Yogyakarta Palace

Kraton (palace) Kasultanan Yogyakarta city is decided. More than 200 years ago, this place is a swamp with a name Umbul Pacetokan, which was built by the then Prince Mangkubumi become a pesanggrahan with the name Ayodya.Pada 1955, there was agreement that the contents Giyanti divide into two kingdoms of Mataram Kasunanan Surakarta under the government of Sunan Pakubuwono III and Kasultanan Ngayogyakarta under the government of then Prince Mangkubumi titled Sultan Hamengkubuwono I.

Ayodya was built further Pesanggrahan become Kasultanan Yogyakarta Palace. Kraton stands majestic overlooking the north with the front page form plaza (field), which is used in and mediate where people gather, training soldiers for the war, and the place of the ceremony. At the edge of the southern Square North, there is a front porch of the palace called The prevalent. In this Sri Sultan, the palace relatives and government officials witnessed the Palace latihan the soldiers or some ceremony held in the wave - wave north.

More are in the land deliberately created high (so-called Metallica Hinggil), there is a royal audience hall of the palace called the hall Manguntur Tangkil. In this the tourists can witness the situation of trial Palace era government first, by the diperagakan doll - complete with doll clothes greatness. Palace as the central government and Kraton mediatory residence of Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono the palace and its relatives, separated by the front page in the north called Kemandungan or Keben page, because the trees that grow here in 1986 declared the Government of Indonesia lambing mediate peace, in commemoration of Environment Day International.

Inside the Palace there in the next page of Sri Manganti with regol (gapuro) Danapratopo who kept a pair Dwarapala: Cingkarabala and Bala Upata, lean Traju Mas, Sri Manganti building that is now used to store several antique and game devices from the past, that has a barrel tuneful when are sound. In essence file that is located more into, the tourists can see the Yellow building is a building where the Sri Sultan collide, the hall Prabayekso. Sweet hall, where Sri Sultan entertain guests - guests, the environment Kasatriyan mediate living son; son of Sri Sultan who have not yet married. This last place forbidden for tourist visits.

Palace is the source of emission of Javanese art and culture that can be witnessed through the beauty of architecture with ornaments that ornamennya-dazzle. Every day Karaton open for visits starting at tourists from 13.00 to 08.30, except the day Friday; at the Palace is only open until at; 11:00.

Source: DIY BAPARDA