List of 10 Best Places in Yogyakarta, The Cultural History

Yogyakarta besides known as student city, is also very rich with historical sites and places thick with culture. Here's 10 Places of History and Culture in Yogyakarta version of the Metro 10. Hopefully useful as a guide for cultural tour to Yogyakarta. 'Jogja Never Ending Asia'

1. Kraton Yogyakarta

Hadiningrat Ngayogyakarta Keraton or Kraton Yogyakarta is known in general by society as one of the royal palace buildings archipelago. Sultan Palace is the official palace of Yogyakarta Sultanate until 1950 when the State government of the Republic of Indonesia made the Sultanate of Yogyakarta (together Pakualaman) as a special autonomous region under the name of the provincial level in Yogyakarta Special Region.

2. Fortress Vredeburg (Benteng Vredeburg )
Vredeburg predictably stood closely linked birth Sultanate of Yogyakarta. Giyanti Agreement February 13, 1755 which successfully completed the feud between susuhunan Pakubuwono III to Prince Mangkubumi (Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono I) was a Dutch political outcome that always wants to interfere in domestic affairs of Javanese kings at that time.


3. Stasiun Tugu ( Tugu Station )
Tugu station began serving the transportation needs since May 2, 1887, approximately 15 years after Lempuyangan. Originally, this station used only for transit railway transport agricultural produce from areas in Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi. But since February 1, 1905, the station began to be used for transit passenger train. The outer lane of the first cities built in 1899, connecting Yogyakarta and Surakarta.

4. Gedung Agung Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta's palace known as the Great House is located in the center of the city, precisely at the southern end of Jalan Ahmad Yani, formerly known as Jalan Malioboro, the heart of the capital city of Yogyakarta Special Region. Regions palace is located in The Village Ngupasan, Gondomanan District, Yogyakarta municipality and located at an altitude of 120 meters above sea level. This palace complex occupies an area of 43.585 m.

5. Monumen Serangan Umum 1 Maret
This monument is a fortress complex with Vredeburg. This monument was built to commemorate the Indonesian military attacks against the Netherlands, on March 1, 1949. The attack was carried out to prove to the world that Indonesia still has the strength to fight the Dutch. When it attacks the Indonesian National Army (TNI) was led by Lieutenant Colonel Suharto, commander of Brigade 10 Wehrkreise region III, which of course after obtaining approval from Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX as Head of the Special Region of Yogyakarta.


6. Tugu Yogyakarta
Tugu Yogyakarta is an obelisk or tower, which is often used as a symbol of the city of Yogyakarta. This monument was built by Hamengkubuwono I, founder of the Yogyakarta palace. The monument is located at the intersection of Jl Jenderal Sudirman and Jl. This Mangkubumi Prince, has a symbolic value and is a magical line that connects the southern ocean, and Mount Merapi Yogyakarta palace. At the time of meditation, it is said the Sultan of Yogyakarta at the time to use this monument as a benchmark the direction facing the top of Mount Merapi.

7. Gedung Bank Indonesia Yogyakarta (Bank Indonesia Yogyakarta Building )

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8. Gedung DPRD Yogyakarta

Butet Kertarajasa: "Parliament Building Yogyakarta's permanent art public space of Yogyakarta since the 40s"

9. Taman Budaya (Cultural Park )
Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, originally built in the area Bulaksumur on March 11, 1977 as a Cultural Development Center complex in Yogyakarta Special Region. Inauguration of the development of cultural arts complex was conducted by Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwana IX as a Vice President at that time. Taman Budaya Yogyakarta originally referred to as Full Cultural created as facilities and infrastructure to foster, nurture, and develop the culture, especially in Yogyakarta Special Region.

Full Cultural buildings constructed with two concepts, namely Purse Wurya and Langembara. Purse Wurya arts center with a variety of facilities such as a stage art, dance studio, library, discussion rooms, and administration. The second part, namely Langembara, into exhibition space, workshop space, canteen, and also a few guest houses.

10. Taman Pintar (Smart Park)

Located in the central city of Yogyakarta, a new tourist rides for the kids ie Smart Park was built as the vehicle of expression, appreciation and creation in a fun atmosphere.
With the motto of educating and enjoyable, the park was built in 2003 to foster interest in children and young people in science through imagination, experimentation, and the game in order to develop human resources qualified Indonesian.
Park Smart also wanted to create one of the teachings of Ki Hajar Dewantara Niteni: Understanding, Niroake: Imitating, and Nambahi: Develop.

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