Sultan's Palace (Kraton Yogyakarta)

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"KRATON YOGYAKARTA"

(Sultan's Palace)

History of the Sultan's Palace
Kraton Yogyakarta was founded in the year after the Agreement Giyanti 1756oleh Prince Mangkubumi (Hamengkubu lane I) as the center of the kingdom Ngayogyakarta. At first, the location of the Palace now merupakandaerah Pacethokan swamp named Bannerman, who later built the building Ayodya.Sebagaimana menjadisebuah guesthouse royal Javanese kingdoms generally, the Sultan's Palace was built facing the north. The outer buildings of the fort palace made of red brick with a thickness of about 4 meter.Benteng is wrapped around the palace along the 4 kilometer square, and rectangular shape with some of the main gate (Regol). KratonYogyakarta arrangement of buildings in a row from north to south: North Square (including Ward Sitihinggil and performances), Kemandungan Lor (north) or Keben, SriManganti, the Palace as the main building, Kemagangan, Kemandungan South (south), and the last on the Square South Square. In the days of empire, the North Square is used to collect soldiers and people, in addition can use to traditional ceremonies such as Grebeg, Sekaten, and others. KeberadaanAlun menunggalnya square symbolizes the king and the people dalammembangun kingdom. In the middle of the square there are two banyan trees yangmelambangkan that the Sultan is the protector and the protector rakyatnya.Pada building events and there are scenes pisowanan Hinggil Siti (trial) royal officials with the Sultan. Royal officials sitting in the building Pagelaran, while the seat is located in bangsalManguntur Tangkir Sultan which is located in the building Siti Hinggil. Behind bangsalManguntur Tangkir, there Witana ward, which is a place for the royal coat of arms of menyimpanlambang-used in the ceremony.

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The second building of the palace named Keben or Kemandungan main lor.Bangunan Ponconiti named ward, the ward pengadilankhususnya with respect to five cases of threatened hukumanmati. Today, the building contained offices Kraton.Pada Tourism Tepas this section Trajumas ward on the left and right SriManganti ward. In the wards there are various peralatanupacara Trajumas traditional, while on the ward there were Sri Manganti events
arts such as classical dance, musical, and shadow puppets. SriManganti former ward where Sultan received guest-waiting and tamuagung. Sri Manganti own means King awaits. After wards Sri Manganti, there Regol Donopratopo, which is a gateway that connects with our core Manganti halamanSri palace. This gate is guarded by patungDwarapala and Gupala.Keduanya named, respectively, representing Cingkarabala danBalaupata noble human personality to selalumenggemakan goodness and forbid acts that jahat.Pada building the palace, there are several wards. Purnaretna ward, where the Sultan's work, its location adjacent to the building is named bertingkatyang Sumbaga Panti. This building is a library pribadiSultan. On the other there is Gedong Yellow, which is the palace where tinggalSultan, adjacent to Traju Tresna, namely the ability Sultanmenanyakan sons and daughters to be married. In other parts of the palace there dariinti Kencono ward, where the ceremony of coronation of the Emperor and the princes. In addition, the ward is sometimes used to receive guests in touch with the great Sultanate.

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In the west ward Kencono, now there is a museum of Sri Sultan HB IX. Behind Kencono wards, there Prabayeksa ward, where the royal heirlooms storage. Ward is the most sacred part of the palace buildings seluruhlingkungan. The other part is the sweetie ward, where the banquet or party, and Gedong Patehan, that is the place to menyiapkanminuman. Kraton Complex opened to the everyday masyarakatumum ranging from 7:30 to 13:00 pm, except on Fridays until 12.00 WIB.

Naming and Meaning Layout
 Palace, Palace or Kraton, derived from ka-Queen's, who lived berartitempat queen / king. Being a broader sense, described simply, bahwaseluruh structures and buildings in the Kraton area have significant meaning related to essential Javanese philosophy of life, namely Sangkan Paraning Dumadi (where they come from and where it ultimately human man after death). Outline, the Kraton area extending 5 km into the hinggaKrapyak south and 2 km to the north end of the monument. On this line there is a dualism linear line upside down, so it could be read symbolically philosophical. Selatanke of the north, as the birth of human beings from on high to the natural mortal, and sebaliknyasebagai the return of humans to the side Dumadi (God in pandanganJawa).

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While the physical with the king's palace as a symbol of the soul comes into the body sejatiyang jasmani.Kraton to the monument is also interpreted as a way of life penuhgodaan. Beringharjo market symbolizes women temptation. While the power is symbolized by godaanakan Kepatihan Building. Both are located on the right. Straight road itself as a symbol of man near denganPencipta (Paraning Dumadi impressive). Simply put, the monument symbolic phallus (male) and Krapyak as Yoni (female). And the Palace as the body that comes from both.

Spatial meaning of the Sultan's Palace
Hit by the earthquake in 1867, the palace was damaged berat.Pada HB VII in 1889, the building is refurbished. Although the procedure letaknyamasih retained, but modified form of the building as a terlihatsekarang.

 Monument and the Ward or Wards Manguntur Tangkil Kencana (tempatsinggasana king), located in a straight line, this means, when Sultanduduk on his throne and looked toward the monument, then he will selalumengingat subjects (subjects manunggaling gusti). Order at the Palace of Mataram Dynasty on umumnya.Bangsal Kencana which became the king's reign, together with BangsalPrabayeksa as a place to store weapons Kraton heritage (in ruanganini there Wiji Kyai oil lamp, which has always maintained that the courtiers are not extinguished), serves as the center. The ward is covered by pelataranKedhaton, so as to reach the center, pass through the pages like a series of layered bewa (waves) over the ocean. SpasialKraton order is very similar to the constellation of mountain and plain cashew Dwipa, yangdipandang the continental center of the universe.

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From north to south of the palace there are successive North Square, North Siti Hinggil, North Kemandhungan, Srimanganti, Kedhaton, Kemagangan, South Kemandhungan, Siti Hinggil Square South and South (pelataranyang shielded high wall). While the door to go through to sampaike each place of nine, called Regol. From the north terdapatgerbang, pangurukan, Tarub great, brajanala, srimanganti, kemagangan, gadhungmlati, kemandhungan and gading.Brongtodiningrat view these numbers important, as it perfectly represents bilangantertinggi. This corresponds to sembilanlubang in man, commonly called air babahan sanga.Kesakralansetiap Palace building is indicated by the frequency and intensity kegiatanSultan in place. Square, Pagelaran, and Siti Hinggil, the Sultan tempatini present only three times a year, namely during the events of Pisowan AgengGrebeg Maulud, Sawal and Besar. As well as the opportunity is very special example of incidental boiling during the coronation and the coronation of the Emperor's son Prince Duke Anom.Kraton Mahkotaatau Yogyakarta indeed an old building, once broken and dipugar.Dilihat glance like other Kingdom buildings. But if we mendalamiKraton Yogyakarta, which is the largest and most beautiful examples of the maknasimbolis, a philosophy of life, human nature, how nature works and human beings live their lives and various symbols of eksistensikehidupan buried in it.read more..