Sunday, January 6, 2008

"Kraton" Sultan Palace, Jogjakarta


Sultan Palace in Jogjakarta was built about 200 years a go by Prince Mangkubumi. When Mataram split into two state at the year of 1855, so there was Solo Palace and Jogjakarta Palace. Mangkubumi been a Sultan (King) at Jogjakarta with the name Sultan Hamengku Buwono I.
Now this Sultan Palace are opened to be a nice place for tourism. It's very easy to reach there, becuase this place is in the central of Jogjakarta, at the next south of Malioboro. You can find a great situs from the building and so much histories that told by the guide from there.
"Batik Kraton" is a great culture of painting on a textile you can find here. You can learn make this painting by free charge.
Now the Sultan of Jogjakarta is Hamengku Buwono X. He is a Governor of Jogjakarta Province. Kindly there is so much legend of mistic in Jogjakarta. And the people of Jogjakarta have a good respect to their Sultan (King).

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