Tugu Yogyakarta

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Tugu Yogyakarta is the monument used as the symbol of Yogyakarta city. This monument was built by Hamengkubuwono I, the fonder of Kraton Yogyakarta. It's located in the intersection of Jl.Jenferal sudirman and Jl.Margo Utomo. This monument has a symbolic value for its location between the Merapi mountain and the south sea which makes in one straight line that we call the magic line. When the sultan was practising meditation he uses this monument for its location that is in front of the Merapi mountain. Now this monument is a touristic place that is famous in Yogyakarta city.

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Translated By : Rawda Benzerga and Orinta Kemal P.

Pulo Kenongo

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Pulo Kenongo is an island which was created in Taman Sari in Yogyakarta and was finished with a 2 floors building named Gedung Kenongo. This building has some rooms and at the top of the rooms we can have a view at the Kraton's Ngayogyakarta village and it also serves as the control tower to control if there's anything wrong in the village. Because this building was surrounded by water so people were thinking this building was floating.


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Kraton Ngayogyakarta

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The kraton was built in 1756 and in 1682 for the Javanese's year for the
Sultan Hamengkubuwono I when he was young as the Prince Mangkubumi Sukowoti.

The story of the Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat's existence is the story
that also tells about the war which was between 1747/1755.

In fact, after the Prince Mangkubumu Sukowati became the King he was named as Sultan Hamengkubuwono Senopati Ingalogo Ngabdulrachman Sayidin Panotogomo Kalifatuallah
Then he took the right to get the half of the Matharam Kingdom as his future
inheritants will have this right too once they get the same position as the
Sultan.

The very definition of Kraton is " Castle" it is the place for the King
or the Queen and then for the center of the government and then also for
the center of the culture.


Source :Yogyakarta Potensi Wisata/Tontje Thunay
Translated By : Rawda Benzerga and Orinta Kemal P.