Thursday, February 9, 2012

Kraton Yogyakarta

Kraton is the main object in the city of Yogyakarta. Historic buildings which are the palace and residence of the Sultan Hamengku Buwana and his family was established in 1756. Sultan's Palace with all its cultural traditions and the spirit of the life of the people of Yogyakarta. Kraton is also a major tourist attraction in the city of Yogyakarta both in terms of heritage buildings and customs that exist in it. In the Sultan's Palace in addition to the beauty of the past can be enjoyed through the architecture of the building, can also be enjoyed traditional art which is served every day in Ward Manganti. Currently occupied by a family of Kraton Yogyakarta Sultan Hamengku Buwana X who became king at once governor of Yogyakarta.


Sultan Palace began to be established by the lane I Giyanti few months after the Agreement in 1755. Location of this palace is reputedly named a former pesanggarahan Garjitawati. This vacation home is used to break the funeral procession of the kings of Mataram (Kartasura and Surakarta) which will be buried in Imogiri. Another version says the location of the palace is a fountain, Pacethokan Bannerman, who is in the middle of the woods Beringan. Before occupying the Sultan Palace, the lane I lived in Pesanggrahan Ambar Ketawang which now includes the District of Dalkeith Sleman district.

Physically, the palace of the Sultan of Yogyakarta has seven core complex that is Siti Hinggil LER (North Hall), Kamandhungan ler (North Kamandhungan), Sri Manganti, Kedhaton, Kamagangan, Kamandhungan South (South Kamandhungan), and Siti Hinggil South (South Hall). In addition Yogyakarta Palace has a good range of cultural heritage in the form of ceremony and ancient artifacts and historic. On the other hand, Sultan Palace is also a traditional institution complete with customary holders. It is therefore not surprising that the values ​​of philosophy as well as mythology surrounds Yogyakarta Palace.

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