Monday, September 10, 2012

Awesome Sultan’s Palace

Keraton Yogyakarta
Sultan’s  Palace

Have you ever visited Sultan’s Palace? If you are on vacation in Yogyakarta, I encourage you to visit it. You will feel atmosphere of the Javanese royal. You can learn about the history of the palace, see antique objects and watching arts performing.
 

Sultan’s Palace has good variety of cultural heritage in the form of ceremonies and ancient artifacts and historic. Sultan’s Palace is also a complete traditional institution with customary holders. Most of the values ​​ philosophy and mythology surrounds Sultan’s Palace was attracting domestic and foreign tourists. Sultan’s Palace is one of the worlds cultural wealth.

Sultan’s Palace was built by Sultan Hamengku Buwono I in 1756 AD or 1682 in the Javanese calendar. Keraton Ngayogyakarta or Sultan’s Palace is the official palace of the Ngayogyakarta Sultanate is located in the city of Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta province, Indonesia. Although the sultanate has officially become part of the Republic of Indonesia in 1950, the palace building complex still  serves as a Sultan residence who still runs the imperial tradition until today. 

This palace is one of the attractions in Yogyakarta city. In terms of the building, this palace is one example of best Javanese palace architectures. It has a luxurious halls, field and extensive pavilions. Part of the palace complex is a museum that holds various collections of the empire, including a variety of gifts from the kings of Europe, replica of heritage palace, and gamelan (one of Javanese musical instruments).  

Physically, Sultan Palace has seven core complexs. The seven core complexs are Siti Hinggil Ler (North Siti Hinggil), Kamandhungan Ler (North Kamandhungan), Sri Manganti, Kedhaton, Kamagangan, Kamandhungan Kidul (South Kamandhungan), and Siti Hinggil Kidul (South Siti Hinggil). Additionally, Yogyakarta Palace has a variety of cultural heritage in the form of both ceremonies and ancient artifacts and historic.

       Sultan’s Palace is one of the world study center, so that Sultan Palace was nominated to be one of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. Let's come to Sultan Palace and discover new experience. [Travelesian]

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