Historical Kraton Yogyakarta, The Main Object in The City of Yogyakarta

Sultan Palace (Kraton) is the main object in the city of Yogyakarta. The historical building is the Palace and the residence of Sultan Hamengku Buwono and his family was founded in 1756. Sultan's Palace with all customs and culture into community life spirit of Yogyakarta. Yogyakarta Palace also became a major tourist attraction in the city of Yogyakarta, both from the side of the building remains and customs that exist in it. In the Sultan's Palace on the side can be enjoyed the beauty of the past through its architecture, can also be enjoyed in traditional arts presented each day on the ward Manganti. Currently occupied by the family of Kraton Yogyakarta Sultan Hamengku Buwono X who became King as Governor in Yogyakarta.

The Uniqueness Of The Yogyakarta Palace

Another attraction of yogyakarta Palace is a unique form of Javanese. All existing buildings dikeraton position is set based on concept Java cosmology. Based on that concept, nature is divided into three parts namely upper position as the place of the gods, the middle part inhabited and the down position is where the forces of evil. Kraton Yogyakarta own floorplan drawn up on the basis of the concept of a pattern of concentric circles. Here's an explanation of the pattern of concentric circles at the keraton Yogyakarta.

The square is the outside. And the Palace of Yogyakarta has two square located at the North and South. In addition to the outer layer of the keraton Yogyakarta also has a second layer that siti hinggil, a page with an elevated platform. Just like the square, there are siti hinggil on both sides of the Palace of the South and the North. In the northern part of siti hinggil, you'll see the ward manguntur Ward and tangkil witana who function as a State ceremony was held temapat. Siti hinggil South itself is used for training of soldiering.

Supit urang is a final part of the siti hinggil circular road, Kemandhungan is the third layer of Kraton Yogyakarta which is also found in the northern and southern hemispheres. The third layer is the transition to reach to the center of the Kraton Yogyakarta. In addition to the waiting room the Royal servants who intend to face the sri sultan, this place was used as a courtroom juda a matter.

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