Yogyakarta Sultan Palace

Stretching as Tugu boundary between north and Krapyak Stage boundaries in the south, between Code River in the east and the west Winongo River. Between Mount Merapi and the South Sea, Palace in the public mind, and defined as the center of the world described as the central Jagad.

History Sultan Palace
After Giyanti Agreement, Prince Mangkubumi given the Yogyakarta area. To run the government, Prince Mangkubumi build a palace in the year 1755 in the area of Forest Beringan. This land is considered good enough because diapit two rivers, so protected from the possibility of flooding. The first king is in the Sultanate of Yogyakarta Mangkubumi with the title Prince Sultan Hamengku Buwono I (HB I).

Naming and Meaning Layouts
Karaton, palace or the Palace, the word comes from the queen-ka-an, which means a place to live the queen / king. Are broader sense, explained in simple, that the entire structure and building area Palace expressive view of life associated with the Java essensial, namely Sangkan Paraning Dumadi (from which the human origin and where the man died after).

The size of the region aft Palace 5 km to the south to Krapyak and 2 km to the north end of Tugu. On this line there is a duality linier the upside, so it can be read in symbolic philosophical. From south to north, as the birth place of humans to high perishable nature, and vice versa as the return man to the side Dumadi (God in the Java). While the Palace as the king as a physical symbol of the soul that is present in the physical body.

Palace to the Tugu also meant as a way of life full of temptations. Market Beringharjo the temptations of women. While the temptations of power will be represented through the building Kepatihan. Both located on the right. Straight road itself as lambing people close to the Creator (Sankan Paraning Dumadi).

The simple, Tugu symbolism Lingga (male) and Krapyak as Yoni (women). Palace as a physical and that came from both.

Meaning Spatial Sultan Palace
Diguncang years after the earthquake in 1867, Palace were damaged heavily. HB VII during the year 1889, the building is restored. Although the administration is still lying, but the building was changed, as seen now

Tugu and Bangsal Manguntur Tangkil or Bangsal Kencana (the king's throne), located in a straight line, this means, when the Sultan singgasananya to sit in and look to the Tugu, then he will always remember the people (manunggaling subject gusti).

Palace order the same as Dynasty Mataram Palace in general. Bangsal Kencana king who ruled the place, integrates with Bangsal Prabayeksa as a place to store weapons inheritance Palace (in this room, there is a light oil Kyai Wiji, who always kept dalem servant not to go out), functioning as the center. Bangsal is dilingkupi by the Kedhaton, so to reach the center, must go through a page that flake-like series of bewa (waves) on the sea.

Order spatial Palace this constellation is very similar to the mountains and plains Cashew Dwipa, who is seen as a continent center Jagad highway.

From north to south Palace area in succession there Alun-Alun Utara, Siti Hinggil North, North Kemandhungan, Srimanganti, Kedhaton, Kemagangan, South Kemandhungan, Siti Hinggil South and South-Alun Alun (the high walls that protected).

Meanwhile, the door must pass to get to each of the nine, called Regol. From the north gate there, pangurukan, tarub agung, brajanala, srimanganti, kemagangan, gadhung Mlati, kemandhungan and ivory.

Brongtodiningrat consider this important number, as the number that describes the highest perfection. This is related to nine holes in human babahan commonly called hawa sanga.

Palace Kesakralan each building, indicated the frequency and intensity of activities on the Sultan of the place.

Alun-Alun, Pagelaran, and Siti Hinggil, in this place, only the Sultan to attend three times a year, that is, at the time Pisowan Ageng Grebeg Maulud, Sawal and Besar. And the opportunity that is a very special incidental eg penobatan at the time of Sultan and Penobatan son Crown Prince or Adipati Anom.

Sultan's Palace memanglah old building, once damaged and restored. View at a glance, such as building Kraton general. But when we go deep into Sultan's Palace, which is the largest and beautiful example of a symbolic meaning, a philosophy of life, the fact a man, how nature works and human life and the existence of various hidden symbolism in it. (YogYES.COM)

Author: R. Syah
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