, I also sat in the front row. Javanese song sound that floated slowly
mixed with fragrance of flowers and incense smoke, created a magical atmosphere that created a
complacent. On the right side appeared 4 other palace servants who took turn preparing to sing.
Outside the pavilion, the birds chirped noisily while flew from the sapodilla tree tops which
usually grow in Yogyakarta Palace complex and then landed on the grass.

Keraton Kasultanan Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat or now better known by the name of


Yogyakarta Palace is the center of Javanese culture living museum that is in the Special Region
Yogykarta (Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta). Not just becomes the place to live for the king and his
family, the palace is also a main direction of cultural development of Java, as well as the flame
guard of the culture. At this place tourists can learn and see directly on how the Javanese culture
continues to live and be preserved. Yogyakarta Palace was built by Pangeran Mangkubumi
(Prince Mangkubumi )in 1755, several months after the signing of the Perjanjian Giyanti (the
Agreement Giyanti). Banyan forest (Hutan Beringin) was chosen as the place for building the
palace because the land was between two rivers that were considered good and protected from
possible flooding. Although already hundreds of years old and were damaged by the massive
earthquake in 1867, Yogyakarta Palace buildings still stand firmly and well maintained.

Visiting Yogyakarta Palace will provide both valuable and memorable experience. The palace
that became the center of an imaginary line connecting Parangtritis Beach and Mount Merapi has
2 booth doors. The first in Tepas Keprajuritan (in front of Alun-Alun Utara), and in Tepas
Tourism (Regol Keben). If entering from Tepas Keprajuritan, visitors can only enter Bangsal
Pagelaran and Siti Hinggil and see a collection of some palace carriages, if entering from Tepas
Pariwisata, then you can enter Sri Manganti complex and Kedhaton where there is Bangsal
Kencono (Kencono Ward) that is the main hall of the kingdom. The distance between the first
and second booth door was not far, just by walking down Jalan Rotowijayan, visitors can walk or
ride a rickshaw.

There are many things that can be seen at Yogyakarta Palace, ranging from the activity of
servants in the palace who are doing the job or to see properties collection of the palace.
Collections are kept in glass boxes that are spread various rooms ranging from ceramics and
glassware, weapons, photographs, miniatures and replicas, to various kinds of batik and its
deorama of the making process. Furthermore, tourists can also enjoy the art performances with
different schedules each day. The show starts from the human puppet, macapat, puppet show,
shadow puppets, and dances. To enjoy art performances, tourists do not need to pay additional
costs. If you come on Tuesday Wage, you can watch Jemparingan or archery competition in
Mataraman style in Kemandhungan Kidul (South Kemandhungan). Jemparingan is conducted for
the heritage of Sri Sultan HB X. The uniqueness of this jemparingan is that every participant
must wear Javanese traditional clothing and archery in a sitting position.

After enjoying the show macapat, YogYES headed around the the palace complex and went into
batik museum which was inaugurated by Sri Sultan HB X in 2005. The museum collection is
quite diverse ranging from a variety of batik cloth up to the equipment to make batik from the
HB VIII up to HB X. In addition, in the museum, several collections of gifts from a number of
batik entrepreneurs in Yogyakarta and other areas were stored. While enjoying the museum's
collection, YogYES’ sight was on one of the old wells that were built by Sultan
Hamengkubuwono VIII. On top of a well that has been closed using aluminum netting, there are
writings that prohibit visitors to put in money. Being curious with the intention of the sentence,
YogYES moved closer and looked into the well, it turned out that at the bottom of the well there
are coin and paper money were scattered.

Being satisfied walking around the palace, YogYES stepped out Regol with cheerful hearts. On
the way to the parking lot, a sign that offers classes to learn nembang / macapat, write and read
Javanese letters, classical dance, and to learn how to be a puppet master was appeared.
Apparently, in Yogyakarta Palace complex, there are several Javanese culture and art course
centers or learning centers. YogYES, then promised that someday would come back to learn how
to spell and write hanacaraka letters and learn to dance.

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