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Yogyakarta or Yogya or Jogjakarta or Jogja

October 3, 2017By www.indonesia.biz.id Java, Yogyakarta Affandi Museum, Guide, Imogiri cemetery, indonesia, Java, Kalasan Temple, Kaliurang, Kasongan, Kota Gede, Kraton, Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat Palace, Parang Tritis Beach, Prambanan Temple, Sari Temple, Sonobudoyo Museum, Taman Sari, Tourism, Travel, Yogyakarta

Lying in the shadow of the aptly named “Fire Mountain” (2914 meter-high active volcano, Mt. Merapi) is the seat of the once mighty Javanese Empire of Mataram, Ngayogyakarto Hadiningrat. Yogyakarta (Yogya) came into being in 1755, when a land dispute split the power of Mataram into the Sultanates of Yogyakarta and Surakarta (Solo). Prince Mangkubumi[…]

Kraton Yogyakarta : The Palace Of The Sultan

September 23, 2017By www.indonesia.biz.id Java, Yogyakarta Guide, indonesia, Java, Kraton, Palace, Sultan, Tourism, Travel, Yogyakarta

Sultan Palace Yogyakarta or better known as Kraton Yogyakarta, is the palace of the Sultan of Yogyakarta, Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X. Sultanate Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat, formerly a royal sovereign, and since 1945, by Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX, otherwise joined the Republic of Indonesia. Currently Sultanate of Yogyakarta is the center of the preservation of Javanese culture in[…]

Taman Sari : The Water Castle Of Kraton

August 3, 2017By www.indonesia.biz.id Java, Yogyakarta Guide, indonesia, Java, Kraton, Taman Sari, Tourism, Travel, Yogyakarta

When a traveler is browsing in Kraton, then she/he should not miss The Water Castle or known as Taman Sari, less than 1 Km west of Kraton. Just west of the Kraton, are the ruins, pools, arches and underground passages of the former pleasure gardens. It was built in 1758 by Sultan Hamengkubuwono I as[…]