Boleh percaya, boleh tidak: Candi Borobudur ternyata dibangun di atas sebuah danau purba. Dulu, kawasan tersebut merupakan muara dari berbagai aliran sungai. Karena tertimbun endapan lahar kemudian menjadi dataran. Pada akhir abad ke VIII, Raja Samaratungga dari Wangsa Syailendra lantas membangun Candi...

This temple of Kalasan is located in Kalibening hamlet, village of Tirtomartani, Kalasan district, Sleman regency. It stands visibly, 20m away, from the Jogjakarta-Solo highway, at the 13th km, surrounded by local dwellings. The location is easily reached by car or public transport. The temple is maintained...

The temple is situated in the Sambisari hamlet, village of Purwomartani, Kalasan district, Sleman regency. It is easy to reach either by bus or by car: Take the highway that leads to Solo and turn left (north) at the 10th km. Go straight north on the asphalt road. Motorbike-taxis (ojek) are available...

This site basically has two different kinds of buildings: the sacred and the profane. According to the Abayagiri Wihara inscription found on the site, dating from the Caka year 714, or 792 A.C., the Boko Palace is a Buddhist monastery built by Tejahpurnapana Panamkarana. The evidence is strengthened...

This temple overhangs that of Banyunibo, thus you have to follow the same directions: on the Jogjakarta-Solo highway, at the Prambanan intersection, turn right (south) to the direction of Piyungan. After 3km, you will find a signpost indicating the direction of the Banyunibo, Barong, and Ratu Boko temples....

Selain dibedakan atas warna, kain yang digunakan untuk bahan dan perlengkapan busana prajurit juga menggunakan motif tertentu, diantaranya batik, lurik, atau cindhe. Batik digunakan oleh para Manggala, Wadana Ageng, Pandhega (Bupati enem), Panewu Bugis juga mengenakan kain batik. Prajurit lain yang...

The Watugudig site is located 2km to the south of the Prambanan, at the Watugudig hamlet, village of Bokoharjo, Prambanan district. To reach it, turn right (south) at the Prambanan junction on the Jogjakarta-Solo highway, going to the direction of Piyungan for 2km. At the foot of the hill of Ratu Boko...

From Jogjakarta, take the highway that goes to Solo, then turn rigt (to the south) at the Prambanan intersction to the direction of Piyungan. After three kilometers you will find a signpost indicating the temples of Banyunibo, Barong, and Ratu Boko. Take the left (east) turn anf follow the directions...

This temple is located in the Candi Sari hamlet, village of Tirtomartani, Kalasan district. It is very easy to reach this passionate site, whether or not you have a vehicle. It is exactly on the 15th km of the jogjakarta-Solo highway, at the left (north) side of the road in front of a restaurant (Ayam...

Prajurit Nyutra Nama Nyutra berasal kata dasar sutra mendapatkan awalan N. Kata sutra dalam bahasa Kawi berarti 1) 'unggul', 2) lulungidan (ketajaman), 3) 'pipingitan/'sinengker’(Winter, K.F., 1928, 233,266); sedang dalam bahasa Jawa Baru berarti 'bahan kain yang halus'; sedangkan awalan N- berarti...

Prajurit Kraton Yogyakarta saat ini terdiri atas 10 bregada. Perbedaan antar bregada yang satu dengan yang lain ditentukan menurut atribut panji-panji (bendera), busana, dan kelengkapannya. Nama-nama bregada/ pasukan itu adalah Prajurit Wirabraja, Prajurit Dhaeng, Prajurit Patangpuluh, Prajurit Jagakarya,...

The complex is located to the east of Prambanan, in the Plaosan hamlet, village of Bugisan, Prambanan district, Klaten. To visit it you have to take the Jogjakarta-Solo highway, passing in front of the Prambanan temples, turn left (north), follow the road for for 2km. Take the right turn after a signpost...

The Parangtritis and Parangkusumo beaches are about 27km tp the south of Jogjakarta. These beaches are very close to one another but the first is much better known and more often visited. Geographically these beaches are but the border with the Indian ocean, but for the Javanese people they have a significantly...

The ruins of the Ambarketawang palace can be reached by the road that leads from Jogjakarta to Wates. At the 5th kilometer, or at the intersection after the Restaurant “Mbok Berek”, turn left (south) and follow the road for about 500m. A signpost to the ruoins stands 50m from it. The location can be...

Warna dapat dipahami dalam tiga tingkatan. Pertama, adalah warna secara murni yaitu penggunaan warna untuk warna itu sendiri; kedua, adalah warna secara harmonis yang mengungkap kenyataan optis; ketiga, adalah warna secara heraldis atau simbolis. Pada Prajurit Kraton Yogyakarta, warna akan dipahami...

Pangeran Mangkubumi (Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono I) sebagai pendiri Dinasti Mataram - Ngayogyakarta, adalah seorang ahli strategi perang, juga seorang arsitek, negarawan dan budayawan sejati. Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono I sangat memegang teguh akan pentingnya nilai historis maupun filosofis-religius...