October 31, 2010

Surakarta Sultanate Palace


In the reign of Sinuhun Pakubuwana II (1726-1749), Sultan Kartasura precisely moved to Solo on February 17, 1745. New royal palace in Solo was named Kraton Surakarta Sultanate. Surakarta Sultanate Palace is a palace Kasunanan Surakarta. This is the last royal palace Palace Kingdom of Mataram, was established in the village of Sala (Solo), a small port on the west bank Bengawan (river) Concrete / Solo. After the official palace of the kingdom of Mataram was completed, the village name was changed to Surakarta Sultanate. The palace was also a silent witness to the transfer of sovereignty by Susuhunan Pakubuwono Mataram Kingdom II to the VOC in the year 1749. After the Treaty of Surakarta December 11, 1749.


Palace (Palace) in Surakarta is one of the exotic buildings in his time. One architect of this palace is Prince Mangkubumi (holding the title of Sultan Hamengkubuwono I) which is also the main architect of Sultan Palace. Therefore it is not surprising that the basic pattern of the second spatial palace (the Yogyakarta and Surakarta), many have a general equation.

Keraton Surakarta as can be witnessed today was not built simultaneously in 1744-1745, but was built in stages by maintaining basic spatial patterns that remain the same as initially. Development and large-scale restoration recently performed by Susuhunan Pakubuwono X (Sunan PB X) who reigns from 1893 to 1939. Most of the palace is nuanced white and blue with a mixture of Javanese-style architecture of Europe.


Kraton Surakarta Sultanate

In general, the division of the palace include:

Complex Square Lor / North


This complex includes Gladhag, Pangurakan, North Square and the Great Mosque of Surakarta. Gladhag now known as the crossroad of Jalan Slamet Riyadi Gladhag in Surakarta, in former times used as a tie game that was captured from the forest. The square is the venue of the royal ceremonies involving the people. In addition, the square became a meeting place for the king and his subjects. In the middle of town square there are two banyan trees (Ficus benjamina; Family Moraceae) is given a fence. Both trees are called Waringin Sengkeran (harifah: banyan incarcerated) that is named Dewodaru and Joyodaru. In the west north of the square stands Ageng Mosque (Masjid Raya) of Surakarta. The mosque is a mosque official botanical kingdom and founded by Susuhunan Pakubuwono III in 1750.


Complex and Complex Sitihinggil Sasana Sumewa Lor / North

Sumewa Sasana is the main building leading Keraton Surakarta. This place is on his day is used as a place to overlook the retainer (middle to high officials) in an official ceremony of the kingdom. In this complex there are a number of cannon of which was named Kyai Kyai Sweep Pancawura or Universe. This cannon was made in the reign of Sultan Agung. To the south there are complex Sitihinggil Sumewa Sasana.


Sitihinggil is a complex built on higher ground than its surroundings. The complex has two gates, one on the north side called Kori Wijil and one to the south, called by Kori string. On the north side Sitihinggil stairs there is a stone used as a place beheading Trunajaya called Selo Pamecat. The main building at the complex is Sasana Sewayana Sitihinggil used the authorities in the kingdom to attend the ceremony. In addition there Tangkil Manguntur Ward, where the throne Susuhunan, and Ward Witono, where persemayaman Heritage Greatness of the Kingdom during the ceremony. Ward the latter has a small building in the middle called Bale Krobongan Manguneng, where persemayaman heritage palace Kangjeng Setomi Nyai, a cannon that allegedly seized by the army when attacked VOC of Mataram from Batavia. Outer side of the east-south-west Sitihinggil complex is a public road can be traversed by the public who called with Supit Urang (literally = claw shrimp).


Complex Kemandungan Lor / North

Kori Brajanala (brojonolo) or tweezers Kori is the main entrance gate from the north into the northern Kamandungan page. Gate is both a gate Cepuri (within the palace complex which is surrounded by walls of the palace called baluwarti) urang sapit road that connects with a courtyard in the palace. The gate was built by Susuhunan Pakubowono III style Tinandu Semar. On the right side and left (west and east) from the inside there Brajanala Kori Ward Wisomarto case where the palace guards. Moreover, at the east gate have the bell tower. In the midst of this complex contained only blank pages. The building contained in this complex only in the edge of the page. From this page also can be seen a magnificent tower called Sangga Buwana Stage (Stage Songgo Lane) located in the next complex, Complex Sri Manganti.

Complex Sri Manganti

To enter this complex from the north must pass through a gate called Kori Kamandungan. In front of the right side and left the gates of color shades of blue and white We have two statues. On the right side and left a large door and have a big mirror above it there is a decoration consisting of arms and flag are the symbol of the middle kingdom. This decoration is called Gulo Bendero Klopo. In Sri Manganti page there are two main buildings to the west and Ward Smarakatha Marcukundha ward in the east.

On his day Ward Smarakatha used to facing employees with the rank of middle to upper Regent Lebet upward. This place is also a place of acceptance of promotion of senior officials. Now this place used to practice dancing and mendalang. Ward Marcukundha in his day used to facing the officers soldiers, for employee promotion and junior officers, and where to impose sentence for the relatives of the king. Now this place to save Krobongan Madirenggo, a place for ritual circumcision / assembly Susuhunan sons.

On the southwest side of Ward Marcukundha there is an octagonal tower called Stage Sangga Buwana. The tower which has about thirty feet high is actually located in two pages at once, pages and pages of Sri Manganti Kedhaton. However, the main door is located on page Kedhaton.

Complex Kedhaton

Kori Sri Manganti a door to enter the compound Kedhaton from the north. The gate was built by Susuhunan Pakubuwono IV in 1792 is also called the Kori Ageng. The building has close links with Pangung Sangga Buwana philosophically. The door that has a style Tinandu Semar is used to wait for the official guests of the kingdom. The right and left door has a mirror and an ornament above the door. Page Kedhaton covered with black sand from the south coast and covered by a variety of rare trees such as tree trunks 76 Sawo Kecik (Manilkara kauki; Family Sapotaceae). In addition, this page is also decorated with European-style sculptures. This complex has a main building including the Sasana Sewaka, Ndalem Ageng Prabasuyasa, Sasana Handrawina, and Stage Sangga Buwana.

Sasana Sewaka originally a heritage building pendapa Kartasura palace. This place never experienced a fire in 1985. In this building also Susuhunan enthroned in majesty royal ceremonies such as Garebeg and the king's birthday. In the west there are Sasana Parasdya Sasana, a peringgitan. In the west there Parasdya Sasana Ndalem Ageng Prabasuyasa. This place is the core and most important buildings from around the Palace of Surakarta Sultanate. This is where interred heirloom-inheritance and also the throne of the king who became a symbol of the kingdom. At this location is also a king swore when he started to reign before the coronation ceremony in front of an audience in north Sitihinggil.

The next panggung_sangga_buanaBangunan Handrawina Sasana. This place used as a royal official banquet. This building is now used as a place of seminars and a gala dinner of foreign visitors who come to the city of Solo. Another major building is Stage Sangga Buwana. The tower was used as a place of meditation Susuhunan well as to oversee the VOC fortress located not far from the palace. Which has a five-storey building is also used to see the position of the moon to determine the beginning of a month. At the peak of the roof top ornament symbolizing the years have built the oldest towers in the city of Surakarta. Kedhaton complex west is a place closed to the general public and forbidden to be published so as not many people know the real certainty. This region is the official residence of the king and royal family are still used today.

Magangan Complex, Complex Sri Manganti, Kemandungan, Complex Sitihinggil Kidul

Magangan complex formerly used by the prospective employee of the kingdom. In this place there is a pendapa in the middle of the page. Two subsequent complex, Sri Manganti South / South and Kemandungan South / South is just a page that is used during the funeral ceremony the king and queen. Final complex, Sitihinggil south including the plaza south, has a small building. This complex is now used to maintain a heritage palace in the form of an albino buffalo called Kyai Slamet.

Keraton Surakarta Sultanate has a cultural heritage (Culture Heritage), among others: Gerebeg, Sekaten, Night One Suro, Heritage (heirloom) and sacred dances.
To enter this complex from the north must pass through a gate called Kori Kamandungan. In front of the right side and left the gates of color shades of blue and white We have two statues. On the right side and left a large door and have a big mirror above it there is a decoration consisting of arms and flag are the symbol of the middle kingdom. This decoration is called Gulo Bendero Klopo. In Sri Manganti page there are two main buildings to the west and Ward Smarakatha Marcukundha ward in the east.

On his day Ward Smarakatha used to facing employees with the rank of middle to upper Regent Lebet upward. This place is also a place of acceptance of promotion of senior officials. Now this place used to practice dancing and mendalang. Ward Marcukundha in his day used to facing the officers soldiers, for employee promotion and junior officers, and where to impose sentence for the relatives of the king. Now this place to save Krobongan Madirenggo, a place for ritual circumcision / assembly Susuhunan sons.

On the southwest side of Ward Marcukundha there is an octagonal tower called Stage Sangga Buwana. The tower which has about thirty feet high is actually located in two pages at once, pages and pages of Sri Manganti Kedhaton. However, the main door is located on page Kedhaton.

Complex Kedhaton

Kori Sri Manganti a door to enter the compound Kedhaton from the north. The gate was built by Susuhunan Pakubuwono IV in 1792 is also called the Kori Ageng. The building has close links with Pangung Sangga Buwana philosophically. The door that has a style Tinandu Semar is used to wait for the official guests of the kingdom. The right and left door has a mirror and an ornament above the door. Page Kedhaton covered with black sand from the south coast and covered by a variety of rare trees such as tree trunks 76 Sawo Kecik (Manilkara kauki; Family Sapotaceae). In addition, this page is also decorated with European-style sculptures. This complex has a main building including the Sasana Sewaka, Ndalem Ageng Prabasuyasa, Sasana Handrawina, and Stage Sangga Buwana.

Sasana Sewaka originally a heritage building pendapa Kartasura palace. This place never experienced a fire in 1985. In this building also Susuhunan enthroned in majesty royal ceremonies such as Garebeg and the king's birthday. In the west there are Sasana Parasdya Sasana, a peringgitan. In the west there Parasdya Sasana Ndalem Ageng Prabasuyasa. This place is the core and most important buildings from around the Palace of Surakarta Sultanate. This is where interred heirloom-inheritance and also the throne of the king who became a symbol of the kingdom. At this location is also a king swore when he started to reign before the coronation ceremony in front of an audience in north Sitihinggil.

The next panggung_sangga_buanaBangunan Handrawina Sasana. This place used as a royal official banquet. This building is now used as a place of seminars and a gala dinner of foreign visitors who come to the city of Solo. Another major building is Stage Sangga Buwana. The tower was used as a place of meditation Susuhunan well as to oversee the VOC fortress located not far from the palace. Which has a five-storey building is also used to see the position of the moon to determine the beginning of a month. At the peak of the roof top ornament symbolizing the years have built the oldest towers in the city of Surakarta. Kedhaton complex west is a place closed to the general public and forbidden to be published so as not many people know the real certainty. This region is the official residence of the king and royal family are still used today.

Magangan Complex, Complex Sri Manganti, Kemandungan, Complex Sitihinggil Kidul

Magangan complex formerly used by the prospective employee of the kingdom. In this place there is a pendapa in the middle of the page. Two subsequent complex, Sri Manganti South / South and Kemandungan South / South is just a page that is used during the funeral ceremony the king and queen. Final complex, Sitihinggil south including the plaza south, has a small building. This complex is now used to maintain a heritage palace in the form of an albino buffalo called Kyai Slamet.

Keraton Surakarta Sultanate has a cultural heritage (Culture Heritage), among others: Gerebeg, Sekaten, Night One Suro, Heritage (heirloom) and sacred dances.

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