Masjid Agung Surakarta

Great Mosque of Surakarta in the past is the Great Mosque of State. All employees at the Grand Mosque is the palace courtiers, with a degree from the palace as Prince Kanjeng Tumenggung Tafsiranom prince (the prince) and Lurah muezzins.
The Great Mosque was built by Sunan Pakubuwono III in 1763 and completed in 1768. This mosque is a mosque with a category of Jami Mosque, the mosque is used for the five daily prayers and Friday prayers. With the status of the State Mosque / the Kingdom for all purposes provided by the royal mosque and the mosque is also used for religious ceremonies, held the kingdom.
The Great Mosque is a complex of buildings covering an area of ​​19,180 square meters which is separated from the surrounding environment with the walls encircling wall as high as 3.25 meters. Building the Great Mosque of Surakarta tajug overall form of a roofed buildings overlapping three-and culminates mustaka.

Grand Mosque consists of:

    Porch, has a sort of alley that juts forward (tratag vines) whose front is formed crest.
    Main Prayer Room, has 4 teachers and 12 saka saka swamp with a mihrab to the completeness of the pulpit as a place Khotib at Friday prayers.
    Pawestren, (place of prayer for women) and the Central Council,
    Place of ablution
    Roving fence, built during the Sunan Pakubuwono VIII in 1858.
    Pagongan, located on either side of the entrance of the mosque, the same shape and size of the building that is shaped gazebo that is used for the ceremonial gamelan when Sekaten (Commemoration Ceremony birthday of Prophet Muhammad).
    Stables and garage to the king's carriage when the Friday prayers and Gerebeg, estimated to be built simultaneously with the construction of the Great Mosque of Surakarta.
    PGA State House, founded by His Majesty Pakubuwono X (1914) and belonged to the palace.
    Athan tower, the tower has a architectural style Kutab Minar in India. Founded in 1928.
    Hours Istiwak monument, namely the clock using a benchmark to determine the position of the sun shollat ​​time.
    Selirang pawpaw, is a building used for the courtiers who take care of the Great Mosque.

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Stasiun Solo Balapan

Solo Balapan Station is a base station in the city of Surakarta, which connects the city of Bandung, Jakarta, Surabaya and Semarang. The station was founded by the railway network in the NIS-colonial 19th century (actually 1873) and is one of the oldest stations in Indonesia (after Semarang Tawang Station). Construction is done in the reign of Mangkunagara IV, and a station for the Praja Mangkunagaran Duchy. Large station in Solo for Solo Station area is Jebres Kasunanan. Its construction was designed by Herman Thomas Karsten, a famous architect Indisch homage.

The station has two emplacement Solo Balapan, North and South. South emplacement has 5 railroad (tracks), while the North has a 7-gauge emplacement. South emplacement is generally used for Passenger train service, while the more northern emplacement KA goods destined for the ministry. To the east, there are two majors, the rail-way north to to Semarang, rail east to Surabaya. On the east side of the station there Turners Triangle (Wye) which allows a series of railways entirely reversed by using the principle yard. Inverting the sides of the triangle also allows the trains from the east (from station Solo Jebres) to go directly to the north / to Semarang Solo Balapan without passing station and vice versa. Near Triangle Turners have Pertamina fuel depot, a rail entry is also from one side of this Inverting the Triangle.

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Stadion Manahan Surakarta

Manahan Stadium is a football stadium located in the city of Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. The stadium capacity is 25,000 spectators is the headquarters of the club Persis Solo and Solo FC.

Manahan Stadium in its history ever so famous clubs enclosure ground water include: Arseto Solo, Solo Pelita (now Pelita Jaya), and Persijatim Solo FC (now FC). Now the stadium is absolutely became the headquarters of the local keseblasan, Persis Solo.

In 2007 became the Asian Champions Cup matches since the club championship Indonesia follow, Arema and Peaches. Referring to the stadium FIFA rules to qualify as an international venue, among others because it is close to the international airport.

The stadium has become the venue for Indonesia Cup final of 2010. In 2011 the stadium plan will also be a Premier League stadium opening of Indonesia's first season on January 15, 2011.


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Kampung Batik Kauman

Armed with the expertise provided Kasunanan Surakarta Sultanate Palace, now people Kauman can produce work that is directly related batik batik motifs that are often used by the family palaces. During its development, the art of batik, which is in Kampung kauman can be differentiated into three forms of batik, which is a classic batik motif grip (batik), pure batik stamp, and the model of a combination of written and stamped. Batik patterned grip is heavily influenced by the art of batik Kasunanan Palace is an excellent product Kauman Kampung Batik. Kampung Batik products are made using the batik Kauman natural silk and silk weaving, and cotton type primisima.
The village has an 20-30 home industry is a subscription hereditary buyers and tourists (Japan, Europe, Southeast Asia, and the United States). Batik is inherited from the ancestors of Keraton Surakarta and evolve to the present.For tourists are offered an easy transaction, looking at first the process of making batik at home, sometimes we even offered to try for themselves how to make it. Other facilities include the presence of the lodge in the vicinity of this village, making it easier for tourists who want to be closer to know this village while learning the art of batik.

In addition to batik products, Kampung Batik Kauman also enclosed in a historic building houses joglo, pyramid, colonial, and the combination of Javanese and colonial architecture. The buildings in the past that has remained firm amid towering modern architecture shopping centers, financial institutions (banking and foreign exchange), homestay and hotel that is widely available around the village Kauman. Support facilities around the village is clearly Kauman easiness for all the tourists who visit in meeting other needs outside of batik.


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Kampung Batik Laweyan

Laweyan Kampung Batik is one of the tourist areas are intentionally provided by the government of Solo to invite foreign and domestic tourists to see Batik. Laweyan Kampung Batik Batik is rated as regional centers in Solo and has existed since the time of the royal Pajang 1546 tahunn M. This region had achieved prominence in the 1970s.

Laweyan Village is designed with an integrated concept, utilizing a land area of ​​approximately 24 ha consisting of 3 blocks. In the village Batik, there are hundreds of batik artisans who sell a variety of motifs, such as Tirto Tejo and Truntum with a variety of price variations. In addition to batik, Batik Village Laweyan also store a wealth of ancient Javanese architecture.

In the area there Laweyan Kampung Laweyan, Tegalsari, Tegalayu, batikan, and Jongke, whose inhabitants are a lot of batik producers and traders, since the beginning until now. This is where the founding of the Islamic Trade Syarekat, the first trade association founded by the indigenous batik producers and traders, in 1912.

Former glory of the old days native batik merchants commonly called 'Gal Gendhu' can be seen from the relics of his palatial home. In this area, they did show glory by competing to build a luxurious mansion with beautiful architecture.
Roads impassable region Laweyan Dr. Rajiman, who was in the shaft Kasunanan Surakarta Palace - the former palace of Mataram in Kartasura. From the Road Dr. Rajiman this, many see the high walls that cover the large houses, with a large wooden gate called Regol. At first glance not very interesting, and many were dull. But once Regol opened, then the building seemed mansion with beautiful architecture. Usually consists of the main building in the center, building a wing on each side, and building support behind him, as well as an extensive front page.

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Pasar Klithikan Notoharjo

Notoharjo market was built in 2006 by the City Government of Surakarta. This market is located in Kalurahan Semanggi Kliwon Market District, city of Surakarta, on an area of ​​1.800m2. Klithikan Notoharjo built to accommodate Market vendors diarea Banjarsari 45 Monument Park, amounting to 909 traders.

Notoharjo market better known by the name Klithikan Market because that market as a place for sidewalk vendors who sell a variety of used goods such as electronics, clothing, mobile phones, vehicle spare parts and other items. This market is quite unique because here visitors can find second-hand goods traders with creativity then the goods are recovered.

although secondhand goods are sold here but it's still very good and the price is cheaper than other places if you can negotiate the price

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Gladag Langen Bogan (Galabo)

Gladag Langen Bogan is a culinary evening in the city of Solo, which was inaugurated on Sunday night 13 April 2008. The presence of night sights Gladag Langen Bogan culinary further strengthen the city of Solo as famous as the city that never sleeps.
Gladag Langen Bogan culinary Solo is an arena that only opened at night, located east of the roundabout Gladag, precisely in JL. Major Sunaryo front Beteng Wholesale Trade Center and the Center for Solo. next UTRA adjacent to historic sites Beteng Vastenburg. If the day fixed as a highway, while at night the road was closed for the culinary arena


Every night is always filled with visitors from the community baikm Solo as well as those coming from outside the city of the curious solo with culinary wiasata tonight, Gladag Langen Bogan is one of the new selection as one tourist destination in the city of Solo. This night hawker center offers a wide assortment of traditional foods and beverages that have been typical in the legendary city of Solo.
Community and tourists can find easily a variety of foods and beverages such as thengkleng, beggar satay, noodles thoprak, wedang round, wedang dongo, and much more in Gladag Langen Bogan held along the main street and the front of the Solo Wholesale Center Beteng Gladag Trade Center.
Hawker center malaam Gladag Langen Bogan imenutup main traffic flow path. The culinary connoisseur can visit while enjoying the atmosphere of the city of Solo in the evening with a walk along Gladag North Square. On weekends, not just the typical food and drink on offer here, live music offerings can also be enjoyed by visitors with free of charge and the presence of hotspots.

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Pusat Grosir Solo (PGS)

Solo Wholesale Center (PGS) is a shopping center located in downtown Surakarta, namely in the area Gladag. The merchants of the PGS serves both the wholesale purchase and retail for a variety of clothing products, especially batik in Solo. PGS is one of the shopping center is quite large and complete batik in Solo.
Shopping in PGS is not just buying and selling transactions. The uniqueness typical atmosphere of a traditional textile market is packed with modern facilities and excellent service, providing a memorable shopping experience for visitors. Traditional textile market place anywhere, always identical with the feel of a "solid". The corridors are full of products traders, aroma typical batik, clothing and fabrics are hung here and there, is Susana shopping that can not be felt elsewhere. Dense and crowded but still secure, because PGS is equipped with a building professional security personnel as well as in helping with CCTV cameras placed in various corners of the building. Unique atmosphere not only be found in the building, but also in the atmosphere created by friendliness of human-human interaction in it. Visitors were free to bargain for goods to be bought.


As well as cultural attractions, the city of Solo is also famous as a tourist shopping. Because it is between sightseeing and shopping, of course can not be separated. The need for a souvenir for the people closest to when someone goes sightseeing seemed to have become an unwritten obligation. To his own city of Solo, a large selection of souvenirs that can be taken home by tourists, but the most typical of this city certainly is batik. Visiting Solo, was not complete if not bring home a souvenir batik. Batik in its development not only appear as the official clothing only. Now it appears more casual batik fashion so that it can be used in a variety of more relaxed atmosphere. Batik is also not only applied to a shirt and blouse, but many variations of products. Today, tourists can easily find a variety of batik as varisasi, bed cover, mukena, ladies handbags, purses, school bags, shorts, where hp, laptop bags, key chains, vases, accessories women, paintings and cool tshirt tshirt-patterned batik there is.

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Taman Balekambang Surakarta

The park is located on Jl. Ahmad Yani was once named Partinah Bosch, built by relatives Mangkunegaran. Then called Balekambang because in the park there is a fish pond and swimming kotam that in the middle there is a comfortable rest house, surrounded by beautiful flower gardens. In addition to this place there is also a Traditional Arts Building Ketoprak Balekambang and cafe run by young artists Solo. The combination of traditional and modern art in a place, a unique.

Balekambang charm was meant for the younger generation is more able to recognize, protect and love God's creation, especially in the form of flora and fauna in the Park Balekambang as the lungs of the city, amusement parks and park education.
Garden of the founding premises Balekambang more intense outbound, there are several types of games that are built among others highrope, flying fox, hurmabridge dll.selain games for adults is also provided for anak2.Taman Balekambang game will become an increasingly popular public area masyarakat.selain cool place with large and fresh air pohon2 a favorite place to relax with family.

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Pasar Antik Triwindu dan Ngarsopuro

Triwindu market is a traditional market selling antiques which were located in front of Mangkunegaran. Although the traditional market, antique market is located at Jalan Diponegoro Solo, has a fresh new look, modern and remained cultured, after the restoration in 2010. Collection of antiques that are sold in the market Triwindu very diverse ranging from coins, radio, kris, lights, etc.. Moreover, in a market that had changed its name to Market Windujenar, also provides a souvenir of shadow puppets, children's games, wooden and bronze sculptures, and a variety of decorative lights which is the product of reproduction of antiques / old.

Antiques Market Triwindu as one tourist destination in the city of Solo (Surakarta) originally was a birthday present twenty-fourth of Gray. Nurul Khamaril, daughter Mangkunegori VII. At first, buying and selling in this market using a system of barter between traders by arranging the tables seadanyanya, then since 1960 the merchants began to set up a stall.

Windujenar antique market located in the region Ngarsopuro on Friday 17 / 6 was officially restored its name to Market Triwindu. Mayor Solo Jokowi / Joko Widodo releasing a dove tail 24 marks the return of the name Triwindu Market. Since its renovation in 2009 that stood since the days of market Mangunegoro Windujenar VII was renamed, after getting lots of feedback, both from merchants, historians, to the community, Mayor of Solo decided to return the name of the market into Market Triwindu.Selain market name, Bregada Rekso Raharja also participate inaugurated. Bregada Rekso Raharja, is a line extension and the builder market forces. Later the army's function was to disseminate and market supervision order.

Ngarsopuro is an area in front of the temple Mangkunegaran, which formerly lined electronics stores are less organized and there are antique markets Triwindu. This region since 2009 has been in the magic into a place that is very beautiful and interesting place to visit.

At each school night the area becomes more lively and interesting place to visit because there is night market that sells a variety of souvenir items Solo.


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Taman Satwa Taru Jurug dan Sungai Bengawan Solo

Taru Animal Park or Zoo Jurug Jurug is one of the attractions in the city of Surakarta was built in 1878 [1]. Jurug park offers a beautiful location to rest, in which there are various species of animals and plants. With the concept of natural attractions, the roads inside the park surrounded by big trees and shady. Inside the park, we will often encounter a herd of monkeys and various bird species.

A recreational park on Jl. Ir. Sutami located on the banks of the Solo. Visitors can relax under the trees while enjoying the beauty of the Solo and watching animals that currently there are 60 species, including animals that have dried named Kyai Anggoro. In this park there is also Gesang Monument built in honor of Mr. Gesang services Maestro Solo Keroncong with his songs, as well as Gesang Studio which is currently used for the performing arts keroncong music.

Wildlife Parks Jurug Taru ordinary tourists crowded on Sundays and national holidays, on public holidays there is usually live music to entertain the tourists keroncong at the wildlife park which is located adjacent to the Bengawan Solo River

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Museum Radya Pustaka

A Brief History

The museum was founded in the reign of Prince Kanjeng Pakubuwono IX by Duke Sosrodiningrat IV in dalem Kepatihan ON Date October 28, 1890. Raden Kanjeng Sosrodiningrat IV Duke Has served as regent Pakubuwono Pakubuwono IX X. His last day cheap museum moved to its location this NOW, Radyapustaka Museum building in Jalan Slamet Riyadi, Surakarta, January 1, 1913 IN. first time the museum building was the residence of a Dutch citizen Johannes Busselaar Bernama.

Legal Status

Radya Museum Library under the auspices of the Department of Antiquities is the Department of Tourism and Local Government but the status of the foundation. The Foundation Foundation Named Paheman Radyapustaka cheap Surakarta formed in 1951. Then the FOR implementation of Everyday Tasks The first time the presidium was formed in 1966 by Unknown Go Tik Swan or also known as KRT Hardjonagoro.

collection

Radya Museum Library has a collection consisting of a variety of statues, inheritance customs, leather puppets and ancient books. Collection of ancient books that are sought that include essays on Wulang Reh Pakubuwono IV whose contents include instructions regarding the administration and Fiber Rama essay I bernamaYasadipura Surakarta palace poet who tells of the epic Ramayana.

On 18 November 2007, Chief Radya Museum Library, KRH Darmodipuro (Mbah Hadi) were detained by the police as a suspect in the disappearance of a number of museum collections, among others, five artificial stone statue of the 4th century and 9 are sold to another party at a price of Rp 80 million -USD 270 million per statue. The investigation revealed that the museum's collection are missing is replaced with fakes. [1] Two days later, police searched a house businessman Hashim Djojohadikusumo, the brother of Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta and found five statues are missing from the museum. [2]

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Pura Mangkunegaran Surakarta

Mangkunegaran kingdom was built in 1757, two years after the talks held Gijanti the contents of which divide the government of Java into the Sultanate of Yogyakarta and Surakarta Kesunanan. Surakarta royal apart after Prince Raden Mas Said rebellion and for the support sunan establish his own kingdom. Raden Mas Said Mangkunegoro I took the title and establish territories on the west bank of the river in downtown yan Pepe is now named Solo.
Puro Mangkunegaran disebuttempat which is actually better than the residence of the prince's palace, the palace was built following the model of its shape but smaller. This building has architectural features similar to the palace, on pamedan, pavilion, pringgitan, dalem and kaputran, which is entirely surrounded by a solid wall.
Like the main building in the courts of Surakarta and Yogyakarta Palace, Puro Mangkunegaran undergone several changes during the peak period of Dutch colonial rule in Central Java. These changes appear on a popular European decor feature at that time.
Once the door is opened the main gate pamedan behold, the field perlatihan Mangkunegaran forces soldiers. Former center cavalry, cavalry are building on the east pamedan. A second gate to the courtyard in the Great Hall where the establishment of a measuring 3500 square meters. Pavilion that can accommodate five to ten thousand people, for years considered the largest hall in Indonesia. Wooden poles that support the roof, square joglo taken from trees growing in forests in the hills Mangkunegaran Wonogiri. The entire building was built without using nails. In this hall there are four sets of gamelan, the one in use on a regular basis and three others are used only at a special ceremony.

Yellow and green colors dominate the pavilion is pari anom (young rice) color Mangkunegaran typical family. Ornate ceiling light-colored pavilion symbolizes Hindu-Javanese astrology and the ceiling is hung a row of antique chandelier. At first people were present in the pavilion sits cross-legged on the floor. The new chair was introduced at the end of the 19th century when the government Mangkunegoro VI.
Place in the back of the pavilion there is an open verandah, which named Pringgitan, which has stairs to Dalem Ageng, a room of 1000 square meters, which is traditionally a royal bride's bedroom, now serves as a museum. In addition to exhibiting petanen (where funeral Dewi Sri) who covered woven silk, which became the center of attention of visitors, the museum is also showing off jewelry, weapons, clothing, medals, equipment puppets, coins, pictures of kings and Mangkunegaran art objects.
In the middle of the Puro Mangkunegaran behind Dalem Ageng, there Mangkunegaran family residence. This place, which still has a quiet atmosphere like at the country house belonging to the nobility, now used by the royal family. Park on the inside is overgrown with flowering trees and ornamental shrubs, also merupajan nature reserve with a cage containing a bird chirping, the statues of classical European model, as well as butterflies with colorful shower twitching under sunshine days. Overlooking the park is open, is the Home Dalem, the angular eight, where there are chandeliers and exquisite European furnishings. Glass-mounted gold-rimmed glass lined the walls. From the porch leading into the dining room looks with stained-glass window that contains the scene image in Java, dressing rooms and dressing the king's daughter, and a beautiful bathroom.


Remnants of which are still apparent at this point is the library which was founded in 1867 by Mangkunegoro IV. The library is located on the second floor, above the Palace Affairs Office on the left pamedan. Libraries wooden shutters wide open so that sunlight can enter, until now still used by historians and students. They can find a leather-bound manuscripts, books a variety of languages, especially languages ​​of Java, many collections of historic photographs and data about the ownership of plantations and other Mangkoenegaran.
Until now Puro Mangkunegaran remain well maintained and bengunan this is the only palace where the royal family residence open to the public. For visitors who want to stay, the palace presents hotels built

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Pasar Klewer

Klewer market is an asset that stands above the city of Surakarta land area of ​​12,950 m2. The land is the land of the former Autonomous / Market Slompretan who then controlled by the status of Surakarta City Government Right to Use No.8

Klewer Market was built in 2 (two) phases:
The first stage: Market Klewer western part consists of two (2) floors, was completed and inaugurated on June 9, 1971 by President Soeharto.
Stage two: Market Klewer eastern part consists of one (1) floor, was completed and inaugurated on December 27, 1986 by Central Java Governor H. Ismail.

if you want to buy batik cloth then this is the place, the biggest textile market in Surakarta

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Pasar Gedhe Hardjonagoro

Hardjonagoro Gedhe market was built by Sinuhun Pakoe Boewono x in 1930. This market is designed by Dutch architect named Thomas Karsten. Market Architecture Gedhe European style is a blend of traditional style. Because there is a fire in 2000, Market Gedhe undergoing renovation but without changing its original form. At the time of its inception, it has been in effect in the market buying and selling system and lease of shops and places to sell.

here you can buy all kinds of crops and souvenirs, location: Jl. Jend. Urip Sumoharjo Sudiroprajan Jebres, Surakarta. 

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Taman Sriwedari

Sriwedari Park is a park in District Lawiyan complex, the city of Surakarta. Since the era of Pakubuwana X, Garden Sriwedari into place to hold Parade Nights entertainment tradition. Sriwedari was also the location of PON I in 1948. Currently Parks ownership dispute between the Government Sriwedari Surakarta with family heirs KRMH Wirjodiningrat

Parks and Segaran Sriwedari Pakubuwono built by X which is a sister-in-law KRMT Wirjodiningrat. KRMT Wirjodiningrat Sriwedari bought land from a Dutchman named Johannes Buselar in 1877 with RVE land status (ownership).

Building puppet people

The Puppet Building Sriwedari is a puppet theater person at the Parks Sriwedari. This place serves the area of performing arts presenting puppet man puppet stories based on Ramayana and Mahabharata.

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Keraton Surakarta

Keraton Surakarta or full Java language is called the Palace in Surakarta is Kasunanan Surakarta palace. This palace was founded by His Majesty Pakubuwono II (Sunan PB II) in 1744 as a replacement for the Palace / Palace Kartasura who ravaged by Geger Chinatown 1743. Last palace of Mataram kingdom was established in the village of Sala (Solo), a small port on the west bank of the Bengawan (river) Concrete / Sala. After the official palace of the kingdom of Mataram was completed, the village name was changed to Surakarta Sultanate. The palace was also a silent witness to the handover of sovereignty by Sunan PB Mataram Kingdom II to the VOC in the year 1749. After Giyanti Agreement in 1755, the palace was later used as an official palace for Kasunanan Surakarta.

Architectural splendor

Keraton (Palace) Surakarta is one of the buildings of the exotic in his day. One architect of this palace is Mangkubumi Prince (later the title of Sultan Hamengkubuwono I) which is also the main architect of Sultan Palace. It is therefore not surprising that the basic pattern of spatial two palaces (the Yogyakarta and Surakarta) have many common similarities. Keraton Surakarta as can be witnessed today was not built simultaneously in 1744-45, but was built in stages by maintaining basic spatial patterns that remain the same as initially. Development and large-scale restoration carried out by His Majesty last Pakubuwono X (Sunan PB X) that reigned from 1893 to 1939. Much of this palace shades of white and blue with a mixture of Javanese-style arsitekrur Europe.
In general, the division of the palace include: Complex Alun-alun Lor / North, Sasana Sumewa Complex, Complex Sitihinggil Lor / North, Complex Kamandungan Lor / North, Sri Manganti Complex, Complex Kedhaton, Kamagangan Complex, Complex Srimanganti South / South (?) And Kemandungan South / South and South Sitihinggil Complex and the South square. This palace complex is also surrounded by baluwarti, a defensive wall with a height of about three to five meters long and about one meter thick without a bridge. These walls enclose an area with a rectangular shape. Wide area measuring approximately five hundred yards long and about seven hundred yards. Palace complex within the walls is from Kemandungan Lor / Kemandungan North to the South / South. Both complex and Square Sitihinggil no defensive walls surrounded it.
Complex Square Lor / North

This complex includes Gladhag, Pangurakan, North Square and the Great Mosque of Surakarta. Gladhag now known as the crossroad of Jalan Slamet Riyadi Gladhag in Surakarta, in ancient times used as a tie game that was captured from the forest. The square is a place to hold royal ceremonies that involve the people. In addition alunmenjadi square-king meeting place and its people. On the edge of the square planted with a number of banyan trees. In the middle of the square plaza, there are two banyan trees (Ficus Benjamina; Family Moraceae) is given a fence. Both of these trees is called K. Sengkeran (harifah: banyan locked) which are named Dewodaru and Joyodaru. In the west north of the square stands the Mosque Ageng (Masjid Raya) of Surakarta. The mosque is a mosque official botanical kingdom and founded by His Majesty Pakubuwono III (Sunan PB III) in 1750 (Kasunanan Surakarta is an Islamic empire). The main building consists of the upper foyer and main mosque.
Complex and complex Sasana Sumewa Sitihinggil Lor / North

Sumewa Sasana is the main building leading the way in Surakarta palace. This place in his day used as a place for meetings with the retainer (upper middle officials) in an official royal ceremonies. In this complex there are a number of cannon of them was named Kyai Kyai Pancawura or Broom Universe. Cannon was made in the reign of Sultan Agung. To the south there is a complex Sitihinggil Sumewa Sasana.

Sitihinggil is a complex built on higher ground than surrounding areas. The complex has two gates, one to the north called Kori Wijil and one in the south, called by Kori Renteng. On the stairs Sitihinggil north there is a stone that is used as a place of beheading Trunajaya called Selo Pamecat.

The main building in the complex is Sasana Sewayana Sitihinggil used by the authorities in the kingdom to attend the ceremony. In addition there Manguntur Tangkil Ward, where the throne of His Majesty, and Ward Witono, where funeral Heritage Greatness of the Kingdom during the ceremony. Ward the latter had a small building in the middle called Bale Krobongan Manguneng, where funeral heritage palace Kangjeng Setomi Nyai, a cannon that allegedly seized by soldiers from the VOC of Mataram when invaded Batavia. Outer side of the east-south-west is a complex Sitihinggil public roads that can be traversed by the public who called with Supit Urang (literally = claw shrimp).

Complex Kemandungan Lor / North
Kori Kamandungan Kemandungan seen from the courtyard in front Roto Lor with Bale and Stage Support the Buwana towering in the background.

Kori Brajanala (brojonolo) or pinchers Kori is the main entrance gate from the north into the northern Kemandungan page. Gate is both a gateway Cepuri (within the palace complex which is surrounded by a wall of the palace called baluwarti) urang sapit road that connects the palace with a courtyard. This gate was built by His Majesty Pakubuwono Semar Tinandu III style. On the right side and the left (west and east) from the inside there Brajanala Kori Ward Wisomarto guard palace guard spot. In addition to the east of this gate there is a bell tower. In the midst of this complex there are only a blank page. The building contained in this complex is only at the edge of the page. From this page also can be seen a magnificent tower called Support the Buwana Stage (Stage Songgo Lane) located in the next complex, Complex Sri Manganti.

Complex Sri Manganti

To enter the complex from the north must pass through a gate called Kori Kamandungan. On the right side and left front gate shades of blue and white there are two statues. On the right side and left side of the door and have a large mirror above it there is a decoration consisting of arms and flag are the symbol of the middle kingdom. These ornaments called Gulo Bendero Klopo. In Sri Manganti page there are two main buildings of the Ward and Ward Smarakatha Marcukundha west to the east.

In his ward Smarakatha used to facing employees with the rank of middle to upper Regent Lebet upward. This place is also a place of acceptance of promotion of senior officials. Now this place used to practice dancing and a performer. Marcukundha ward in his day used to facing the officers soldiers, for promotion of employees and junior officers, and where to impose sentence for the king's relatives. Now this place to store Krobongan Madirenggo, a place for ritual circumcision / Kitan the son of His Majesty.

On the southwest side of the Ward Marcukundha there is an octagonal tower called Stage Support the Buwana. Tower has a height of about three dozen meters is actually located in two pages at a time, pages and pages of Sri Manganti Kedhaton. However, the main door is located on the page Kedhaton.

Complex Kedhaton
Kori Sri Manganti be a door to enter the complex Kedhaton from the north. The gate was built by His Majesty Pakubuwono IV in 1792 is also called the Kori Ageng. The building has close links with Pangung Support the Buwana philosophically. The door that has a style Tinandu Semar is used to wait for official guests of the kingdom. The right and left door has a mirror and a decorative over the door. Kedhaton pages covered with black sand from the south coast and covered by a variety of rare trees, among others, 76 Kecik Sapodilla tree (Manilkara kauki; Family Sapotaceae). Also this page is also decorated with European-style statues. This complex has a main building including the Sasana Sewaka, nDalem Ageng Prabasuyasa, Sasana Handrawina, and Stage Support the Buwana.

Sasana Sewaka heritage building was originally a palace Kartasura gazebo. This place never experienced a fire in 1985. In this building also Susuhunan enthroned in majesty royal ceremonies such as Garebeg and the king's birthday. In the west there are Sasana Parasdya Sasana, a peringgitan. In the west there are nDalem Ageng Sasana Parasdya Prabasuyasa. This place is the core and most important buildings from around the Palace of Surakarta Sultanate. This is where buried heirlooms and also the throne of the king who became a symbol of empire. At this location is also a king swore when it began to reign before the coronation ceremony in front of an audience in Sitihinggil north

The next building is Handrawina Sasana. This place used as a royal banquet. This building is now commonly used as a seminar and gala dinner of foreign visitors who come to the city of Solo. Another major building is Stage Support the Buwana. The tower was used as a place of meditation as well as to oversee the fort Susuhunan VOC / Dutch East Indies, not far from the palace. Which has a five-story building is also used to see the position of the moon to determine the beginning of a month. At the peak of the roof top there are the ornaments that symbolize the years the building of the oldest towers in the city of Surakarta.
Kedhaton complex west is a place closed to the general public and forbidden to be published so as not many people know the real certainty. This region is the official residence of the king and royal family are still used today.

Magangan complexes, and Sri Manganti, Kemandungan, and Sitihinggil Kidul (South)

Magangan complex formerly used by the prospective employee of the kingdom. In this place there is a gazebo in the middle of the page. The next two complexes, Sri Manganti South / South and South Kemandungan / South is just a page that is used when the king's funeral and the empress. Final complex, including Sitihinggil south plaza south, has a small building. This complex is now used to maintain the heritage palace in the form of an albino buffalo called Kyai Slamet

Cultural Heritage (Cultural Heritage)
Guests at the grand event into a four Pisowanan Dalem Agung Tingalan Jumenengan SISKS. Pako Boewono XIII

Besides having the Keraton Surakarta grandeur of the building also has a priceless cultural heritage. Diantarannya are traditional ceremonies, sacred dances, music, and heritage (Heirloom). Is the famous ceremonial Garebeg, Sekaten ceremony, and ceremony Night One Suro. The ceremony which dates back to this kingdom until now is still being implemented and is Indonesia's cultural heritage should be protected from claims of foreigners.


Garebeg

Garebeg administered three times in a calendar year / Javanese calendar which is on Mulud twelve months (third month), the date one month of Sawal (tenth month) and the tenth month of the Great (twelfth month). On the day that day the king issued donate as the embodiment of gratitude to God for the prosperity of the kingdom. Charity, called the Hajad Dalem, a pareden / mountains consisting of mountains and mountains Kakung estri (male and female).

Kakung mound shaped like a cone beheaded with a slightly rounded upper edge. Most of these mountains consist of vegetables are green beans coupled with red chili, duck eggs, and some other dry food supplies. On the right and left sides fitted with a series of flag Indonesia is small in size. Estri mound shaped like flower baskets filled with flower arrangements. Largely composed of dry food made ​​from glutinous rice and rice-shaped circle and pointed. Mountains of Indonesia is also decorated with small flags next to it

Sekaten

Sekaten is a royal ceremony held for seven days. It is said the origin of this ceremony since the kingdom of Demak. This ceremony is actually a celebration of the birthday of Prophet Muhammad. According to folklore Sekaten word creed comes from the term in Islam, Syahadatain. Sekaten begins with the release of two devices Sekati Gamelan, Kyai Kyai Guntursari Gunturmadu and, from the palace to be placed in front of the Great Mosque of Surakarta. For six days, starting on the sixth until the eleventh month in Javanese calendar Mulud, both devices gamelan is played / sounded (Jw: beating) marks the celebration sekaten. Finally on the seventh day of the ceremony closed with the discharge Gunungan Mulud. Currently in addition to such traditional ceremonies are also held an evening market that began a month before the actual solemnization sekaten.

Mubeng Beteng carnival for or Night One Suro

Suro one night in the Java community is a celebration of new year according to the Javanese calendar. Night began to fall one suro sunset on the last day the last calendar month of Java (Large 30/29) until the rising of the sun on the first day of the first month of next year (1 Suro). In Surakarta Palace ceremony was celebrated with the Carnival Mubeng Beteng (processions Surrounding Fort Palace). The ceremony begins with the complex Kemandungan Brojonolo then north through the gate around the entire area of ​​the palace with the opposite direction in a clockwise direction and end up in the north Kemandungan page. In this procession heritage palace into the main part and is positioned in the front row and then followed the princes palace, employees and ultimately the public. A unique is placed at the forefront in the form of a flock of heirloom albino buffalo named Kyai Slamet is always the center of public attention ..

Heritage (Heirloom) and sacred dances
Sacred dance Bedhoyo Ketawang

Keraton Surakarta has a number of royal treasures include a collection of the king's throne, gamelan music devices and collection of weapons. Among the collection is the gamelan Kyai Kyai Gunturmadu Guntursari and who only played / sounded at the time of the ceremony Sekaten. In addition to having heritage Surakarta palace also has a unique dances that are only performed at certain ceremonies. As an example of sacred dance is performed Bedaya Ketawang king at his coronation.


Stakeholders Javanese Surakarta

Surakarta palace was originally a palace Institute (Imperial House) in charge of the king and the royal family as well as its administrative Kesunanan Surakarta. After Kesunanan Surakarta removed by the Indonesian government declared in 1946, the role of the Surakarta palace as nothing more than Java, especially Indigenous Stakeholders line / style of Surakarta. Similarly, His Majesty no longer play a role in the affairs of state as a king dala political sense but rather as Throne Yang Pertuan Indigenous Stakeholders, leader of the informal culture. The function of the palace was turned into protectors and guardians of cultural identity, especially Java, Surakarta style. Even with a limited function in the informal sector but the Surakarta palace still has the charisma of its own in the Java community, especially in the former area Kesunanan Surakarta. In addition Surakarta palace also gave honorary knighthood (honoriscausa) in those who have the attention to culture, especially Javanese Surakarta, in addition to those who qualify by blood or because of their position as a civil (court employees) palace

Struggle for the throne Kasunanan Surakata

After the death of Sri Pakubuwana XII on June 11, 2004, a struggle for the throne between Prince Hangabehi (first son) Prince Tejowulan view, each of which claim to be Pakubuwana XIII. hangabehi feel has the legitimacy to the throne because he is the son of the first man, while Tejowulan argued that Pakubuwana XII had declared in writing that Tejowulanlah who will replace him. This conflict is not over and is in the status quo.

Scramble power still not finished is initially quite confusing soloraya community, but over time if there is announcement of the public that this is reasonable in a power struggle. until now the two kings still run more or less the same functions as organizing tingalan jumenengan. the difference is sinuwun hangabehi held in the palace and held in Ndalem sinuwun tedjowulan wuryaningratan. Another thing the same is the second king also gave his title to the subjects and figures, such as Sutiyoso by Sinuwun Tdejowulan and Manohara by Sinuwun Hangabehi.

Philosophy and mythology surrounding the palace
Every name and ceremonial buildings, building form and ceremonial objects, the location of buildings, as well as a ceremonial procession in the palace has a philosophy of meaning or significance of each. But the really unfortunate meanings are not many people know and less attention. Some of them will be shown in the following paragraphs.
Large mirror on the right and left Kori Kemadungan mengadung meaning introspection. The name itself comes from the word Kemandungan mandung that have meaning to stop. Marcukundha ward name comes from the word which means fire and Marcu kundho which means the container / space, and Marcukundho symbolizes a prayer / hope. The stage tower is a symbol Buwana Support the linga and Kori Sri Manganti to the west is the symbol of Yoni. Symbol Linga-Yoni in the Java community is believed to be a symbol of fertility. In Garebeg known by the alms of the king of the mountains. These mountains symbolize the mountainous alms.


In addition Surakarta palace also has a mystical and myth and legend that developed in the community. Like the philosophical meaning of the vanished, mythical legends and myths and even this is also increasingly disappearing. As one example is the belief some people in the mountains fighting Garebeg. They believe that parts of the mountains can bring good luck in the form of either financial or otherwise.
In addition there are legends about the age of Nagari Surakarta. When the palace is built up of a prophecy that the kingdom of Surakarta only will prevail over two hundred years. After two hundred years of the king's power will only be as wide as the flowering of an umbrella (Jw: nggowo sak megare payung). Even this legend as approved by the reality of the matter. If the placement is calculated from the palace officially in 1745 / 6 then two hundred years later, in 1945 Indonesia became independent power Kesusnanan actually declined. A year later in 1946 Kesunanan Surakarta completely removed and the power of His Majesty completely exhausted and only stayed for close relatives only.

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