Kraton Yogyakarta

Kraton Sultanate Ngayogyakarta or now better known by the name of the Sultan's Palace is the center of Javanese culture living museum in Yogyakarta Special Region. Not only home to the king and his family alone, the Palace is also a mecca for the cultural development of Java, as well as guard the flame of culture. In this place, tourists can learn and see firsthand how the Javanese culture continues to live and preserved. Sultan's Palace was built by Prince Mangkubumi in 1755, several months after the signing of the Treaty Giyanti. Forest was chosen as the founding of the palace Banyan because the land is flanked by two rivers that are considered good and protect it from being flooded. Despite hundreds of years old and was damaged by the massive earthquake in 1867, the building remained standing with the Sultan's Palace sturdy and well maintained.

Visit Kraton Yogyakarta will provide valuable experience as well as impressive. Kraton is the center of an imaginary line connecting Parangtritis and Mount Merapi has 2 counter inside, the first in Tepas soldiering (in front of the North Square) and in Tepas Tourism (Regol Keben). If the entry of the military Tepas tourists can only enter events and Siti Hinggil ward and see a collection of some of the train if the entrance of the palace while the Tourism Tepas then you can enter Sri Manganti and Kedhaton Complex where there are Ward Kencono the main hall of the kingdom. The distance between the first and second booth door was not far, just down the road Rotowijayan tourists to walk or ride a rickshaw.

There are many things that can be witnessed in the Sultan's Palace, from the activities of the courtiers who are doing the job or view the collection of the Palace. Collections are kept in glass boxes that are scattered in various rooms ranging from ceramics and glassware, weapons, photographs, miniatures and replicas, to various kinds of batik and its deorama the manufacturing process. In addition, tourists can also enjoy the performing arts with different schedules each day. The show starts from the puppet people, macapat, puppet show, puppet show, and dance. Tourists to enjoy the performing arts do not need to incur additional costs. If it comes on Tuesday wage, you can watch the race or archery style jemparingan Mataraman in South Kemandhungan. Jemparingan is implemented in the framework of the remains of Sri Sultan HB X palace The uniqueness of each participant jemparingan are required to wear traditional Javanese clothes and archery in a sitting position.