Sunday, April 22, 2012

Gudeg

Gudeg - the Most Popular Culinary Jogja
If New York is often referred to as the "Big Apple" and Jakarta as the "Big Durian", then Jogja might be called "Big jackfruit" (= Jackfruit Giant) because culinary gudegnya are so popular. Delicious cuisine made from young jackfruit as a food must for anyone who was visiting the tourist paradise on the island of Java. Gori (young jackfruit) in such a way that gummy cleaned and then cooked in coconut milk with herbs and spices for hours. Once cooked, Gori be soft and slightly sweet. Warm sauce usually served with fried krecek (cowhide) spicy, pindang eggs, tofu and tempeh bacem, as well as chicken or chicken bacem opportunistic. As a final touch, a warm savory watered areh provide distinctive taste that is second to none. Yum-yum ...Dry warm, wet Gudeg, and Gudeg Manggar
Maybe for most people, warm is warm. However there are actually three different types of warm: warm moist, warm dry and warm Manggar. Wet warm coconut milk served with a savory nyemek and much sought after for breakfast menu. Warm this kind can be found along Jalan Kaliurang area Barek, Gudeg City Limits (Jl. front Adisucipto Saphir Square) or mbok warm-mbok sellers in traditional markets.
Warm dry cooked in a longer time until the sauce is dry and the color is more brownish. It was also much sweeter. Warm this type can hold up to 24 hours or even longer if put in the fridge so many people hunted as a souvenir. Sellers usually packaged in cardboard boxes, baskets (boxes of plaited bamboo) or kendil clay. Not to be confused where to find because most of the shop warm as Gudeg @ Yu-Narni (+62 274 867231; Jl. Theater Army Students 102), Yu Gudeg Djum (+62,274 515 968; Jl. Kaliurang Km 4.5 Coral tamarind CT III/22), Bu Gudeg Ahmad (+62,274 520 049; Jl. Ground km 4.5), Bu Gudeg Tjitro 1925 (+62,274 564 734; Jl. Janti 330), and sellers in the warm Wijilan sell souvenir special this.
In addition to warm the young jackfruit, Jogja also has a warm Manggar. Manggar aka coconut flower produces its own delicious sensation at this culinary offerings. The flowers seem to have a glimpse of crunchy while the stalks taste like oyster mushroom. Increasingly limited supply of these culinary Manggar causing increasingly difficult to find. Some sellers are forced to close shop and only serve orders only. Only a few places that still stand as some of the area in Bantul and Public Eating Mbok sideboards (+62 274 445697; Jl. Parangtritis km.7).Sentra Gudeg Wijilan and Barek
Warm can be found in almost every corner of the city of Yogyakarta. But the Wijilan and Barek is the most famous as a center warm. Wijilan complex located not far from the Sultan's Palace and is a 10 minute walk or to ride tricycles. Initiated by Bu Slamet start selling since 1946, has around 17 stalls lined up to meet the Jl. Wijilan. You can choose according to taste warm. Yu warm Djum (Jl. Wijilan 31) for example, presents a dry warm with a sweet taste typical cuisine of Jogja. Kreceknya small sliced ​​then cooked into a creamy sauce fried. If you want a warm that is not too sweet, you can come to Gudeg Bu Slamet (+62 274 380429; Jl. Wijilan 17). Average stall Wijilan warm in open from 5:30 am to 8 pm, except Gudeg Bu Tarto (Jl. Wijilan 15) which is open 24 hours.
If you happened to be in the north of Yogyakarta, try to come to Barek. Each morning, warm sellers lined the roadside in the northern region UGM. When the morning starts before and traders are packing up his wares, there is still a warm stall Ahmad Bu (+62 274 520049; Jl. Ground km 4.5) is famous by the artist and official, Yu Djum (+62,274 515 968; Jl. Kaliurang Km 4.5 Coral tamarind CT III/22), Yu Narni (+62,274 589 687; Jl. Ground km 4.5 Karangasem CT III/19), or Bu Tini, which is open until the evening. These shops also provide an opportunity for those who want to see the process of cooking warm.Early Days to Midnight
Yogyakarta is a city that never sleeps. One breath that kept him awake is warm. The salesman turns to hold merchandise from early morning until midnight. At dawn and the sun is not out of the horizon, and Barek Wijilan already begun to pick up warm with the activities of people hunting for their breakfast menu. The vendors in this warm center will continue to faithfully serve the customer up at 8 or 9 pm. You suddenly want to taste the delicacy warm in the middle of the night? Do not worry, Gudeg City Limits (Jl. front Adisucipto Saphir Square) which began to open at 10 pm ready to tempt your taste buds with a special warm feeling. Or you can try to enjoy the warm sensation directly in pawon (kitchen) Gudeg Pawon (Jl. Janturan Warungboto 36-38).

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Yogyakarta Square South, Looking for Love Peace and Blessings
You who have lived in Yogyakarta, certainly never forget the feel of the familiar in the South Square. In the middle of the night with a friend in college, you may have sat on mats are available in shops around while talking about the coursework to the younger class of idol. It may be that you also enjoyed the warmth of a drink while chatting with neighbors or co-workers during the whole village in Yogyakarta.
YogYES invites you to remember all the memory and another visit to Yogyakarta to greet your friends and feel more sense of the South Square. For those who have never been to Yogyakarta, this paper will introduce the warmth and intimacy that is often abbreviated by the name of this alkyd. You will know that the nuances of the South Square can be enjoyed by anyone without knowing the social status and become increasingly crowded as the night before.
South Square is an area behind the Sultan's Palace complex of buildings which can be reached by walking south from Center for Food Typical Gudeg Wijilan. Symbolized by an elephant that has a calm disposition, South Square is a counterweight to the North Square which has a noisy character. Therefore, the South Square is considered the place palereman (break) of the Gods. And obviously now become a place ngleremke ati (reassuring) for many people.
Five in the evening was the beginning of the South Square crowd. Tents were erected and traders began to food or beverages to be sold was prepared. So dark, you can begin enjoying the food and beverages. When you walk into one corner, you will find shops round, a beverage berkomposisi wedang ginger, peanuts, kolang kaling sphere of rice flour and sugar containing liquid is warm. The price is quite cheap, only about USD 2500.00.
Not far from the hawkers round, you'll find a seller wedang bajigur. Although still presenting ginger flavored drink, but the composition of the drink was still different. Bajigur wedang sauce made from coconut milk, ginger, coffee powder and sugar syrup. Usually, it is filled wedang slices of bread, sliced ​​coconut and boxes to and fro. Warmth can sweep a cold night and enliven the atmosphere of your gathering.
If hungry, you can also eat a variety of dishes. Bebakaran like corn on the cob, grilled bananas and toast is the right friends if you order wedang bajigur. Roasted corn sold here burned with butter and chili sauce until cooked but not burnt, while the grilled banana chocolate that will melt given if burned. Both are really able to indulge tongue. Toast is also available in a variety of flavors so as to arouse appetite.
Choice of side dish if you want to dine with rice is also available. Grilled chicken, grilled fish to a wide range of tempe available. Cooking may be normal, but if they can make the nuances of the plaza south as a cooking spice, it will be awesome. With the concept of Lesbian, general food stalls in the square was selling food at a price not expensive. You will be satisfied with just issuing USD 5000.00 only.
After indulging tongue, you can try the attractions named Masangin, the road passes between two banyan trees in the middle of the square with his eyes covered with black cloth. That said, if people can get through it and not oblique or hit then he will get infinite blessings. But, do not try to peek, because if you do you will go to another world. You will find the square in a state of quiet and hard to get back to reality lagi.Untuk try it, you simply hire a black cloth for USD 3000.00.
You can also chat with one of the tenants named Albertus Harjo black cloth that has been made square Suwito Square South as a place to earn a living for 30 years. He said the lease is not just a black cloth business but also a form of cultural preservation and public confidence in antiquity. Rituals through two banyan tree called Blessings is not superstitious relented, but a means to deliver the petition to the Lord. Granted or not depends on the power.
At certain times, you can see the puppet on Sasono Hinggil Dwi Abad. However, to view you will need to prepare because it is generally held all-night wayang. You can also see the preparation of the palace to celebrate the soldiers Grebeg (Maulud celebration commemorating the Prophet). On the square is all the soldiers assembled to carry out a rehearsal the day before the celebration and went to the plaza north on a day of celebration.
In addition to the evening, you can also visit this plaza, sure to see something different. You can see the royal elephant in the elephant enclosure during the day or see a football match children and adolescents around the square in the afternoon. On the edge of the square is also the time during the many merchants who sell Klithikan. You can hunt for antiques in it


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Beringharjo


Beringharjo, Complete Traditional Market in Yogyakarta
Beringharjo become a part of Malioboro a pity to miss. How not, this market has become a center of economic activity for hundreds of years and its existence has philosophical meaning. Market that has been renovated several times symbolizes stages of human life that is still struggling with economic needs. In addition, Beringharjo also one of the pillars of 'Chess Single' (consisting of the Palace, North Square, the Palace, and Beringharjo market) symbolizing economy functions.
Market Area Beringharjo originally a forest of banyan trees. Shortly after the founding of the Palace Ngayogyakarta, precisely in 1758, the area was used as a place of economic transactions by residents of Yogyakarta and surrounding areas. Hundreds of years later, in 1925, the transaction place has a permanent building. The name 'Beringharjo' itself is given by Hamengkubuwono IX, meaning that the banyan tree (Bering) are expected to provide welfare (Harjo). Now, tourists markets interpret this as a great shopping place.
The front and back of west market building is a great place to indulge tongue with snacks. In the northern front, can be found brem round with a softer texture than brem Madison and krasikan (a kind of lunkhead from rice flour, brown sugar, and crushed sesame seeds). To the south, can be found bakpia contents of green beans are usually sold still warm and moist like cake and hung kwe nagasari. While the rear is generally sell snacks such durable ting-ting made of caramel mixed nuts.
If you want to buy batik, Beringharjo is the best place for batik collections complete. From batik fabrics and ready made garments, cotton and silk, and the price of tens of thousands to almost a million available in this market. Collection of batik fabrics found in the western part of the market stalls to the north. While the collection of batik clothing found in almost all western markets. In addition to batik clothes, western part of the market stalls also offer clothes surjan, blangkon, and weaving and batik sarongs. Sandals and bags are sold at bargain prices can be found in the western part of the escalator market.
Walk up to the second floor of the eastern market, do not be surprised if jejamuan smell. The place is the center of the base material sales and Javanese herbal spices. Herbal ingredients such as saffron sold is usually used to make sour turmeric and ginger are used to make the famously bitter herb. Spices are offered ginger (usually processed into drinks round or just baked, boiled and mixed with sugar) and wood (used to enrich the flavor of beverages such as wedang ginger, coffee, tea and is sometimes used instead of chocolate powder on cappuccino).
This market is also a great place to hunt for antiques. Antique sales centers located on the 3rd floor of the eastern markets. There, you can find an old typewriter, helmet made in the 60's whose front has a mica limited to the nose and so on. On the same floor, you can hunt for quality used items if you want. A wide range of imported used goods such as shoes, bags, even the clothes are sold at prices far cheaper than the original price is still good quality. Would need foresight in choosing.
Satisfied around on the inside of the market, it was time to explore the area around the market with a bid that is not less interesting. Market Lor area formerly known as Village Chinatown is the most famous. You can find oldies tapes from musicians in the 50s that are rarely found in other places with the most expensive price of Rp 50.000,00. In addition, there are also craft a metal statue of Buddha in various positions for Rp 250.000,00. For collectors of old money, this place also sells old money from various countries, even those that are used in their 30s.
If thirsty, drink ice cendol is typical Yogyakarta is an excellent choice. Ice cendol Yogyakarta has a richer flavor than ice cendol Banjarnegara and Bandung. It contained not only cendol, but also cam cau (a kind of jelly made from the leaf cam cau) and white cendol made from rice flour. Other beverages are available iced coconut with palm sugar syrup and herbs such as turmeric and rice kencur acid. Drink prices were not expensive, only about Rp. 1000 to Rp. Of 2000.
Although the official market closed at 17.00 pm, but the dynamics of the merchant does not stop at that. The front of the market still offers a wide range of typical snacks. Martabak with different contents, light brown mix legit months and beans, and sugar content klepon delicacies can be bought every afternoon. Around 18:00 am until after midnight, there is usually warm in front of the market sellers are also offering a variant kikil and stir-stir. While eating, you can listen to traditional music of Java that is playing or talking with a seller who usually greeted with the familiar. Is completed.

Malioboro

MalioboroDown the Road and Paradise Bouquet Souvenirs in the heart of Jogja City
The sun as thousands of people crowded along Jalan Malioboro. They do not just stand on the sidewalk but to run over the road. It was so loud and boisterous. Bubbling laughter, screaming car horns, the strains of gamelan tapes, to the cries of vendors selling food and children's toys blend into one. After waiting for hours, finally the awaited carnival troupe appeared. Soldiers initiated by Bregada Lombok Abang, royal carriage procession began to walk slowly. Flash of a camera flash and thunderous applause greeted when the bridal couple through. All crammed like menyakasikan pair GKR Bendara and KPH Yudhanegara continues waving his hand and cast a friendly smile.
That scene is seen as the party's youngest daughter carnival pawiwahan ageng X passing lane to the ward of Yogyakarta Palace Kepatihan. Thousands of people thronged to meet Malioboro Street that stretches from north to south. In Sanskrit, means the road malioboro wreath because in ancient times when the Sultan entered the event, a mile-long road will be filled with a bouquet of flowers. Although time passed and times have changed, Malioboro position as the main road and the site of the various carnival celebrations never change. Until now Malioboro, Vredeburg, and Zero Point is still the site of the carnival range from Jogja Java Carnival mat, Chinese Cultural Week, Yogyakarta Arts Festival, Carnival Malioboro, and many others.
Before it turns into a busy street, Malioboro is a lonely road with a tamarind tree growing on the right and left. This path is passed by people who want to Sultan or the Indische first complex in Yogyakarta as Loji Large (Vredeburg), Loji Minor (the area next to the Great House), Loji Kebon (Great House), and Loji Satan (Parliament Office). However, the existence of Pasar Gede or Beringharjo Market on the south side and the Chinese settlements in the area Ketandan gradually boost the economy in the region. Malioboro Chinese group made a business channel, so that the trade which originally centered in Chinatown Beringharjo and eventually extends to the north to Monument Station.
See Malioboro rapidly evolving into the pulse of trade and shopping center, a friend said that Malioboro is baby talk for "let's entire stock yok". You can buy at Malioboro the desired range of merchandise ranging from trinkets beautiful, unique souvenirs, batik classic, gold and jewels to household appliances. For fans of souvenirs, Malioboro be a fun hunting paradise. Walking on the shoulder of the road while offering a variety of goods sold by street vendors would be a special experience. Variety of locally made souvenirs like batik, rattan ornament, silver, bamboo handicrafts, leather puppets, blangkon, miniature traditional vehicles, accessories, to key chains can all be found easily. If a good bargain, these items can be taken home with a fairly cheap price.
In addition to trading centers, roads that are part of the imaginary axis connecting Parangtritis, Stage Krapyak, Kraton Yogyakarta, Monument, and Mount Merapi was once a hotbed of artists and stage performances led Umbu Landu Paranggi Malioboro. They are also the culture of sitting on the sidewalk Lesbian eventually popularized the entrenched and highly identical to Malioboro. Enjoy a romantic dinner in a stall lesehan street singers sang while listening to the song "Yogyakarta" Kelly's will be a very impression in the hearts.
Malioboro is a series of history, stories, and memories are intertwined in the minds of every person who ever menyambanginya. The charm of this road was never faded by time. Exotic Malioboro continue to glow until now and inspire many people, and forcing them to return to Yogyakarta. As the initial sentence is in the works of poetry Melodia Umbu Landu Paranggi "Love is what makes me feel at home once in a while to survive", memories and love of many people to Malioboro that makes these roads continue to survive until now.
Description: Carnival and the events that took place in Malioboro normally incidental to the execution time of uncertainty. But there are some activities that are regularly held every year as Jogja Java Carnival is always held every October, the Yogyakarta Arts Festival in June and July, and the Chinese Cultural Week held adjacent to the celebration of Chinese New Year (Lunar)

Loji lodges


Loji lodges, first in the Yogyakarta area Indisch
For hundreds of years of inhabiting Indonesia, including Yogyakarta, the Dutch left a number of historic buildings. The buildings that the people of Yogyakarta is often called the lodge because of its large size with a large yard. Some lodges heritage is now able to enjoy its beauty with little cost, just need to down the city center, starting from the intersection of Post Office or the kilometer 0.
The oldest lodges in Yogyakarta is located directly across from the General Post Office, which is a building that is now named Vredeburg. Building the castle is often called the Great or Loji Loji Gede was built in 1776 - 1778, just two years ago after the founding of the Palace Ngayogyakarta, one of the Mataram kingdom broken. The fortress was originally named Rustenburg was deliberately set up in the shaft Palace - monument in order to control the movements of the Palace.
As a fortress, the Loji Large buildings are equipped with a variety of supports, such as surveillance and the resting place for the soldiers. During the Great Loji still used as a fort, there is a cannon that had been directed to shoot the Palace in the standby position so as to facilitate the attack. This was done for the Kingdom to acknowledge that the Dutch have the power.
Now, you can down each corner of the Great Loji because the area had been opened to the public. In addition to the fortress with a typical European design, you can also see the diorama of Indonesia's struggle for independence. The weird thing of this fort is a name that does not fit the image of a fortress, Rust means rest, vrede means peace and burg means fortress. Rustenberg which means fortress or Vredeburg resort which means fortress of peace are not the right name.
Of Vredeburg, a lodge of the most visible is Loji Kebon, now known as the Great House. With European style building was built in 1824 and used as Residence Building. Page Loji Kebon very spacious and decorated statues Dutch officials gathered from across the city of Yogyakarta. 1912, equipped with a complex of buildings Loji Kebon Societeit de Vereniging, the Dutch official place to dance to the accompaniment of a violin.
Just as the Great Loji, Loji Kebon was also a witness to history. A building designed Payen was stopped during the Java War in 1825 - 1830 which almost makes the Dutch government went bankrupt. During the Period of Japan, this building became the residence of Japan's top brass named Koochi Zimmukyoku Tyookan. When the capital was moved to Yogyakarta Indonesia January 6, 1946, this building became the presidential palace. Up to now, although the capital of Indonesia is in Jakarta, this building still serves the presidential palace.
Another area is Loji Small lodge located on the east Vredeburg now, fixed region until almost intersection Gondomanan Shopping. Unlike the Big Loji that serves as a fortress and Small Loji that serves as a government building, Small Loji serve as residential areas. Now, even though only a few left, you can still enjoy some old buildings, one of them is located in the Smart Park complex. In that area there is also the first Militair Societet building used as a Dutch army soldiers relax.
Loji small area is the center of the Dutch first residential area in Yogyakarta. A number of facilities now also can enjoy the beauty, for example Protestansche Kerk church that was built in 1857 (now the Christian Church Marga Mulya, located in the north of the Great House) and Francis Xavier Church Kudul Loji (old building) which was established in 1870, is next Small Loji southern region.
One other area lodges that are not less interesting is Loji Satan. So named because the building that has so far not known in the building was known haunted. Many people say, on the east room and the hall was often heard voices of people for help and the sound of dance music accompaniment. Building that now serves as the office of this Parliament by Governor-General of the story never visited Raffles on May 15, 1812, when the Dutch had been in power in Yogyakarta.
Lodges Satan since some time has a variety of functions. In the past, the building was often used for a place to meditate and as exhibition space, such as exhibitions by Luch Bescherming Dienst in 1940. Post-Independence, the building was originally named Loji Marlborough is used as the office of the National Committee of Indonesia (1945 - 1949), the office of the State Defense Council and the implementation of Cabinet (1948).
Surround each lodge, piece by piece the story insights gained will enrich your history.

Bintaran



Bintaran, from the Prince's residence to the area Indisch Bintoro
Just like Kotabaru, Bintaran an alternative residential areas for the Dutch who settled in the region of Indonesia, developed after the Loji Small no longer adequate. Physically, the area that can be reached by walking east from the intersection Gondomanan was not so rapid as Kotabaru development. One factor is the location that is close to the Small Loji so diverse facilities can still be accessed easily.
Before developing a residential Indies, known as a founding Bintaran Ndalem Mandara Giri, the residence of Prince Haryo Bendara Bintoro, one of the breeds Kraton Ngayogyakarta. Residential developments as Indische Bintaran expected to start in the 1930s marked the construction of homes, facilities such as churches and even prisons. Generally, the Dutch who settled in Bintaran are working as officers and employees of sugar mills.
As with other Indische village, when YogYES visit, Bintaran buildings decorated with a distinctive European architecture. Nevertheless, the characteristic buildings in different areas of buildings in Bintaran Small Loji or Kotabaru. Maps of buildings in the area Bintaran wider, while the front of the house is smaller, has many pillars, doors and blinds out of shape in a decorated glass doors.
Charming buildings architecturally and historically valuable contained in this course is Ndalem Mandara Giri. The architecture is a blend Ndalem Java and the Netherlands. Characteristics of Java seen from the hall of the special ingredients imported from Demak in 1908. Meanwhile, the characteristic Dutch buildings visible from the room's wide, high walls and large windows typical Dutch and has two leaves.
Having abandoned the Prince Haryo Bintoro, this building was occupied by other courts breeds. Ndalem hall large enough for a long time been used as an exhibition space of the keris, even after his own house vacated since 1997. Now, buildings that can be encountered with the first junction after the left turn from Jalan Sultan Agung was used as an office Karta Library, an institution of Dutch Indonesia.
Other historic buildings can also be found not far from Ndalem Mandara Giri. One is House Sasmitaloka General Sudirman who can be found right on the left side of the road Bintaran Road. Previously, the building that was built in 1890 was used as the residence of the natural nail Puro financial officer named Wijnschenk VII. The building was also briefly became the official residence of General Sudirman, then the residence of men of Tukul after independence.
Meanwhile, Biology Museum building located at Jalan Sultan Agung formerly used as military superintendent's residence Pakualaman area. Residence of a Dutch citizen named Henry Paul Sagers, now used as office of the Fire Department Command. Another historic building is a Dutch prison that is now used as Wirogunan Penitentiary.
Like most settlements Indis, Bintaran also has a church facility. A unique, Bintaran church was founded on the idea that Javanese people do not feel comfortable with the Dutch way of praying. H. van Driessche. SJ, a descendant of Dutch Indonesia became the founding coordinator of the church, located at the southern end of Jalan Bintaran this. Naming the church that was built in 1931 became associated with the Church of St. Joseph in Saint Joseph Driessche application when it is difficult to find the location of the church.
In addition to all the buildings and history, Bintaran now also offers other charms, the culinary. The well-known one is Noodle Bintaran Chamber of Commerce located in the west.

MONUMENT JOGJA BACK (Monjali)

MONUMENT JOGJA BACK (Monjali) - Six Hour Event Traces in Yogyakarta
March 1, 1949, 06:00Yogyakarta city center
Sirens sounded rests of the Dutch defense post. Under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Suharto, commander of Brigade 10 Wehrkreise region III, began to demolish the Dutch defense after obtaining approval from the lane IX as the originator of the attack. Dutch troops that since the Dutch Military Aggression II in December 1948 was distributed in small outposts, scattered and weakened. During six hours of the Indonesian military (TNI) succeeded in occupying Yogyakarta, after hitting the Dutch troop. Promptly at 12:00 noon, according to the plan, all troops to withdraw from the city center when assistance comes Netherlands. A defeat for the Dutch.
Battle known as the General March 1 attack that is the initial demonstration of the international world that the army still has the power to make a resistance, and declared that the Republic of Indonesia is still there. This was triggered by the Dutch government has arrested and exiled Bung Karno and Bung Hatta to Sumatera setting propaganda that the Republic of Indonesia is not there.
Resistance during the six-hour news is then rumored to Wonosari, forwarded to Bukit Tinggi, then Burma, New Delhi (India), and ends at the UN headquarters in New York. From this news, the UN considers Indonesia has entered into force independent Commission of the Three Kingdoms (KTN). The meeting held at the Hotel Des Indes Jakarta on 14 April 1949, Indonesia was represented by Moh. Roem and representatives of Netherlands led by Van Royen, resulted in an agreement signed on May 7, 1949. This agreement came to be called by agreement Roem Royen (Roem Royen Statement). In this agreement Netherlands was compelled to withdraw its troops from Indonesia, and to the President and Vice President, Soekarno-Hatta to Jogja. Finally on December 27, 1949 the Dutch formally transferred sovereignty to the Republic of Indonesia.The Implicit and explicit meaning Tetengger In History
To commemorate the struggle of the nation's history, on June 29, 1985 The monument was built Yogya Back (Monjali). Laying the first stone of the monument as high as 31.8 meters by HB IX after planting buffalo head the traditional ceremony. Four years later, on July 6, 1989, the building was completed. The opening was inaugurated by President Soeharto by signing the inscription.
The monument is located on the protruding Hamlet, Village Sariharjo, District Ngaglik, Kapubaten Sleman is shaped mountain, which became a symbol of fertility also have to preserve the cultural significance of prehistoric ancestors. Bangunanpun following the laying of Yogyakarta culture, is located on the imaginary axis that connects Merapi, Monument, the Palace, and Parang Tritis Krapyak Stage. "Macrocosmic Axis or Axis of Life" as Gunadi on YogYES. The imaginary point in the building that stands on 5.6 hectare of land can be seen on the third floor at the site of the founding of the flagpole.
Return the name of Yogya monument is a symbol functioning again and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia as tetengger history drawn from the withdrawal of Dutch troops in the capital city of Yogyakarta on June 29, 1949 and the return of President Soekarno, Vice President Mohammad Hatta and other officials on July 6, 1949 in Yogyakarta.There was a replica of the plane Up Space
Entering the monument area is located approximately three miles from the center of Yogyakarta city, visitors are greeted with a replica of the plane near the eastern Cureng and replica aircraft Guntai near the west door. Climbed the podium in the west and east, visitors can see the two-wheeled machine gun equipped with the seats, the front yard before heading down the mountain foot monument. At the southern end of the courtyard stood a wall which contains 420 names of fallen fighters between December 19, 1948 until June 29, 1949, and his poetry Karachi Anwar Bekasi to the unknown hero.
The monument is surrounded by a pond (moat) which is divided by four roads to the main building. Road linking the western and eastern entrances floor that consists of four rooms presenting at least 1,000 collections of the March, before the struggle for independence until Yogyakarta became the capital city of Indonesia. Students' Army uniforms and sedan chairs Great Commander General Sudirman are kept there. In addition, there is also the Main Meeting room, which is located adjacent room I. Rooms circular with a diameter of 25 meters is a functional room that is rented for seminars or weddings.
Meanwhile, the road north and south connected by stairs to the second floor on the outer wall that circles the building is carved with 40 reliefs depicting the struggle of nation from August 17, 1945 until December 28, 1949. Some historical events such as the physical struggle and diplomacy since the Declaration of Independence, the return of President and Vice President to Yogyakarta and the establishment of People's Security Army are pictured in the reliefs. While in the building, 10 dioramas around the building and picturing imaginary situations when the Dutch attacked Maguwo on December 19, 1948, March, Roem Royen Agreement, until the proclamation of August 17, 1949 memorial at the Great House of Yogyakarta.
The top floor is where the silent circle, equipped with a flagpole fitted with red and white flag in the middle of the room, relief images that depict the hand on the west wall of physical struggle and the struggle of diplomacy on the east wall. Named Garbha Graha room functions as a place to pray and reflect on the heroes of the struggle.
During this struggle can only be heard through the history teachers at the school, or the story of a grandfather to his grandson. Back to Monument Yogya a clearer picture of how independence was achieved. Looking at the various dioramas, carved reliefs or collection of clothing to weapons that had been used by the freedom fighters. One place that will satisfy any curiosity about the way the Nation Indonesia gained independence. (YogYES.COM: R.Syah)

Kekayon Museum

Kekayon Museum, Turning Recording History Indonesia
Video footage depicting the history of Indonesia may have witnessed unusual, but a recording of a number of replicas which outlines the history of Indonesia from ancient times until the proclamation of independence of rarely seen, let alone a recording that also includes the history of the puppet arts from 6 to 20 century. Kekayon Museum presents a rare recording it in the location of the establishment, about 1 km from the Ring Road East Wonosari.
Museum depicting the history of Indonesia as well as traditional performance art was founded on July 23, 1990 by Soedjono Prawirohadikusumo, a mental health specialist. He believed that the art of puppet capable of delivering one understands science as well as good manners as well as to maturity, in the sense that one can transform his knowledge to future generations.
Once inside the museum pages, you can start to play a recorded history of Indonesia. On the front left corner of the museum, there is a complex of buildings that depict early man human origin Indonesia. Not far away, there are complex Austronesian, describing the entry of a new civilization to Indonesia so that agriculture and trade to be developed, mainly thanks to the arrival of the Chinese people.
On the front page of the museum, there is Borobudur lion statue, marking the entry of Hindu civilization centuries Buddhist 1-7 with majestic Borobudur Temple as its cultural peak. Complex-shaped water tower with a roof of the temple is located on the right rear of the museum, depicting the triumph of Majapahit that succeeded in uniting almost all parts of Indonesia, even Malaysia and Thailand to the region now.
A symbol of Islamic civilization advances into the next round in the history of Indonesia after the triumph symbolized by the Tower of Buddhist Hindu holy. Meanwhile, Angel Shower Complex is located on the left of center museum which represents the influence of the Dutch colonized Indonesia for 350 years. Both of these complexes reflect the events that occurred in Indonesia in the 16th century.
One round development of the puppet arts also made a replica, a Kartasura Mountains located on the left behind the museum, puppet stories menggamabarkan improvements in the 18th century by a poet named Kraton Surakarta Kakawin Yododipuro of Ramayana Ramayana into fibers. Complex Baleranu Mangkubumi, Japanese Sculpture and statue symbolizes the proclamation of the last pre-independence history of Indonesia.
Entering the museum space that consists of 4 sections, you will see a collection of various types of puppets are owned Soedjono. There is the age of the oldest collection of puppets, namely wayang prototype (first), which was staged from the kingdom of Kadiri. Variety of available puppet prototype is the kind made from buffalo skin with or without the necessary accessories. Rooms 1 and 2 is where it penyiompanan puppet collection.
Room 3 stores puppet types, such as Puppet Associate appearing on Karachi-Majapahit era, telling the postwar era Bharatayudha. Cells; ain, there is also a story that includes puppets gedhog Candrakirana Goddess, which tells the puppet klithik Damarwulan and Minakjinggo, puppets who tell the struggle Dupara Diponegoro and Puppet torch which tells the story of Indonesia's struggle for independence.
A unique, this museum also includes puppets that tell the deer mouse deer that stole cucumber, a puppet story that was adapted into a famous fairy tale among the elderly and children. There are also various types of Marionette puppets from West Java, as well as statues of several puppet characters Dewi Shinta and Ravana.
In this museum, you can match your star sign with the characters in the puppet and predict your disposition through A3-sized poster that hung, you can read it clearly. There is also another poster depicting a war strategy that is used when Barathayudha war, the Pandavas and the Kauravas by both, which is successfully applied to conquer the opponent. Several strategies adaladalah Urang Sapit strategies and Elephant.
Not much it cost to visit this museum, only $ 3000.00 per visitor and an additional fee if you want to earn USD 2000.00 guidebooks. Before traveling, you'll be greeted guide who will explain the history and parts of the museum. Reaching this museum was quite easy, you can use public transport in the form of bis-Wonosari Jogja department or use a taxi.

Sonobudoyo Museum



Sonobudoyo Museum, Nusantara Enjoying Keris Collection
Visiting the Museum Sonobudoyo is one alternative if you want to see the diverse collection of keris from all over the archipelago and objects related to it. Museum which stores around 1200 kris's collection (mostly a Java donations Institute) will treat your disappointment, for the sultan's palace-save kris keris until now do not allow visitors to enjoy the collection.
Sonobudoyo Museum within easy reach of the sultan's palace, opposite the North Alun Alun Yogyakarta. To enter, you only have to pay a ticket for USD 3000.00. Meanwhile, to see the diverse collection of keris, the procedure is quite difficult because it must request permission from the head of the museum. That's because a large collection of keris was stored in the collection, has not been shown publicly.
The first thing to be found associated with dagger is wesi Buddhist, is a raw material for making dagger used around the year 700 AD, or the golden age of the Hindu Kingdom of Mataram. Wesi du Buddha can be seen in the middle of the room that holds a collection of Buddhist civilization triumph in Indonesia. Together wesi Buddhist, also stored in a variety of household appliances, weapons and crafts from the same period.
Go deeper in, you can see some of the collection of keris, though in relatively limited quantities. Some of the keris is a dagger mounted straight, keris luk (simply a bulge on the right side and left-dagger) 7, a dagger and the keris luk luk 11 13. Generally, a dagger that is stored in the exhibition space that can be seen from the public is a Javanese kris. Together a collection of keris, it also saved the batik cloth with a variety of motives.
Kris a more complete collection can be found in the collection room, behind the museum library. According to museum officials in YogYES, the collection chamber storing a variety of keris from all over the archipelago, a collection of accessories such as Yogyakarta and Solo pendok and dagger handles. More collections coming from outside Yogyakarta, supposedly because it was forbidden to collect more than a collection of keris Kraton Yogyakarta.
Keris, Javanese keris luk stored in the form of 7, 11, 13 and a straight dagger with a beranekja prestige variety, such as rice wutah (the prestige of unintentional emerging as forging, form a connecting cord), sekar pakis (fern-shaped flowers), etc. . Kris-kris from outside Java stored among other typical rencong Aceh, saber from Kalimantan, kerisses Madura and Bali, as well as the keris from Sulawesi.
In the collection room, you can also see the old dagger handles a variety of interesting design. There is a dagger-shaped stalk a human head, human being, dragons, lions and so forth. There are also a number of pendok a hundred, divided into two styles, namely Yogyakarta and Solo. Unlike dagger handles with various designs, pendok keris has a relatively uniform shape.
Number in the thousands of collections that will make up for the difficulty of reaching this collection room. According to museum officials in YogYES, all in the room keris collection will be on display at the exhibition space that will be made some time to come. Maybe later when visiting, you can already see the entire collection without permission