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Comment RSSGedung Agung Yogyakarta (Yogyakarta Presidential Palace) is located just across Vredeburg Fortress in Jl. Jendral Ahmad Yani. It was started being established during the Dutch colonial era in 1824 by a Dutch architect named A. Payen. But because the Diponegoro War (1825-1930) occurred during that period, the construction of the palace was postponed, and was [...]
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October 12, 2009 # 9:22 am # Historical, Tourism Site, YogyakartaVredeburg Fortress ( meaning Fortress of Peace in English) is one of the traces of the Dutch colonialization in Yogyakarta many years ago. The fort is located just at the end of Jl. Ahmad Yani right across Gedung Agung Yogyakarta. The fortress was originally named Rustenberg fortress when built by the Dutch Colonial Government in [...]
Keraton Yogyakarta : The Sultan’s Palace
October 12, 2009 # 9:02 am # Historical, Palace, Tourism Site, YogyakartaKeraton Yogyakarta (or Yogyakarta Palace) is the ground where the Sultan, his families and abdi dalem (courtiers) lives. It stands at the center of Yogyakarta city. The palace was built by the late Sultan Hamengkubuwono I at 1756, naming Ngayogyakarta Hardiningrat at that time. It consists of other building, walls, and two squares at the [...]
