Parangtritis Beach

Parangtritis is one beach that became landmarks of Jogja. Almost every person who visit Jogja should go to Parangtritis. Parangtritis is a beautiful beach. The beach is not separated from the Legend of Nyi Loro Kidul is the perfect place to enjoy the sunset.

Trip to Parangtritis can be started from Pojok Benteng Wetan, through the parangtritis road. From the town about 27km to the south. This distance is within approximately 45 minutes by motorcycle, car or public transport. By paying IDR 3000 / person at the entrance, you can enjoy 3 beaches at once. Namely Parangtritis, Parangkusumo, and Depok.

Parangtritis offers a variety of entertainment that you can enjoy, such as APV, freshwater swimming pool, or you can ride horses along the beach. playing kite are also very exciting, given the large wind can help to raise kite. But you are not permitted to swim on this beach, because this beach are steeply beach.
Roasted corn seller began to arrive as the sun sink. You can enjoy the sunset with roasted corn as he held a mat on the beach. a very romantic atmosphere. some places are also often used as pre-wedding photo spot. You want to spend the night here? do not worry, many hotels and inns that offer cheap prices here.

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Imaginary Straight Line

Imaginary straight line that connects the monument - Keraton (Palace) - Panggung Krapyak have a very deep philosophy. Or if it was extended again, then this imaginary line connecting the Beach Parangkusumo - Stage Krapyak - Keraton - Tugu - Mount Merapi.

Keraton (Palace) - Stage Krapyak
Panggung Krapyak up to Keraton described the human journey from birth to adult. Areas around the stage symbolizes human life while still in the womb, characterized by the Mijen village to the Panggung (Stage) Krapyak as a symbol of human seed. Or it could be viewed in terms of the mystical union between the King and the people. or "habluminannas".

Keraton (Palace) - Tugu (White Pal Monument)
Tugu became a symbol of 'manunggaling Kawulo gusti' which also means the union between the king (golong) and people (gilig). This symbol can also be viewed in terms of the mystical union between the people and God. or "Habluminallah".

Mount Merapi - Palace - Parangkusumo Beach
Two locations that have particular significance for the palace which was built based on considerations of balance and harmony. Palace is the balance of fire and water. Fire is represented by the Mount Merapi, while the water is represented at the southernmost point, Parangkusumo Beach. And the palace was in its midpoint. Palace and the two regions it is a point of balance between vertical and horizontal.

Horizontal balance is symbolized by the South Sea which reflect man's relationship with humans. While the vertical side of Mount Merapi symbolize that reflects the relationship between man and God.

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Tugu Jogja

Tugu Jogja is the most famous landmarks in the city of Yogyakarta. This monument is located right in the middle of Mangkubumi street, Jendral Sudirman street, AM Sangaji street and Diponegoro street. Tugu Jogja nearly 3 centuries-old have deep meaning as well save some recording history of Yogyakarta.

Tugu Jogja is expected to set up a year after jogja palace built. Tugu Jogja describe "manunggaling Kawula lan Gusti". Tugu Jogja was founded by the people as offerings to the king's gratitude. The spirit of unity, or so-called golong gilig was clearly illustrated in building the monument, its pillar-shaped gilig (cylinder) and a peak-shaped golong (round), so-called Monument golong-gilig.

In detail, the building was built at the beginning of Tugu Jogja cylindrical cone-shaped pile up. The bottom is a circular fence that while the peak is round. Height of building the monument was originally reached 25 meters.

Everything changed on 10 June 1867. The earthquake that rocked Yogyakarta makes the building collapsed pillar. That said, when the monument is a transition state collapses, before the meaning of unity is really not reflected in building the monument.


The situation really changed in 1889 when the Dutch renovated the monument. The monument is made with a square shape which does not symbolize a sense of unity. On each side adorned with inscriptions showing anyone involved in the renovation. The height of the monument isn't 25 meters, but only 15 meters. Actually this is a tactic from Dutch to scrape people's sense of unity jogja. But all this still did not work.

In the afternoon is the perfect time to enjoy the beauty of the monument. around the monument there gudheg sellers who are ready to give a special menu to its visitors. romance atmosphere around the monument reminds us of the struggle of the people jogja in ancient times.

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Drini Beach

Drini beach is one beach which is located along beach Gunung Kidul. Approximately 40km from the city of Yogyakarta or about 2.5 hours using the motorcycle. However, there is no public transportation to reach here.

Drini Beach has a beauty that is not inferior to the other beach. Not only has the clean white sand, but there is a reef in the middle of the ocean. Here also there are many of the colorful shells and crabs.

people in around the beach are mostly a fishermen. this can be seen that there are many ships along the beach. Life of fishermen on beach is also a natural, their daily life a fishermen on this coast by the middle of the ocean looking for fish and their regularity in search of fish. Create a beach atmosphere to be very complete, they are very friendly and polite to tourists who come.

Drini beach is located between the hills are very big, as if beach is isolated with the outside world. Hill reefs forming a beautiful architectural nature, maybe we'll think of the beauty of the land lots in Bali. As this is a hill cliff in the Drini beach.






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Keraton Jogja

Ngayogyakarta Kraton or Sultan Palace is a palace of the Sultanate of Ngayogyakarta official who is now located in the city of Yogyakarta, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Although the empire was officially has become part of the Republic of Indonesia in 1950, this palace building complex still serves as a residence sultan and his court of households who are still running the imperial tradition until today. Palace is now also one tourist attraction in the city of Yogyakarta. Part of the palace complex is a museum that holds various collections belonging to the empire, including a variety of gifts from the kings of Europe, a replica of heritage palace, and gamelan. In terms of the building, this palace is one example of Javanese palace architecture of the best, has sumptuous hall-hall and a wide field and pavilion.

In general, each main complex consists of a page that is covered with sand from the south coast, the main building as well as companion, and sometimes planted certain trees. The complex with each other separated by a wall high enough and linked with Regol In the Java language regol can be defined as a large door / gate. Which is usually styled "Semar Tinandu". Semar Tinandu is a gateway that has a trapezoidal roof, like joglo, without pillars and supported only by a wall which is dividing one complex with the next complex. . Leaves the door made ​​of teak and thick. Behind or in front of each gate there is wall insulation is usually called a "string" or "Baturono". In particular insulation regol have a distinctive ornament.

Sultan Palace buildings looked more stylish traditional Javanese architecture. In certain parts look a touch of foreign culture, such as Portuguese, Netherlands, even China. Buildings in each complex are formed / constructed Joglo or derivations / derivation construction. Joglo without walls called "'Bangsal"' while the walls closed joglo called "'Gedhong"' (a building). In addition there are buildings that form a canopy-roofed bamboo and bamboo pole called "'Tratag"'. In the development of this tin-roofed buildings and piled iron.

Joglo roof surface in the form of trapezoid. The material is made of shingle, isthmus, as well as zinc and usually colored red or gray. The roof is supported by the main mast is called the "Soko Guru" in the middle of construction, and other poles. Building poles are usually dark green or black with yellow ornaments, light green, red, and gold or the other. For the other buildings made of wood has a color matching the color of the pole. In certain buildings (eg Manguntur Tangkil) have ornaments "Princess Mirong", stylized calligraphy of God, Muhammad, and "Alif Lam Mim Ra ', in the center pole.

To stone plinth, "Ompak", black combined with gold-colored ornaments. The white color dominates the walls of the building or wall separating the complex. Floors are usually made of white marble or of patterned tiles. The floor is made higher than sandy pages. In particular building has a main floor that is more tinggimisal on Witono Ward and Ward Kencono. In particular building is equipped with a square stone, called "Selo Gilang" place where the Sultan's throne.

Each building has a class depending on its function, including its proximity to office users. The main class for example, the building used by the Sultan in the capacity of office, have detailed a more elaborate ornamentation and beautiful compared to the class below it. The lower the grade the more modest buildings, the ornaments do not even have the ornaments at all. In addition to ornaments, classroom buildings can also be seen from the material and form a part or whole of this part of the building itself. in this section, Chamamah book Soeratno et. al. used in most papers. Description derived from text or from existing photographs. It is also used Hadiatmadja Murdani book.

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