Yogyakarta or Jogjakarta, Yogya or Jogja no metter how people call it, all refers to city with unique and rich culture which attracts people to visit it.
The city is founded in 1755, marked by the estabilishment of Sultan Kingdom, with its first king Sri Sultan Hamengkubuono I. As an old city, many archeological sites are found in Yogyakarta and its surrounding. They are not only from 18th century but also from previous centuries. In 16th century Yogyakarta was center of Mataram Islam Kingdom while further back in 8th century it was the center civilization influenced by Hinduism and Buddhism. It can be seen from temples found in Siwa Plateau (Prambanan, Ratu Boko, Kalasan, and surrounding area)
During the independence war, Yogyakarta played a major role in independence process of Indonesia. Many national heroes who were born in Yogyakarta like Ki Hajar Dewantara, K.H Ahmad Dahlan, Sri Sultan Hamengkubuono IX, and many more gave major contibution to the nation. One of the most important events recorded here was. Surprise Attack on 1 March 1949, Yogyakarta was also the capital of Insonesia during 1946-1949. More over, the city has long been famous as an Education City as many student from all around Indonesia and even from abroad come here to study.
As the center of culture and art, Yogyakarta provides many acces to experience Javanese culture trough art performences like clasical dance, puppet shoe and many others. Traditional values dan Javanese culture are best kept as a basic capital in developing the city in the future especiallu to be one of main tourist destination in Indonesia.
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ReplyDeleteYogyakarta is so nice place to visit..
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