Saturday, February 16, 2013

Ngayogyakarta Kraton



Ngayogyakarta Kraton or Sultan Palace is the official palace of the Sultanate Ngayogyakarta are now located in the city of Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Although the empire has officially become part of the Republic of Indonesia in 1950, the palace complex still functions as a residence sultan and palace households that still running the to date the imperial tradition. Palace is now also one of the attractions of the city. Part of the palace complex is a museum which saves variety of collections of the empire, including gifts from the kings of Europe, replica relics palace, and gamelan. In terms of buildings, this palace is one example of Javanese palace architectural at its best, has a luxurious hall and court-wide halls and pavilions.


 


Keraton began to be established by Sultan Hamengkubuwono the first few months post Giyanti Agreement in 1755. Location palace was reputedly be used pesanggarahan named Garjitawati. Guesthouse is used to solve the funeral procession of the kings of Mataram (Kartasura and Surakarta) to be buried in the Imogiri. Another version says the palace is the location of the spring, Pacethokan Bannerman, who was in the middle of the forest Beringan. Before occupying the Kraton Yogyakarta, Sultan Hamengkubuwono I stayed at Guesthouse Amber Ketawang which now includes the Dalkeith Sleman district.

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

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