Kraton Jogja

Kraton (palace) is located downtown Yogyakarta Sultanate of Yogyakarta. More than 200 years ago, this place is a swamp with a name Pacetokan Bannerman, who later built by Prince Mangkubumi into a guesthouse by the name Ayodya. At Giyanti in 1955 there was agreement that it divides into two Kasunanan Surakarta Mataram kingdom under the government's Sunan Pakubuwono III and the Sultanate Ngayogyakarta government under the then title of Prince Sultan Mangkubumi Hamengkubuwono I.

Ayodya rest house was built next to the Palace of Yogyakarta Sultanate. Sultan's Palace stands majestically overlooking the north with the front page of the square (the field) who in the past used as a place for people to collect, war for the soldiers, and the venue for the ceremonies. On the southern edge of North Square, there is a palace front porch, commonly called performances. This place Sri Sultan, courtiers and palace officials saw the soldiers exercise or several ceremonies held in the square - square north.

More in the yard where the soil deliberately high (so-called Siti Hinggil), there is the palace hall called the ward Manguntur Tangkil. This place, tourists can watch the trial situation the ancient palace of government, which was exhibited by a puppet - a doll complete with oversized clothing. Kraton Kraton as the center of government and as a place to live lane and their courtiers, separated by a courtyard in front of the so-called northern or Kemandungan Keben page, because the trees grow here in 1986, declared the Government of Indonesia as a symbol of peace, in commemoration of World Environment Day International.

In the neighborhood next to the palace there is a page with the Sri Manganti Regol (gapuro) who kept a pair Danapratopo Dwarapala: Cingkarabala and Bala Upata, Mas Traju Ward, Ward Sri Manganti are now used to store some of the antique and gamelan from the past, which has a tunable barrel while his voice heard. In the yard which is located further into the core, the tourists can see the yellow building is the building where the Sultan collide, Prabayekso ward. Sweet ward, where the Sultan to entertain guests - guests, the environment as a place to live Kasatriyan son; the son of the Sultan who is not married. The last place was off limits to tourists.

Kraton is a source of radiant art of Javanese culture that can be watched through architectural beauty with dazzling ornaments. Every day, the Palace is open to tourists from 08.30 to 13.00, except on Fri; at the Palace is only open until at; 11:00.