Pasar Gedhe (Gedhe Market) is a historical traditional market located in Kelurahan Sudiprajan on the intersection of Jl.Sudirman and Jl. Pasar Gede, just east of the Surakarta City Hall. Before it was built as the current state, Gedhe Market was only a small market built on an area of 10,421 hectares. On 1927, following the order from Sunan Paku Buwono, the market was renovated.The architect of the renovation was a Dutchman named Thomas Karsten. The architecture had a mixture of a Dutch and traditional style. It was a two story building with the gate of the main building resembling that of a throne. The construction was finished in the year 1930 and had been given the name Hardhjanagara Gede Market (also known as Hardjanegara Market) . The name “Gede” was given due to the big roof of the market (Gede is translated as Large in English).  the second largest traditional market in Solo.

Gedhe Market is considered as a cultural conservation of Surakarta. It is one of the largest traditional market in Solo, next to Klewer Market. The 8.560 m² of area consists of 127 shops and 133 kiosks and 633 market stalls.  The market sells all sorts of needs, especially cooking needs. It provides almost every type of vegetables, meat and fruits. Besides that, you can also find cookies, snacks and Indonesian type pastries such as risoles, pastel, lumpia and others. There are also traditional beverage such as es dawet and all sorts of jamu. The price for each item is extremely cheap in Solo. One of the uniqueness of the market is the sliding price law, where buyers can bargain for the price of each item. But one thing to remember is to respect each others when bargaining, and don’t force the price too low for the merchants.

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