History of the Yogyakarta Palace, Wikipedia

Yogyakarta is known as the city of students, besides the city is famous for the diversity and friendliness of its citizens. This is the attraction for every tourist who comes. Supported by beautiful and attractive tourist attractions in Jogja. One of the tourist attractions of Yogyakarta that we will visit is Yogyakarta Hadiningrat Palace.

The history of the Yogyakarta Palace was built by Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono I in the Banyan forest which is located between the Winongo River and the Code River. The construction of this palace was completed on October 7, 1756 and was named the Yogyakarta Hadiningrat Palace. Yogyakarta palace tourism position is facing north (facing Mount Merapi) with the square as a yard. Here there are two parts of the square, Alun alun Utara Yogyakarta and Alun alun Selatan Yogyakarta. Each square has its own function, such as Yogyakarta's northern plaza which is used as a place to train warriors, traditional ceremonies and gather citizens.

Another distinctive feature of Yogyakarta's northern plaza is the presence of two banyan trees in the middle of the square. The two banyan trees are named Kyai Wijayadaru and Kyai Dewadaru. In addition, around the square there are also banyan trees totaling 64, according to Javanese calculations the number 64 is a symbol of the age of the Prophet Muhammad who died at the age of 64 years.

The location of the Yogyakarta Palace is around 14,000 m2, surrounded by a fort with a height of 4 m and a width of 3.5 m. In every corner there is a bastion surrounded by a moat outside. In every corner there is a bastion (tower watch) which has a trench outside. There used to be five entrance gates here namely, Plengkung Madyasura, Plengkung Tarunasura, Plengkung Jagasura, Plengkung Jayabaya, and Plengkung Nirbaya. But for now there are only two gates, namely Plengkung Nirbaya (Gading) and Plengkung Tarunasura (Wijilan).

There are also a number of buildings around the location of the Yogyakarta Hadiningrat Palace that have their respective functions.
The performance, a place that was once used as a place for UGM lectures, was originally a place used as a Grebeg ceremony.

Bangsal Sitihinggil, the place used to inaugurate the kings of the Sultanate of Yogyakarta Hadiningrat Sultanate. The Sitihinggil Ward was also used to inaugurate the President of RIS Ir. Sukarno on December 17, 1949.

There are still many buildings that are in the Yogyakarta Palace Location, such as the Sri Manganti Ward, Kencana Ward, and Kemandungan. There is also the Kilen Palace which is the Sultan's residence, Gedong Jene which is the seat of Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, and Gedhong Kaca which is used as a museum for Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX. The southernmost building of the Palace is the Sasana Hinggil Dwi Abad which was restored in 1956.

While in Alun Selatan Selatan Yogyakarta there is a building that is used to care for and care for elephants. This building is still functioning well until now. Then not far about 2 KM from Yogyakarta Palace there is a place that is usually used by the Sultan to see the soldiers who are hunting deer. This is the diversity of the city of Yogyakarta with hospitality and all the potential tourist attractions in Yogyakarta. It's time for you to prove it yourself and you will remember it as a pleasant journey.

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