Located about 10 kilometers southeast of Yogyakarta city, the area is now known as Kotagede as the center of silver in Yogyakarta. Save approximately 170 year old buildings made in 1700 until 1930, but now the historic buildings are already much damaged by the earthquake that shook jogja May 2006. "Kotagede not quite known as Silver City, but the Old City (The Old Capital City)" according to a humanist Kotagede, Charris Zubair Ahmad.
Kotagede entering from the north through Gedong Yellow, a small street lined with classical buildings along both sides look like an exotic opening for tourists after going through the gate.
Since entering Kotagede area, tourists can enjoy a variety of silver sold at the front of houses and galleries (which are usually shaped Joglo to receive guests) with the type and variety of prices.
The silver is a culture from generation to generation. At first craft in Kotagede gold, silver and copper. But over time, crafts peraklah the most preferred. So that more producers choose to process the silver until now. This handicraft is exported to foreign countries, mainly Europe. And generally increasing by the end of the year.
Drop by at the gallery to see various crafts, from jewelry, ornament and utensils made of silver with artistic touch Kotagede silversmiths warm smile and greeting will be a pleasant welcome to begin the exploration through Kotagede.
Founder's tomb of the Ancient Mataram
The township to the south, there is a popular market known as Pasar Gede. Although the architecture of the building is simple, the traditional market built in Panembahan Senopati has become one of the centers of economic activity mentawisan community. This makes Kotagede known as Pasar Gede or Sargede once.
About 50 meters south of Cede Market in the Great Mosque road, a gate with a long fortress protecting the triumph of one of the sites Mataram past that is still preserved, a Petilasan Kotagede Kingdom. Some long berjulur banyan tree which signifies old age seemed to be the guardian shrine. Past the second gate there is a high wall about two meters by road on both sides that the view from the third gate as the entrance to the Great Mosque complex.
In the middle of the complex, there is a Great Mosque surrounded the house of the court servants. The mosque was built by Sultan Agung with local communities - most of them were Hindus and Buddhists - so too many to adopt the architecture typical of Hindu and Buddhist architecture. One of them is the mosque gate is carved like monasteries. Wood carvings that adorn nearly every corner of the mosque is also patterned style of Hindu and Buddhist. This is a unique individual from this mosque. Inside the mosque there is also a unique carved pulpit, from the Duke tribute to the Sultan Agung Palembang.
There mosque south of the tomb complex of the predecessor of Mataram Kingdom and relatives of the royal family who is also a place to stay once Pemanahan Ki. There is a ward widower (now a co-operative) as the first through the gate before entering the second gate.
Past the second gate into a complex at the same time limiting contact point to the tomb and Sendang Saliran (the baths). In this complex there are offices, warehouses, sheds clamps clamps lor and south wards.
To the west of the complex there is a gate leading to the tomb complex. Entering this complex, tourists must wear traditional Javanese clothes and implement tahlilan (prayer) before opening the tomb. Passing around 720 tombs, tourists will dihantar to a main building which became the Royal Family resides. Among Nyai Ageng Nis and P. Prono which is Djoyo grandparents of Panembahan Senopati, Ki Pemanahan (father of Panembahan Senopati), Panembahan Senopati to Kyai Wonoboyo Mangir, law and enemies of his grave Panembahan Senopati half outside the building to be unique in this tomb. It is said that the death of Kyai Ageng dibenturkan Mangir due to the stone head of a throne Panembahan Panembahan Senopati by itself. The stone can still be seen in the south of the mosque about 100 yards.
According to one of Pak Muji to YogYES court servants, visitors usually prayed for blessings and safety, and success in every Tomb Kings.
Meanwhile in the south of the tomb there is a place for bathing that is divided into Sendang Kakung for men and for women Sendang Princess. "Bathing in this place can cure some diseases and gift of success and prosperity," added Mr Muji.
Houses Kalang
After a visit to the tomb, tourists can visit one of the old houses built by the late Pawiro Suwarno in the 1920s, who was a wealthy businessman in Kotagede. The house is also known as the Kalang House. Kalang are invited by the King to become carvers jewelries.
The uniqueness of this Kalang House is a combination of Javanese and European elements, namely joglo as the parent is located in the back and in front of the European model. European building was likely to be of baroque style of Corinthian and the following doriq. Was on building joglonya, especially the hall is modified to be closed, not open as home joglo Java marquee. Reliefs with green colors yellow, no longer shows the colors of Java anymore. The emergence of glass into colorful mosaics connecting the pillars, showing that this joglo has received other touch.
This house with a mixture of Javanese and European styles now belongs to the family Ansor located about 300 meters north of Pasar Gede. While enjoying the beauty of the architecture of the past, tourists can buy silver carved by skillful hands and enjoy delicious meals at home Ansor family has made one of the largest galleries in Kotagede silver and a restaurant without changing the original shape of the house.
Cooking and Menus
Talking about delicious meals, it is not complete yet distinctive taste of satay Kotagede reefs. Not because of hard corals satenya so called, but because the name of the village where Mr. Prapto (inventor of satay recipe rocks) satenya is selling Reef Village. Do not worry if the taste, this sate is sweet beef satay with two uniqueness. First uniqueness choice of three sauces, peanut sauce, chili sauce or ketchup-kocor. What is meant kocor sauce, chili sauce rujak like sweet, sour and watery. The second uniqueness of this sate, the seller will provide a drink of rice co kencur Sate Karang. A refreshing blend.
source : yogyes.com
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