Keraton Kasunanan Surakarta, Royal Palace Solo!

If you visit Solo, it is incomplete if you do not stop by one of the historical and cultural sights in the Surakarta City is so cool. Historical tours, as well as a cool solo heritage. Tourist attractions in Solo is called Keraton Kasunanan Surakarta or better known as Surakarta Keraton. The location of this palace adjacent to other Solo tourist icon such as Great Mosque and Klewer Market.

Surely there, you will be able to visit the place of history in Solo, and witness the magnificent ancient buildings that are still standing upright. In its heyday, this vast palace building was used by the palace to run all the functions of the palace and also the government as a whole. Now, its function is increasing as a cool tourist spot in Solo.

The unique roof of the palace, the carving is cool!

As a historical tourist attraction, Keraton Kasunanan Surakarta also has a museum with a cool collection that you can enjoy. There you can see a variety of typical relics of the palace on display. Starting from the collection of everyday knick-knacks keraton and also unique objects ever used by the palace and his family.

In the museum that is in Surakarta Palace, you will also be able to see various prizes from the kings of Europe, a set of traditional gamelan instruments and also a replica of a palace heirloom that once witnessed the history of the development of the Surakarta Palace.

The cannon that keeps the Kasunanan Palace Solo

When viewed in terms of building architecture, the visitors would agree with the statement that the Surakarta Palace has a traditional Javanese palace architecture architecture is very luxurious and majestic. It might even be one of the best architectural designs.

This can happen because it is due to the restoration process conducted by Paku Buwono X in 1893-1939. He adopted a mixture of European and Javanese architectural styles filled with shades of blue and white so that the more comforting anyone who memkalianng palace buildings.

If previously you may have visited Yogyakarta Palace, you would think that the architectural form of the two palace buildings is so similar. That is true, because Prince Mangkubumi who became Sultan Hamengkubuwono I in Yogyakarta is the architect who built the Surakarta Palace. Not surprisingly, the Yogyakarta Palace building adopted the existing building structure in this Surakarta Palace.

Counters to buy entry tickets into Keraton Kasunanan Solo

Try you to visit Keraton Kasunanan Surakarta, after visiting Sultan Palace. You will find many similarities. Keraton Kasunanan Surakarta is located in Kelurahan Baluwarti Kecamatan Pasar Kliwon Kota Surakarta, Central Java.

Relax, this place is in the city center so almost all public transportation can take you there. In addition, you can also take advantage of other public transportation services. You can also take a taxi, horse, pedicab, or even Solo Batik Trans. Do not be afraid to get lost, because the people of Solo are a lot of good, so you can try to ask questions.

Yes you can ask the local people to get to Keraton Kasunanan Surakarta. Especially if you new first time holiday to Solo and really want to get to Keraton Surakarta without there are many obstacles. Or you can use a taxi as the main option that you can use to go to the palace in the middle of this Surakarta city.

There is a guide service that can guide around Kasunanan Palace Solo

However, to be more flexible, as well as you guys rent a motorcycle or car in Solo. In addition to the way to get to the palace supported access that is not too difficult, you can continue to get around the city of Solo after a visit to the palace.

When you reach the Keraton Kasunanan Surakarta area, immediately you enter the palace area and buy the entrance ticket. Ticket price you have to pay to enjoy the beauty of the architecture of Surakarta Kasunanan building not too expensive really, only IDR 10.000 only.

There are additional for you who want to perpetuate solo keraton architecture with camera. You have to pay an additional fee for the camera that was brought in by IDR 2,000. Solo palace attractions are open on Monday-Thursday from 09:00 to 14:00 pm. While Saturday-Sunday starting at 09:00 to 15:00 pm. Do not come too late to the palace Solo yes, later closing closed. For the day the Keraton Kasunanan Surakarta will be closed to the public.

There are many shady trees in the palace

Before entering the inside of the palace, from a visible white wall with a height of about 3-5 meters was built around Kasunanan Keraton Surakarta. And when you enter the front of the courtyard of Surakarta Kasunanan court, you will be treated to a big gun named Kyai Rancawara made of bronze, seen to protect this palace.

In the palace of Solo, you can also see a building called Sasana Sumewa which reputedly used to be used as a place to communicate between the king with subordinates to talk and deliver messages and important information. But you will only be allowed to look around the building and can not climb to the floor of the building because this place is very sacred by the palace and also the servants in the palace.

Abdi dalem palace

Once satisfied you can proceed around to the other palace buildings, namely Kori Rentang, Kori Mangu, and Kori Brojonolo. From there, you will be able to see the grandeur of ancient Javanese traditional buildings with sturdy buffer posts and also distinctive patterned floors that will make the atmosphere of Kasunanan Surakarta building more elegant and unique. After this area that you will go next is the courtyard Kamandungan Lor and Sri Manganti. And the last part of your next stopover is Surakarta Hadiningkrat Royal Museum.

In the museum of Surakarta Palace is arguably the most interesting. Here you will find various kinds of royal objects used by the palace and also the big family from the first government until now. For example cooking utensils used in the past; weapons such as kris, spear, trident, sword, ancient pistol, and cannon.

There are many cannon like this around Solo palace

Traditional art instruments such as masks and gamelan; puppet; table chairs; strollers with unique designs; Kyai Slamet horn (a kind of buffalo maintained by the palace); statues representing the image of the royal family; photos of the royal family of the king of Mataram Islam until now also still exist.

Greatness hat ever worn by Paku Buwono VI, Paku Buwono VII, and Paku Buwono X; as well as many more collections of objects owned by Keraton Kasunanan Surakarta museum. For those of you who like to enjoy historic objects up close, you will love when visiting here.

The group of Civaistis deities of the Solo Palace Museum

O yes, there are some things to note when you visit the Keraton Kasunanan Surakarta. Do not wear sunglasses, hats, jackets when inside the museum. In addition, you are also advised not to use shorts while visiting the palace.

Perhaps it is meant to honor the ancestors, cultures and traditions of the palace that uphold the norm of decency. If you happen to be carrying goods that are not allowed to carry, you can keep all your stuff in place that has been provided by the palace manager. Take it easy you do not have to be afraid to lose the things you carry.

The guards of the solo palace with their distinctive green dress, armed with a sword

When visiting Solo Kasunanan Palace, do not miss one of the most unique place in the court yard palace. Here there is a soft pasri, which supposedly he said the soft sand that is there comes from Mount Merapi and Parangkusumo Beach. But of course you are also strictly forbidden to take or bring sand from the palace yard. Just feel the sensation of the softness of the sand in this Kasunanan Solo Keraton!