Java Tourism

Preview of Yogyakarta/Jogja

2008-07-11T09:47:00.000-07:00

Yogyakarta (some people call it Jogja, Jogjakarta, or Yogya) is a city with outstanding historical and cultural heritage. Yogyakarta was the centre of the Mataram Dynasty (1575-1640), and until now the kraton (the sultan's palace) exists in its real functions. Also, Yogyakarta has numerous thousand-year-old temples as inheritances of the great ancient kingdoms, such as Borobudur temple established in the ninth century by the dynasty of Syailendra.

More than the cultural heritages, Yogyakarta has beautiful natural panorama. The green rice fields cover the suburban areas with a background of the Merapi Mountain. The natural beaches can be easily found to the south of Yogyakarta.

Here the society lives in peace and has typical Javanese hospitality. Just try to go around the city by bike, pedicab, or horse cart; and you will find sincere smiles and warm greeting in every corner of the city.

An artistic atmosphere is deeply felt in Yogyakarta. Malioboro, as the center of Yogyakarta, is overwhelmed by handicraft from all around the city. Street musicians always ready entertain the visitors of the lesehan food stalls.

Those who have visited Yogyakarta reveal that this city makes them long for it. Just visit here, then you will understand what this means.

more information at www.yogyes.com

MUNAS APEKSI III and INDONESIAN CITY EXPO 2008

2008-07-09T08:37:00.000-07:00

On 22 to 24 July 2008, Solo will become host of management of Munas Apeksi (Town government association All Indonesia), this event at the same time concurrent with title Indonesian City Expo. Two event is important in this an event packaging will be followed by hundreds of participant from all Indonesia, therefore, since month of March this was Governmental of Town Surakarta step by step start to draw up everything his(its which will relate to the way management of two biggest event to can run successfully.

The highlight welcome, for this day forward, Surakarta go.id present some thingses related to management of event of the so that be knowable widely by publics

Town government association All Indonesia (Apeksi) declaration at Mayor [job/activity] deliberation All Indonesia of date of 25 May 2000 in Jakarta, is implementation from Nobelium [code/law]. 22 year 1999 ( section of 87) and the forming of facility by Domestic minister with Decision Of Nobelium of 16 year 20000 concerning Guidance of forming of Local government association and stipulating of Local government association proxy as Council member Consideration Of Area autonomy ( DPOD). source: surakarta.go.id

History of Surakarta

2008-06-27T07:00:00.000-07:00

History of town Surakarta is started at a period of government of Raja Paku Buwono II in Kraton Kartosuro. During the period happened rebellion of Mas Garendi ( Sunan Kuning) assisted by consanquinitys Keraton which disagree with existence of co operations with Dutchs.

Prince Of Sambernyowo ( RM. Said) is one of the supporter which discontented because area Sukowati which formerly given by Keraton Kartosuro to The my father clipped. Because going to the wall, Pakubowono evacuate to East Java ( Pacitan and Ponorogo) Constructively Team Of Kompeni under leader of Mayor Baron Van Hohendrof and also Good Duke Suroto from Ponorogo, rebellion successfully extinguished.

After Keraton Kartosuro breakdown, Nail Buwono II command Tumenggung, Tirtowiguno, Tumenggung, Honggowongso, and Prince Of Wijil for looking for New empire town mother location. there is year 1745, with various consideration of physicals and supranatural.

Nail Buwono II choose countryside Sala- a riparian countryside Bengawan Solo as area which felt precise for developing new palace. After the time/date of that is, countryside Sala soon turn into Surakarta Hadiningrat.

ANCIENT BUILDINGS

Two of the group of repertoire ( traditional architecture and omission of colonial) become cynosure in materialization of town identity Surakarta. Conservation is term fundamental from activity of continuation of building, that is all kind of intervention of physical of needing done to take care of resilience/ perfection is structural started easiestness is finite treat which very radical (Historic Preservation).
Continuation of building as past heritage become of vital importance because thereby change process and also growth of town there will be naturally, successive without having to losing of past available for made by is mirror for development of future. Architecture symbolism is honest personification from procedures of life of reflection and public of history of a[n place, so that Architecture can function as bast connector of history of present, a period of to come and old world.
Continuations of ancient building also guarantee variation in town building. Even though, related/relevant permanent conservation by various aesthetic having the character of considerations, strategic, symbolic and economic, and also some criteria Continuation of like the one written in “Introductory of Planning”, Town, that is based on esthetics value, kejamakan, rare, role of history, strengthen area in nearness, and also idiosyncrasy because is predicate building most (oldest, biggest, longer)

central java history

2008-06-27T06:11:00.000-07:00

The north coast of Java was the home of the first Islamic sultanates, the greatest being Demak. Jepara was an independent power before falling under Demak. It hosted trading posts for the Portuguese and English as well as the Dutch. Kudus was another important city in the 1500s; today it's known as a center for clove cigarettes.

The central part of Java is the home of some of Indonesia's greatest monuments, palaces, and historical sites. The Sailendra kings ruled here in the 800s, and built Borobudur between where Magelang and Yogyakarta are today. Later Hindu kings from Sanjaya built Prambanan between today's Yogyakarta and Surakarta, and the temples of Dieng near Wonosobo, and founded the original Hindu kingdom of Mataram.

In the later 1500s, a second, Islamic Mataram kingdom would rise in this area. Courts at Kota Gede, Plered, Pajang, and Kartasura were the ancestors of today's Kratons at Surakarta and Yogyakarta.

Yogyakarta is a major cultural center today, a university town with many artists and performers. It hosted the government of the new Republic during its early years.

Surakarta or Solo is also a major cultural center, a place where the traditions of Java are preserved.

Rembang was the home of Raden Kartini, a famous writer and pioneer in women's education, in the 1890s.

In 1950, the lands of the Sultan of Yogya were organized in the new Republic as the Daerah Istimewa (or Special Area of) Yogyakarta, in recognition of the outstanding service by Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX during the revolution against the Dutch.