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The city of Yogyakarta

Tarina Amanawari Budiyanto

Yogyakarta was the Indonesian capital during the Indonesian National Revolution (1945-1949)

Yogyakarta is as the center of classical Javanese fine art and culture

Yogyakarta is called as city of tourism

Yogyakarta is called as students city

Students City
There are 136 education institution; 21 university, 102 academy, and 8 polytechnique There is one of Indonesia's most prominent state universities, Gadjah Mada University

City of Tourism

Borobudur Temple
Borobudur is a 9th century Mahayana Buddhist monumen The monument is decorated with 2762 relief panels and 504 buddha statues There are 10 floors. The first floor up to the sixth floor was square form, the seventh to the tenth floor were round form

Taman Sari
Taman Sari is a site of a former royal garden of the Sultanate of Yogyakarta

Built in mid 18th century, the Taman Sari had multiple functions, such as a resting area, a workshop, a meditation area, a defense area, and a hiding place

Kraton (Sultan Palace)


Kraton or the Sultans Palace is the place where Sultan and his family of Yogyakarta live Keraton was constructed from 1755 and continued for almost 40 years It has a garden, called alun-alun kidul, a public space for people to do their activities There are two banyan trees, that are believed have a sorcery to fulfill our wish

Traditional Transportation

Becak (pedicab)

Andong (carriage)

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