Museum Sonobudoyo : enjoy the beauty of ancient Javanese culture

Sonobudoyo Museum is a museum of history and culture of Java, including Java classic architecture building. The museum is a collection of Javanese culture and history that are considered the most complete after the National Museum of the Republic of Indonesia in Jakarta. In addition to the time of Neolithic pottery and bronze statues from the 8th century, this museum also stores several kinds of wayang kulit, a variety of ancient weapons (including the dagger), and Javanese masks.

The museum is located in the northern part Alun-Alon Lor from Yogyakarta palace at night was also present in the form of shadow puppet shows its original appearance (using the Java language accompanied by Javanese gamelan music). Leather puppet show is presented in brief from 8:00-10:00 hours on a weekday evening for foreign tourists and domestic tourists.

Building

Building a house museum with a model mosque joglo Kasepuhan palace of Cirebon, building area 7867 m2. This building comprises: an exhibition space, a small pendapa, pendapa large, left and right page Next page Up, warehouses, laboratories, space conservation, library, audotorium, and office buildings.

Collection
This museum has a collection of objects relic from prehistoric times until the Islamic period. Collection is in the form: ax stone, tomb stones, sculptures, teracota, puppets, masks, batik cloth, and so forth.

Total collections: 42,589 units. Seed collection form Puspasasira gold mask made from gold, the mask is a manifestation of the queen Gayatri.

Supporting facility.
This museum has the support facilities: meeting rooms, lodging for special guests, a library and exhibition space.

As a museum, Sonobudoyo still functioning continues to this day, although its administrators alternated. At the time of Japanese rule (1942), Museum Sonobudoyo managed by the Japanese government. Then, since Japan's defeat until the year 1949 this museum is managed by the Office of Wiyotoprojo. Year 1950-1973 Cultural Inspection is managed by the Department of Education and Culture of Yogyakarta. However, on December 11, 1974, through Decree of the Minister of Education and Culture No. 693/0/1979, Museum Sonobudoyo taken over by the Ministry of Education and Culture and the State Museum serve as the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY). And, now the State Museum Sonobudoyo is the Regional Technical Implementation Unit at Yogyakarta Provincial Cultural Office, which has the function of the management of museum objects that have scientific cultural values. Meanwhile, his task is to collect, treat, preservation, conduct research, library services, educational guidance and presentation of cultural artefacts.

Visiting the Museum Sonobudoyo is an alternative if you want to see the diverse collection of keris from across the country and things associated with it. Museum store around 1200's collection of keris (mostly Java donations Institute) will cure your disappointment, because the store Kraton kris-kris heritage until now do not allow visitors to enjoy its collections.

Sonobudoyo Museum can be reached easily from the Sultan's Palace, located across North Alun Alun Yogyakarta. To enter, you only need to pay a ticket for Rp 3000.00. Meanwhile, to see the diverse collection of keris, the procedure is quite difficult because it must request permission from the leadership of the museum. It was due to a large collection of kris are still stored in the living collection, have not shown to the public.

Schedule
• Tuesday - Thursday
Opening hours: 07:00 a.m. to 14:30 p.m.
• Friday
Opening hours: 07:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
• Saturday - Sunday
Opening hours: 07:30 a.m. to 13:00 p.m.
Entrance fee: Rp. 3000

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Museum Batik Yogyakarta: fashion tempo doeloe

Yogyakarta Batik Museum is a museum that holds the most ancient collection of batik in Indonesia. Besides batik collection, this museum also contains many hundreds or even thousands of batik equipment such as stamp, canting, and the ink (malam) is stored neatly. Thus visitors can see at the same time learn about the development of tools to make batik from time to time.

Though ancient, that were collected at the Museum Batik Batik Yogyakarta still fun to look at. One of them is the motif batik "sarung isen-isen antique" from the Pekalongan made in 1880-1890. Batik motif has a pattern in the form of garlands of flowers, "tumpal blabakan", "title of alternating lung" leaves in blue and green, and wood color timber made from “mori cen” (Prisima) which created a woman named EV Zeuylen Dutch citizens.
Visitors can also see the beauty of batik type "Sarung panjang Soga Jawa” made in the year 1920-1930. Batik has a style of " boketan adu jago dasar polos" color "Java soga", black and white. While the fabric used is "mori cen" with the technique of batik process. Batik Sarong Pajang Soga Java type is made by Lie Djing Kiem.

Yogyakarta Batik Museum located on Jl. Dr. Sutomo No. 13-A Yogyakarta. The museum was founded on May 12, 1977 by Hadi Nugroho family. Batik museum building occupies an area of 400 m2, 600 m2 Land Area entirely. Currently batik museum managed by third generation family Hadi Nugroho, the Mother Dewi Nugroho. At first I thought this museum belongs to the government, but obviously, this museum is privately owned. From here I can see, so much attention Ibu Dewi family to the preservation of Indonesian batik.

Still a major focus of the community, including foreign tourists on batik who encourage this family pioneered the collection of batik cloth. Starting from his own relatives, parents, grandparents and Hadi Nugroho own generation, until the pioneering efforts of a batik museum accomplished.

Batik collection in this museum is very comprehensive, ranging from batik, which is derived from year 1730 up to modern batik as we often encounter in the shopping center the main attraction when we visited the museum. Not only are the Yogyakarta batik collection in this museum, batik Pekalongan, Solo, Banyumas, and Klaten are also in this museum.

The collection includes long cloth, gloves and so forth, which until now has reached the number of 400 pieces of cloth. There is also a collection of batik patterns and tools for batik from the traditional to the instrument printed batik. Collection of fabrics arranged neatly in the form of rolls of cloth lined into a glass cupboard, up-lembara fabric sheets in pairs on a board so we could see it in two dimensions.

Museum visitors
Batik Museum visitors can be classified into three criteria, namely public visitors, visitor education and visitor research. There are public visitors who come just to see batik collections stored at the Museum Batik. Visitor education is usually a good student of elementary or secondary school as well. "Many overseas visitors as well as from Korea, Japan and Germany who came to the Batik Museum to research the ancient batik.

According to the father Prayogo, foreign visitors have the critical level is very large compared to domestic tourists. They will always be asked in detail each motif being viewed.

Batik museum visit is usually crowded when school holidays or when students are completing the task of the season finally. We crowded conditions, the number of visitors could reach the 200-person, but if kodisi quiet only about 30 people.

In this museum is also provided a place to learn batik. There is a special gallery of batik used as a training ground. Also offered a package lightning course an hour, there are also a few weeks.


General Description :
Museum Location
Dr Jalan. Sutomo No. 13 A, Yogyakarta
Tel. (0274) 562338
Transportation
Distance from airport: 10 km
Distance from Sea Port: 127 km
Distance from Bus Station: 8 km
Distance from train station: 1 km

Collection
Existing collection in the form of Batik Museum Ethnographic Collection consists of: batik fabrics, batik cap, Canthing, etc..

Visit Schedule
Monday to Saturday: Pk. 09:00 to 15:00 pm

Entrance Ticket Prices
a. Adult: USD 15.000, -
b. Senior High: USD 10.000, -
c. Junior: USD 7500, -
d. SD: USD 5000, -
c. Entourage: Discount

Facilities
Land / Building Area: 600 m2 / 400 m2
- Permanent Exhibition Hall
- Library
- Space Laboratory
- Storage Space Collection
- Onsite Repair / Preparation
- Space Administration
- Audio Visual
- Give Shop
- Space batik process
- Toilet

Organization
Number of Employees 9 people
Curator : 1 person
Preparator / Exhibition Procedures : 1 person
Administration : 1 person
Cleaning Service : 3 people
Batik : 3 people

Museum Program
Special exhibitions, Itinerant Exhibition, Workshop, Research.

Borobudur : Pyramid of the Cosmic Buddha

Borobudur was constructed during the eighth century as a guide to the Noble Path of the Buddha. Born from silence and unfolding into the serenity of the other shore, it expresses the glory of Indonesia’s awareness and creativity, the smile of her plastic forms over the centuries as well as her travels along the edge of thoughts that cross the endless corridors of memory.


Borobudur was built by King Samaratungga, one of the kings of Old Mataram Kingdom, the descendant of Wangsa Syailendra. Based Kayumwungan inscription, an Indonesian named Hudaya Kandahjaya revealed that Borobudur is a place of worship which was completed May 26 824, nearly a hundred years since the early days was built. The name of Borobudur itself according to some people means a mountain having terraces (budhara), while the other says that Borobudur means monastery on the high places.

Punden Berundak Borobudur-shaped building consists of 10 levels. Height of 42 meters before being renovated and 34.5 meters after the renovation because the lowest level was used as a brace. Six lowest level and square in the upper three floors and a circular highest level of Buddhist stupa facing to the west. Each terrace symbolizes the stages of human life. In accordance madhhabs Mahayana Buddhism, anyone who wants to reach a level as Buddha through every level must be that life.

The base of Borobudur, called Kamadhatu, symbolizing human beings that are still bound by lust. Four levels mentioned above represents Rupadhatu humans who have set themselves free from lust but still tied to appearance and shape. At these levels, a statue of Buddha placed in the open. Meanwhile, three levels above where the Buddhist stupa placed in the hole-hole called Arupadhatu, symbolizing human beings that have been freed from lust, appearance, and shape. The top part is called Arupa symbolizes nirvana, where Buddha is residing.

Each terrace has beautiful reliefs that show how skillful. Relief will be read by coherently when you walk clockwise (toward the left of the entrance of the temple). The relief panels tell the legendary story of Ramayana. In addition, there are relief panels describing the condition of society at that time. For example, relief of farmers' activity reflecting the advance of agriculture system and relief of sailing boat representing the advance of the time the cruise was centered in Bergotta (Semarang).

All relief panels in Borobudur temple reflect the teachings of the Buddha. Hence, this temple as educating the media for people who want to learn Buddhism. YogYES invites you to surround each of the narrow alleys of the Borobudur in order to understand the philosophy of Buddhism. Atisha, a Buddhist from India in the 10th century, had visited the temple that was built 3 centuries before Angkor Wat in Cambodia and 4 centuries before the Grand Cathedrals in Europe.

Thanks to visiting Borobudur and having Buddhist manuscripts from Serlingpa (King of Sriwijaya), Atisha was able to develop Buddhism. He became head Vikramasila monastery and taught Tibetans of practicing Dharma. Six scripts from Serlingpa also be reduced to a core course called "The Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment" or better known by the name Bodhipathapradipa.

One of the questions still unanswered about Borobudur is how the condition around the temple was built and why the temple was found in a buried state. Some say Borobudur initially stood surrounded by swamp and buried because of the eruption of Merapi. Essentially Calcutta inscription reads 'Amawa' means sea of milk. That word is then interpreted as lava of Merapi. Some others say that Borobudur buried by cold lava of Merapi.

With all the grandeur and mystery that is, only natural that many people of all enter the world penjru Borobudur as a place to visit in his life. Besides enjoying the temple, you can walk around to the villages around Borobudur, like Karanganyar and Wanurejo to see people making craft activity. You can also go to the top watu Kendil to be able to view the panorama from the top of Borobudur. Wait what? No need to worry earthquake May 27, 2006, because of Borobudur is not affected at all.

Candi Prambanan

Peninggalan Hindhu terbesar di Jawa Tengah dan Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta ini terletak lebih kurang 17 kilometer disebelah timur laut Yogyakarta.
Candi Prambanan merupakan komplek percandian dengan candi induk menghadap ke arah timur , dengan bentuk secara keseluruhan menyerupai gunungan pada wayang Kulit setinggi 47 meter.
Agama Hindhu mengenal Tri Murti yang terdiri dari Dewa Brahma sebagai Sang Pencipta, Dewa Whisnu sebagai Sang Pemelihara, Dewa Shiwa sebagai Sang Perusak. Bilik utama dari candi induk ditempati Dewa Shiwa sebagai Maha Dewa sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa candi Prambanan merupakan candi Shiwa.

Pada dinding pagar langkan candi Siwa dan candi Brahma dipahatkan relief cerita Ramayana , sedangkan pada pagar langkah candi Wisnu dipahatkan relief Krisnayana yang sangat indah. masuk candi Siwa dari arah timur belok ke kiri akan anda temukan relief cerita Ramayana tersebut searah jarum jam, relief cerita selanjutnya bersambung di candi Brahma.

Sejarah

Candi Prambanan dikenal kembali saat seorang Belanda bernama C.A.Lons mengunjungi Jawa pada tahun 1733 dan melaporkan tentang adanya reruntuhan candi yang ditumbuhi semak belukar. Usaha pertama kali untuk menyelamatkan Candi Prambanan dilakukan oleh Ijzerman pada tahun 1885 dengan membersihkan bilik-bilik candi dari reruntuhan batu. Pada tahun 1902 baru dimulai pekerjaan pembinaan yang dipimpin oleh Van Erp untuk candi Siwa, candi Wisnu dan candi Brahma. Perhatian terhadap candi Prambanan terus berkembang. Pada tahun 1933 berhasil disusun percobaan Candi Brahma dan Wisnu. Setelah mengalami berbagai hambatan, pada tanggal 23 Desember 1953 candi Siwa selesai dipugar. Candi Brahma mulai dipugar tahun 1978 dan diresmikan 1987. Candi Wisnu mulai dipugar tahun 1982 dan selesai tahun 1991. Kegiatan pemugaran berikutnya dilakukan terhadap 3 buah candi perwara yang berada di depan candi Siwa, Wisnu dan Brahma besarta 4 candi kelir dan 4 candi disudut / patok.

Candi-Brahma

Candi Prambanan merupakan kelompok candi yang dibangun oleh raja-raja Dinasti Sanjaya pada abad IX. Ditemukannya tulisan nama Pikatan pada candi menimbulkan pendapat bahwa candi ini dibangun oleh Rakai Pikatan yang kemudian diselesaikan oleh Rakai Balitung berdasarkan prasasti berangka 856 M “Prasasti Siwargrarha” sebagai manifest politik untuk meneguhkan kedudukannya sebagai raja yang besar.Prasasti Siwargrarha tahun 856 M yang dikeluarkan oleh Rakai Pikatan tidak diketahui asalnya, kini disimpan di Museum Nasional Jakarta.

Prasasti ini mulai menarik perhatian setelah J.G. De Casparis berhasil menguraikan dan membahasnya. Menurut Casparis ada 3 hal penting dalam prasati tersebut, yaitu: Bahasanya merupakan contoh tertua prasasti yang berangka tahun yang ditulis dalam puisi Jawa kuna; Isinya memuat bahan-bahan atau peristiwa-peristiwa sejarah yang sangat penting dari pertengahan abas ke IX M; Didalamnya terdapat uraian yang rinci tentang suatu “gugusan candi”, sesuatu yang unik dalam epigrafi Jawa kuna.Dari uraian diatas yang menarik adalah peristiwa sejarah dan uraian tentang pembangunan gugusan candi. Peristiwa sejarah yang dimaksud adalah peperangan antara Balaputeradewa dari keluarga Sailendra melawan Rakai Pikatan dari keluarga Sanjaya. Balaputeradewa kalah dan melarikan diri ke Sumatera. Konsolidasi keluarga raja Rakai Pikatan itu kemudian menjadi permulaan dari masa baru yang perlu diresmikan dengan pembangunan suatu gugusan candi besar.

Candi Prambanan atau Candi Shiwa ini juga sering disebut sebagai candi Roro Jonggrang berkaitan dengan legenda yang menceriterakan tentang seorang dara yang jonggrang (jangkung) yang adalah putri Prabu Boko. Bagian tepi candi dibatasi dengan pagar langkan yang dihiasi dengan relief cerita Ramayana yang dapat dinikmati dengan ber-pradaksina (berjalan mengelilingi candi dengan pusat candi selalu di sebelah kanan kita) melalui lorong itu.

Candi-Prambanan

Kompleks candi Prambanan dibangun oleh Raja-raja Wamca (Dinasty) Sanjaya pada abad ke-9. Candi Prambanan merupakan kompleks percandian dengan candi induk menghadap ke timur, dengan bentuk secara keseluruhan menyerupai gunungan pada wayang kulit setinggi 47 meter. Agama Hindu mengenal Tri Murti yang terdiri dari Dewa Brahma sebagai Sang Pencipta, Dewa Wisnu sebagai Sang Pemelihara, Dewa Shiwa sebagai Sang Perusak. Bilik utama dari candi induk ditempati Dewa Shiwa sebagai Maha Dewa sehingga dapat disimpulkan candi Prambanan merupakan candi Shiwa. Candi Prambanan atau candi Shiwa ini juga sering disebut sebagai candi Loro Jonggrang berkaitan dengan legenda yang menceritakan tentang seorang dara yang jonggrang atau gadis yang jangkung, putri Prabu Boko, yang membangun kerajaannya diatas bukit di sebelah selatan kompleks candi Prambanan.

Bagian tepi candi dibatasi dengan pagar langkan, yang dihiasi dengan relief Ramayana yang dapat dinikmati bilamana kita berperadaksina (berjalan mengelilingi candi dengan pusat cansi selalu di sebelah kanan kita) melalui lorong itu. Cerita itu berlanjut pada pagar langkan candi Brahma yang terletak di sebelah kiri (sebelah selatan) candi induk. Sedang pada pagar langkan candi Wishnu yang terletak di sebelah kanan (sebelah utara) candi induk, terpahat relief cerita Kresnadipayana yang menggambarkan kisah masa kecil Prabu Kresna sebagai penjelmaan Dewa Wishnu dalam membasmi keangkaramurkaan yang hendak melanda dunia.

arca-ganesha

Bilik candi induk yang menghadap ke arah utara berisi parung Durga, permaisuri Dewa Shiwa, tetapi umumnya masyarakat menyebutnya sebagai patung Roro Jonggrang, yang menurut legenda, patung batu itu sebelumnya adalah tubuh hidup dari putri cantik itu, yang dikutuk oleh ksatria Bandung Bondowoso, untuk melengkapi kesanggupannya menciptakan seribu buah patung dalam waktu satu malam.

Candi Brahma dan candi Wishnu masing-masing memiliki satu buah bilik yang ditempati oleh patung dewa-dewa yang bersangkutan.

Dihadapan ketiga candi dari Dewa Trimurti itu terdapat tiga buah candi yang berisi wahana (kendaraan) ketiga dewa tersebut. Ketiga candi itu kini sudah dipugar dan hanya candi yang ditengah ( di depan candi Shiwa) yang masih berisi patung seekor lembu yang bernama Nandi, kendaraan Dewa Shiwa.

Patung angsa sebagai kendaraan Brahma dan patung garuda sebagai kendaraan Wishnu yang diperkirakan dahulu mengisi bilik-bilik candi yang terletak di hadapan candi kedua dewa itu kini telah dipugar.

Keenam candi itu merupakan 2 kelompok yang saling berhadapan, terletak pada sebuah halaman berbentuk bujur sangkar, dengan sisi sepanjang 110 meter.

Didalam halaman masih berdiri candi-candi lain, yaitu 2 buah candi pengapit dengan ketinggian 16 meter yang saling berhadapan, yang sebuah berdiri di sebelah utara dan yang lain berdiri di sebelah selatan, 4 buah candi kelir dan 4 buah candi sedut.


Pemugaran dan Perbaikan

Terjadinya perpindahan pusat kerajaan Mataram ke Jawa Timur berakibat tidak terawatnya candi-candi di daerah Prambanan, kondisi ini semakin parah dengan terjadinya gempa bumi dan beberapa kali meletusnya Gunung Merapi yang menjadikan candi Prambanan runtuh dan meninggalkan puing-puing batu yang berserakan. Candi Prambanan dikenal kembali saat seorang Belanda bernama C.A.Lons mengunjungi Jawa pada tahun 1733 dan melaporkan tentang adanya reruntuhan candi yang ditumbuhi semak belukar.

Usaha pertama kali untuk menyelamatkan candi Prambanan dilakukan oleh Ijzerman pada tahun 1885 dengan membersihkan bilik-bilik candi dari reruntuhan batu. Pada tahun 1902 dimulai pekerjaan pembinaan yang dipimpin oleh Van Erp untuk candi Siwa, candi Wisnu dan candi Brahma. Perhatian terhadap candi Prambanan terus berkembang. Pada tahun 1933 berhasil disusun percobaan candi Brahma dan Wisnu. Setelah mengalami berbagai hambatan pemugaran diselesaikan oleh bangsa Indonesia, tanggal 23 Desember 1953 candi Siwa selesai dipugar dan secara resmi dinyatakan selasai oleh Presiden Dr. Ir. Sukarno.

Pemugaran candi di wilayah Prambanan terus dilaksanakan, diantaranya yaitu pemugaran candi Brahma dan candi Wisnu. Pemugaran candi Brahma dimulai pada tahun 1977 dan telah selesai dan diresmikan oleh Prof Dr. Haryati Soebandio tanggal 23 Maret 1987. Candi wisnu mulai dipugar pada tahun 1982 selesai dan diresmikan oleh Presiden Soeharto tanggal 27 April 1991. Kegiatan pemugaran berikutnya dilakukan terhadap 3 buah candi yang berada di depan candi Siwa, Wisnu dan Brahma besarta 4 candi kelir dan 4 candi disudut.

Halaman dalam yang dianggap masyarakat Hindu sebagai halaman paling sacral ini, terletak di tengah halaman tengah yang mempunyai sisi 222 meter, dan pada mulanya berisi candi-candi perwara sebanyak 224 buah berderet-deret mengelilingi halaman dalam 3 baris.

Alkid (Alun-alun Kidul)

"Alkid", that's the familiar greetings of young people in Yogyakarta. This location became one of the places off tired at night.
On Saturday and Sunday this place is never empty of visitors. Terrain east Ngasem market has become a gathering place for people to vacation while exercising or just walking casually. Many visitors are families who brought children.
In this place where they can enjoy a variety of toys for children, such as odong-odong, goat cart, remote car, carriage, small pedicab, bath balls, and play trains. Cost of one type of game around USD 3 thousand to 6 thousand.

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Five o'clock is the start of a crowd Alun-Alun Kidul. Tents and merchants began to set up a food or drink that will peddled was prepared. So dark, so you can start testing the food and beverages sold. When you walk into one corner, you'll find shops round, a drink composing wedang ginger, peanuts, kolang forth and spheres of rice flour liquid that contains sugar Java warm. The price was quite cheap, only about USD $ 2500.00.

Not far from vendors rounds, you'll find a seller wedang bajigur. While still serving drinks ginger flavor, but it was still different beverage compositions. Kuah wedang bajigur made from coconut milk, ginger, powdered coffee and sugar syrup java. Usually, it is filled wedang bread slices, shredded coconut and fro box. Warmth can sweep the chill of the night and enliven the atmosphere of your gathering.
If you are hungry, you could also eat a variety of dishes. Bebakaran such as roasted corn, grilled banana and toast is a friend of the right if you order wedang bajigur. Roasted corn sold here burned with butter and chili sauce until cooked but not burnt, while the grilled banana chocolate that will melt given if burned. Both were really able to indulge tongue. Toast is also available in a variety of taste so as to arouse appetite.

Choice of side dish if you want to dine with rice are also available. Grilled chicken, assorted grilled fish until tempeh is available. Cooking may be normal, but if it is able to make sense of the square south as cooking spice, certainly would be extraordinary. With lesehan concepts, general food stalls in the plaza area is peddling food with not expensive price. You can be satisfied with just issuing USD $ 5000.00 only.

After pampering your tongue, you can try attraction called Masangin, namely through the road between two banyan tree in the middle of the square with closed eyes with black cloth. It is said, if people are able to pass through, and not insincere or hit then he will get an infinite blessing. But, do not try to peek, because if it is done you will enter into another world. You will find the main square in a state of quiet and hard to get back to reality lagi.Untuk try it, you simply hire a black cloth at IDR 3000.00.

You can also chat with one of the tenants named Albert Harjo black cloth that has been made Suwito alun-alun Kidul as a place to earn a living for 30 years. According to him, a black cloth rental business not only businesses but also a form of cultural preservation and public trust in antiquity. Rituals through two banyan tree called relented Blessing was not superstitious, but a means to deliver the petition to God. Granted or not depends on the Authorization.

At certain times, you can see the puppet in Sasono Hinggil Dwi Abad. However, to view you will need to prepare because it is generally held all-night wayang. You can also see the preparation for celebrating the palace soldiers Grebeg (Maulud celebration commemorating the Prophet). In this plaza all the soldiers gathered to conduct rehearsals the day before the celebration and went to the plaza north of the days celebrations.

In addition to the evening, you can also visit this plaza, sure to watch something different. You can see the elephants at the Elephant Cage the palace in the afternoon football game or to view children and teenagers around the plaza in the afternoon. On the edge of the square was also the day when many traders who sold the "klithikan". You can hunt for antiques in place

Stasiun Tugu

If you are traveling to the City of Gudeg by train, you can stop and get off at the Big Station Tugu Yogyakarta (commonly called Tugu Station). This station is the main door and out of the tourists who menghabisakan his time in the city of Yogyakarta. From here, thousands of passenger trains each day up and down for various purposes. From the simple business of his home town to visit family, study, business, until the tour.

When the first foot in the Tugu Station, your mind float as if brought back into the past, to the Dutch colonial era, because it is building this station is of Dutch heritage. Tugu Station became one of silent witness of Indonesian history and provide trail-building tracks through the details, exterior to the interior of the station that integrates with the flurry of passing trains.
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Tugu Railway Station is the result of the development of rail transport systems by the Dutch government for the benefit of the transportation of passengers and agricultural produce from the plantations in Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi and Kalimantan. On June 17, 1864, Mr. Governor Jendereal. L.A.J.W. Baron van Beele Sloet laid the first stone construction of the first railway line in Java. The railway was run by Spoorweg Nederlandsch-Indische Maatschappij (Netherlands East Indies Railway Company) and began operation August 10, 1867 with a relationship line and Responsibilities Semarang, Surakarta.
During its development, this new route passed along the 166 kilometers to the city of Yogyakarta and Yogyakarta Lempuyangan became the first station built and operated at the date of March 2, 1872 for Semarang-Yogyakarta route. Meanwhile, the Tugu Station began operation on May 2, 1887. Surakarta-Yogyakarta route was built in 1899 and the first passenger train running on the date of February 1, 1905.

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Tugu Railway Station is one of the big stations that still retain its function as a place to train maintenance, unlike the large stations generally are now only as a transit point. Therefore, you can travel to the corners of the station to witness the activities of the mechanic's aging trains and train stations to trace this. Some employees at this station enough to know the history of the station, so be invited to chat.
When heading to the west side of the station, you will see where the train locomotive repair. You must be amazed to be studied in detail each component in the locomotive. In fact, you can observe the machine from below because there is a ladder to the bottom of the locomotive is 'parked'. Not far from there, you can see the ancient statue of a black train is also interesting to enjoy.
Walk a little to the south, you can see where repairs railroad cars. Although not get in, you can peep from the iron fences surrounding blue-white color. Looked up, it would seem sebuat train parts are placed in the yellow tower. It is fitting parts crane train carriages that have been used since the Dutch era. If you walk north, then you will find the train janitors.
If you are coming or leaving during the evening, then sempatkanlah to stand between channels 4 and 6 and look to the west. Beautiful sunset scenery will be seen when the sky is clear, combined with rail-rail trains that the farther it will look like the lines that eventually merge into one point. The presence in the tower crane and train street children who brought the music scene will progressively add keeksotikan dusk.
Satisfied to enjoy the beauty of the station, you can start your tour in Yogyakarta. Various transportation means of transportation available at this station. You can ride pedicabs to the Sultan's Palace and sales in Pathuk bakpia. If you want to travel some distance, you can use the city bus or taxi, as if going direct shopping, you just walk up the Malioboro which is located right in the southern part.

Kaliurang

Kaliurang was one of the famous tourist site in Yogyakarta. Kaliurang situated in the northern city of Yogyakarta, about 28km. In Dutch times this place is usually used as a resting place, but now mostly used by people who want to travel, either domestic or foreign tourists.

The cool air is able to restore the freshness of body and mind. However, not infrequently also the location of Kaliurang pledged to convene a meeting or an important meeting. Besides a place to rest, Kaliurang also provide a place for camping and pathways that can be passed for trekking.

Surrounded by family, parents can relax while watching the kids play in the Ground. In an area of 10,000 square meters, children can play swing, sliding, or swimming in mini pool. Besides, in the garden is decorated by a statue of a genie-style story of 1001 nights and several kinds of animal, children can play mini car or entering the mouth of a dragon statue and exiting from its tail.

Approximately 300 meters to the northeast from recreational parks are Recreation Park Plawangan Turgo. In the area theme parks have swimming pools where the water coming Princess Tlogo from springs on the slopes of Mount Plawangan. Play swing or joking with family in the playground which was in the park, tired feeling crowded as the parks will dissolve in forestry.

Walk along the east side, saw some monkeys are jumping and swinging on branches, enjoying the chirping of birds at flats and rocky points with staircase staircase on the road as far as 900 meters uphill; might be a little tiring, but the view of Mount Merapi in the sunny weather of the Hill Pronojiwo , will replace the tired feeling with admiration. Drinking water sold by the drink vendors Pronojiwo can quench your thirst while enjoying Merapi that stands amidst the green carpet. Every day the Merapi can be seen through binoculars for lease rates to Rp.3000 for 30 minutes.

Arriving back to the playground, relax at Tlogo Muncar. Relieves tired while enjoying the water that falls in between the rocks. Normally, water will flow profusely in the rainy season.

If you want to enjoy the scenery Kaliurang, visitors can go around by train rabbits most popularly called sepoer. This vehicle usually hung in front of the park which is filled with stalls of food vendors. Point in its path around the tourist area of Kaliurang from east to west. View past the sentry post located on the west, Merapi will be obvious when the weather clears. Rates for this vehicle mounted Rp.3.000 per person with a minimum of seven people. For exclusive trips, 20,000 would make the trip like a nobleman.

If you want to feel the cool breeze and the quietness of the night in Kaliurang, a variety of villas, bungalows, cottages and inns can be an optional tour. The tariffs vary, ranging from 25 thousand to 200 thousand. Some of the inn you can enjoy, among others: Bukit Surya (most recommended), Puri Indah Inn (3 stars), Wisma Sejahtera, etc..

Before going home, be sure to bring some souvenirs are sold. Starting from the fruits of local farmers to produce food that is typical of tempeh and tofu bacem and misbegotten (food made from glutinous rice and grated coconut).
Green carpet at the foot of a mountain, the air is cool and all natural luxury package, will relieve fatigue and provide all of the hustle and bustle of urban freshness.

Beringharjo Market

EENDER MOOISTE PASSER OP JAVA "or one of the most beautiful markets in Java is not an exaggeration to call Beringharjo. Markets are constructed of reinforced concrete in the form and shape are familiar with tropical architecture is also the oldest market of its existence has a historical and philosophical values that can not separated by a court of Yogyakarta.

The market was initially a rather broad field, muddy and a bit muddy, and too many banyan trees, south-east (non-permanent buildings) is a former cemetery of the Dutch people. This place is officially used as a venue for meeting people by being appointed by the Sultan of Yogyakarta in 1758. After that people started to utilize the established shade "payon-payon" as heat and rain.
over time, the Government deems it necessary to build a representative and reasonable market as the central market in Yogyakarta. Concrete Indisch Nederlansch Maatschapij-los los commissioned to build the market on March 24, 1925. In late August 1925, 11 kiosks have been resolved, and then others followed gradually. At the end of March 1926, market development is completed and began to be used a month after that.

Traditional markets continue to grow is built on the land area of 2.5 hectares and the rehabilitation experience two times in the year 1951 and 1970. Along with the development of times and the government, it Beringharjo were taken over by the city of Yogyakarta.

Beringharjo market offered
The front and rear of the building west of the market is the perfect place to indulge tongue with snacks. In the north of the front, can be found brem round with a softer texture than Madison and krasikan brem (such dodol from rice flour, sugar Java, and crushed sesame seeds). In the south, can be found bakpia contents of green beans are usually sold still warm and moist cake like hung kwe and nagasari. While the rear of a comestible generally sell durable like ting-ting made of caramel, mixed nuts.

If you want to buy batik, Beringharjo is the best place for a complete collection of batik. From batik fabrics and ready-made garments, raw cotton to silk, and the price of tens of thousands to nearly a million available in this market. Collection of batik cloth found in the western part of the market stalls to the north. While the collection of batik clothes were found in almost all western markets. In addition to batik clothes, western part of the market stalls also offer clothes surjan, blangkon, and weaving and batik sarong. Sandals and handbags are sold at low prices can be found around the western part of the escalator market.

Walk to the second floor of the eastern part of the market, do not be surprised if the scent of herbs. It was a basic ingredient of herbal medicine sales center of Java and spices. Herbal ingredients such as turmeric sold commonly used to make sour turmeric and turmeric are used to make herbal medicine known to be very bitter. Spices offered is ginger (usually processed into round of drinks or just baked, boiled and mixed with rock sugar) and wood (used to enrich the flavor of beverages such as wedang ginger, coffee, tea, and sometimes used instead of chocolate powder on cappuccino).

This market is also a great place to hunt for antiques. Antique sales center located at 3rd floor of the eastern markets. There, you can find an old typewriter, a helmet made in the 60's whose front has limited mica nose and so forth. On the same floor, you can hunt for quality used items if you want. Various kinds of imported used goods such as shoes, bags and even clothing are sold at a price far cheaper than the original price is still good quality. Sure need foresight to choose.
Satisfied around the inside of the market, it was time to explore the area around the market with bids that are not less interesting. Market Lor area formerly known as Kampong Chinatown is the most famous region. You can find the tapes from musicians oldies 50s are rarely found in other places with the most expensive price of USD 50000.00. Also, there is also a statue of Buddha in the form of metal craft in various positions for Rp 250.000,00. For collectors old money, this place also sells old currency from various countries, even those used in the 30's.

If thirsty, drink ice cendol is typical of Yogyakarta is the apt choice. Ice cendol Yogyakarta has a richer flavor than ice cendol Banjarnegara and Bandung. It contained not only cendol, but also cau cam (a kind of jelly made from the leaf cam cau) and white cendol made from rice flour. Other drinks available is coconut ice with sugar syrup and herbs such as turmeric java acidic and galingale rice. Drink prices were not expensive, only around Rp. 1000 to Rp. 2000.

Watercastle Yogyakarta (Tamansari)

As a tourist city, Yogyakarta has a variety of attractions that can be enjoyed by tourists, both foreigners and domestic tourists. To support this city as a tourist city, it is necessary also the existence of various sources of potential that can lift the image of the city of Yogyakarta as a tourism city, such as craft centers, many art crafts in the offer, which could attract tourists. Yogyakarta palace tourism object also one potential source of tourism that attracts tourists, because in it the values of history and high culture. one of the historic buildings owned by the Sultan's Palace is the building "Taman Sari, Taman sari, located still in the Yogyakarta palace complex, more precisely located behind Ngasem market. according to historical records, building the garden sari, was built in the reign of Sultan Hamengkuuwono I, and construction continued by Sultan Hamengkubuwono II and functions as a resting place from the first lane to lane III.Taman Gianti Sari was built after the agreement. Sultan Hamengkubuwono I need this building, which is used for reassurance, rest areas, and recreation for the entire royal family.



Building Taman Sari uses style Portuguese buildings. According to the story, the architect of this building is that in the Portuguese village headman named tegis.
Construction of the garden sari besides using labor from Yogyakarta own environment also comes from the region Kedu, Madison, Jipang and others. When the buildings are done, often also visited the Sultan had even slept in that place. When the Sultan was visiting Taman Sari, who represented the Sultan in all positions and duties are KGPA Adipaten Anom. Formerly sari park is vast, covering Ngasem markets, village park, and the surrounding region. The area was once part of "Segaran" or an artificial lake, and inns, or flower garden. basically, this building as a resting place, or places for recreation. but if we look at this building as a building not only for fun only. This can be seen with a building "culvert" or alley in the basement, and the building Cemeti island that serves as a place where no enemy reconnaissance coming.

Taman Sari has several main sections, which each of its parts has its own function or purpose. Like the sacred building Taman Sari shown by a building that is a bit aloof. This room consists of a building that serves as a place of hermitage Sultan.
The second part is the swimming baths. This building formerly used by the Sultan and his family to have fun. This building consists of two ponds separated by multistory buildings. water in the pond is out of the shower in the form of a dragon. the third is the building that Cananga island consists of several buildings, namely the island or islands Cananga whip, gemuling wells and underground corridors. Cananga islands or island Cemeti This is a tall building, which serves as a place to rest, and a place to lurk when the enemy comes. Gemuling wells is a building shaped like a circular wells, and inside there are rooms that formerly used as a place of prayer. Meanwhile, Lorong-Lorong who reside in this area, according to the story is as a secret passageway that connects the palace of Taman Sari, Yogyakarta. some even tell you, if we meneluuri this hall we will be up on the south coast. This corridor is also reputedly the way for the Sultan to meet Nyai Roro Kidul. The main function of this hall but also as a place of protection and defense for musuh.Tetapi according to one tour guide Taman sari, told, that in the year 1812 from Mount Merapi, the earthquake caused the building is damaged.

Formerly, the area is very spacious garden sari, but due to the earthquake from Mount Merapi, the majority of buildings change function Taman Sari became settlements. until now many damaged buildings can not be examined again Dans, an earthquake of trim.



According to Mr. Farid after the Taman Sari renofasi visitors who come can not confirm much, at least.

Taman sari is one of the world's 100 endangered sites damaged, and must be saved. sari parks are not only known in the archipelago only internationally but also recognize and admire the existence of Taman Sari. Then, as the heir to such property. we are obliged to preserve and maintain the building with a stretcher on the way it does not pollute, doodles, or actions that may damage the building of Taman Sari.

Monument Yogya Kembali

Monjali itself is an acronym that has been common knowledge from the Monumen Yogya Kembali. Monument Yogya Kembali is a monument to commemorate the attack March 1, 1945 in seizing the city of Yogyakarta from Dutch colonizers. History tells us that in 1949 when it was a symbol of the nation's capital in jogjakarta has mastered the Dutch post of military aggression that they are doing. But then on March 1 the troops and freedom fighters attacking army finally routed the aggressor, and the fighters overran Jogjakarta for 6 hours. This attack we know as common assault March 1.

The battle, known as the General March 1 attack is at the beginning of proof in the international world that the Army still has the strength to hold the resistance as well as stating that the Republic of Indonesia is still there. This was triggered after the Dutch government has arrested and exiled Bung Karno and Bung Hatta to Sumatra, bringing out the propaganda by declaring the Republic of Indonesia was not there.
News resistance for six hours was later rumored to Wonosari, forwarded to Bukit Tinggi, then Burma, New Delhi (India), and ends at the UN headquarters in New York. From this news, which considers the UN to force an independent Indonesia has entered into a Commission of Three Kingdoms (KTN). In a meeting held at Hotel Des Indes in Jakarta on April 14, 1949, representatives of Indonesia led Moh. Roem and representatives of the Netherlands who led the Van Royen, resulting in a treaty signed on May 7, 1949. This agreement was later called the agreement Roem Royen (Roem Royen Statement). In this agreement, the Dutch were forced to withdraw its troops from Indonesia, and the return of President and Vice President, Soekarno-Hatta to Jogja. Until at last on December 27, 1949 the Dutch formally handed over sovereignty to the Republic of Indonesia.

To commemorate historical events of the national struggle, on June 29, 1985 The monument was built Yogya Kembali (Monjali). Laying the first stone of 31.8 meters high monument made by HB IX after performing a traditional ritual planting buffalo head. Four years later, precisely on July 6, 1989, this building was completed. The opening was inaugurated by President Suharto, with the signing of the inscription.
The monument is located in protruding Hamlet, Village Sariharjo, choosed District, Sleman Kapubaten is shaped mountain, which became a symbol of fertility also has to preserve the cultural significance of prehistoric ancestors. Bangunanpun following the laying of the culture of Jogja, located on the imaginary axis that connects Merapi, Monument, Palace, and Stage Krapyak Parangtritis. "Macro Cosmic Axis or Axis of Life" so according to Mr Gunadi on YogYES. Imaginary point at which the building stands on 5.6 hectares of land in the area can be seen on the third floor, precisely at the place of establishment of the flagpole.
Name of Monument Yogya Kembali typify the functioning of Government of the Republic of Indonesia and as tetengger history drawn from the Capital of the withdrawal of Dutch troops in Yogyakarta on June 29, 1949 and the return of President Soekarno, Vice-President Mohammad Hatta and other officials on July 6, 1949 in Yogyakarta.


Contents monuments Jogja Kembali
Entering the area of the monument is located about three miles from the center of Yogyakarta city, visitors will be greeted by a replica aircraft Cureng near the east door, and replica aircraft Guntai near the west door. Climbed the podium to the west and east, visitors can see two-wheeled machine guns complete with her seat, before climbing into the front yard of the mountain foot monument. At the southern tip of the courtyard stood a wall which contains 420 names of fallen fighters between December 19, 1948 until June 29, 1949 as well as his poetry Karawang Bekasi Chairil for unknown heroes.
The monument is surrounded by a pond (moat) which is divided by four road toward the main building. Road linking west and east with the entrance on the first floor which consists of four rooms of the museum presents a collection of at least 1000 about one in March, before the independence struggle to the city of Yogyakarta became the capital of Indonesia. Students' Army uniform and chairs litter the Great Commander General Sudirman was stored neatly in there. In addition, there is also the main courtroom, which is in the museum space I. Non-circular with a diameter of approximately 25 meters of this function as multipurpose spaces, because usually rented for the purpose of the seminar or a wedding.
Meanwhile, the road north and south connected by stairs to the second floor on the outer wall that circles the building 40 carved reliefs depicting the struggle of events ranging from August 17, 1945 until December 28, 1949. a number of historical events such as physical struggle and diplomacy since the Declaration of Independence, the return of President and Vice President to Yogyakarta to the formation of People's Security Army is depicted in reliefs. While in the building, contains 10 buildings that surround diorama menggambarkaan fictitious situations when the Dutch attacked Maguwo on December 19, 1948, SU One March, Roem Royen Agreement, until the proclamation of August 17, 1949 memorial at Gedung Agung Yogyakarta.


The top floor is a quiet place a circle, equipped with a flagpole fitted with a red and white flag in the middle of the room, reliefs depicting a hand drawing a physical struggle on the west wall and the struggle of diplomacy on the east wall. The room was named Garbha Graha serves as a place to pray and contemplate the heroes of their struggle.
During this struggle could only be heard through the history teachers at school, or the story of a grandfather to grandson. Monument Yogya Back gives a clearer picture of how independence was achieved. Considering the various dioramas, relief that was carved to a weapon or a collection of clothing ever worn by the fighters for independence. One place that will satisfy any curiosity about the way nation Indonesia won independence.

Tugu Jogja, the Most Popular Landmark in Yogyakarta

Tugu Jogja is a landmark city of Yogyakarta is the most famous. This monument is located right in the middle of the intersection of Prince Mangkubumi Street, General Sudirman Street, Road and Jalan Diponegoro AM Sangaji. Tugu Jogja almost 3 centuries-old has a deep meaning as well save some recording history of the city of Yogyakarta. Tugu Jogja regarded as one of the imaginary axis between the southern ocean, palace, and Mount Merapi.

Tugu Jogja established approximately a year after the sultan's palace stood, while
the sultan's palace built by Sultan Hamengku Buwana first few months after the agreement was Gianti 1755. At its inception, this monument is expressly depict subjects Manunggaling Gusti, a spirit of unity of the people and rulers to fight the occupation. Or so-called spirit of unity that gilig golong imprinted on building the monument, shaped poles gilig (cylinder) and the peak shape golong(round), so-called Tugu Golong gilig.

In detail, the building was built at the beginning of Tugu Jogja cylindrical conical-shaped pile up. Essentially part of a circular fence while the top round. Height of building the monument was originally reached 25 meters.

Everything changed on June 10, 1867. Earthquake that rocked Yogyakarta when it makes the building collapsed pillar. That said, when the monument is a transition
state collapses, before the meaning of unity did not really reflected in the monument building.

The situation has really changed in 1889, when the Dutch government to renovate the building the monument. The monument is made with a square shape with each side decorated with a kind of inscription that shows anyone who is involved in the
renovation. The top of the monument is no longer round, but a pointy cone-haped.
Height of the building also be lower, just as tall as 15 meters or 10 meters lower
than the original building. Since then, this monument is also known as De Witt Paal or white Pal monument.

If you want to look at Tugu Jogja much as you like while remembering his philosophical meaning, is a bench overlooking the monument at the corner of Jl. Prince Mangkubumi. At 05:00 to 06:00 the morning is the right moment, when the air was fresh and not many people in motor vehicle traffic. Occasionally you may be greeted with a friendly smile that delivering newspapers daily circulation going to the office of Kedaulatan Rakyat.

Afternoon until midnight, there were sellers warm (Yogyakarta typical cuisine) at the corner of Jl. Diponegoro. Famous for delicious warm here and the price is fair. You can eat while enjoying the scenery lesehan towards Tugu Jogja was bathed in light.

Tugu Jogja so identical with the city of Yogyakarta, making many students expressed pleasure nomads after graduating from college with a declared hug or kiss Tugu Jogja. Perhaps it also as an expression of affection to the city of Yogyakarta which will soon be left behind, as well as the pledge that someday he would visit this lovely city again.