It is not excessive if Yogyakarta is called the City of Culture. In this city there is the king's palace or the palace that became the center of Javanese culture. In addition to being a residence of the king with the permasuri and his family, the Sultan's Palace is also a tourist place that anyone can visit with one condition that visitors should be well-dressed and polite.
There are so many interesting things that tourists can see when visiting the Sultan's Palace, ranging from the building is magnificent and thick with Javanese nuance, various objects of the king's and family's collections, art performances, to the lives of the courtiers. If coming at the right time, tourists can also see a variety of traditional ceremonies or processions that are in a degree in the palace like Nyebar Udhik-udhik, Caos Dahar, Grebeg, and many more.
Interesting Facts Kraton Yogyakarta
- Until now Kraton Yogyakarta is still the residence of King Jogja, Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X with his family.
- In the complex of Keraton Yogyakarta there are various showrooms of ancient objects such as ceramics, ancient batik, gamelan, painting, and personal objects of the king. Interestingly, inside the building that holds various collections of batik there is an ancient well that is essentially full of money.
- Every Tuesday Wage in the field of Kemidungan Kidul (rear back) is always implemented jempangan competition aka Mataraman style archery competition. All archers will wear traditional Javanese dress and archery with a sitting position.
Opening Hours and Art Performance Schedule at Kraton Yogyakarta
Kraton Yogyakarta is open for tourist visit every day from 09.00 - 14.00 WIB. Special Friday's kraton closes at 11.00 pm. Entrance fee of Rp 5,000 (domestic tourists) and Rp 15,000 (foreign tourists). Kraton Yogyakarta complex has 2 counters, the first is located in Tepas Keprajuritan (front of North Square) and in Tepas Pariwisata (Regol Keben). If you would like to see a more complete collection it is advisable to enter through Tepas Pariwisata.
In addition to watching the collection of objects belonging to the royal family, tourists who visit the Sultan's Palace can also see various artistic performances such as macapat, gamelan, wayang orang, wayang golek, leather puppets and srimpi dance in Bangsal Manganti. The show starts at 10.00 am (Monday - Thursday), at 09.00 (Friday), and at 09.30 (Saturday - Sunday).
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