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Kedaulatan Rakyat

@ Mangkubumi Street Kedaulatan Rakyat is one of old newspaper in Indonesia. It has been published since 27 September 1945. "Kedaulatan rakyat" newspaper has a motto "Migunaging Tumraping Liyan (javanese language) " which the meaning is useful for the others. These newspaper founded by H. Samawi and Soemadi Matono Wonohito. First published, the newspaper has many pages are only 16 sheets. Then developed into 24 pages, and oplahnya rose to more than 125,000 copies. The newspaper published in the Japanese colonial period. Newspaper circulation is blocked by the party also had the colonizers. The colonists feared the news that it presented later will affect the people to oppose the invaders. Kedaulatan Rakyat was the second newspaper that get treated like that. Previously there was a Java-language newspaper that was also "banned" by the Japanese. Instead, the Japanese occupiers publish a newspaper that "over them". Japan's creation was named ...

Pasar Ngasem (Red: Ngasem Market)

Pasar Ngasem is one of famous place in Yogyakarta. There you can find trader sell pets like fish, birds, dogs, and others.

Gedung Agung Yogyakarta

Yogyakarta presidential palace was originally the official residence of the Resident to-18 in Yogyakarta (1823-1825). He was a Dutchman named Anthonie Hendriks Smissaert, which also is the initiator or the initiator of the development of this great building. This building was established in May 1824 in the Dutch colonial period. This originated from the desire of the "palace" is authoritative for the resident-Dutch residents. Architect named A. Payen; he was appointed by the Governor General of Dutch East Indies at that time. Follow the style of the building of European architecture adapted to the tropical climate. Gedung Agung Yogyakarta is one of 5 presidential palace in Indonesia. Other presidential palace in Jakarta, Bogor and Cipanas (West Java), and Tampaksiring (Bali).

Alun-Alun Kidul

*North side of Alun-Alun Kidul Alun-alun Kidul is one of favorite place in Yogyakarta. Alun-alun Kidul is contain two words, there are Alun-alun in English is square, and Kidul (Javanese Language) mean south. Because the square is located on the south side of the Keraton Yogyakarta (The palace of Yogyakarta). There is a myth in Alun-alun Kidul . Our desire will be answered if we could walk through between the trees with closed eyes from the north side square. Its looks easy, but you can believ or not, some people hard to walk through between the trees. Allegedly, the myth is used to prevent colonial enter the Keraton area in the colonial period. *North side of Alun-Alun Kidul *Alun-Alun Kidul Corner

"Tugu Jogja", The famous Landmark of Yogyakarta

"Tugu Jogja" in 2009 Tugu Jogja, is one of famous tour place and historic monument in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The monument is stand on meeting point of Pangeran Mangkubumi Street, Jendral Sudirman Street, A.M Sangaji Street, and Diponegoro Street, Yogyakarta City. The monument has built one year after Keraton Yogyakarta (The palace of Yogyakarta) was builded. The monument describe Manunggaling Kawula Gusti (The technical term of Javanese language) or the unity spirit of citizenry and the authorities to fight colonial. The unity spirit was described in the monument, the shape of monument's pole is cylinder or gilig (The technical term of Javanese language) and the shape of the top is circle or golong (The technical term of Javanese language), so the monument is called " Tugu Golong-Gilig ". The height the monument is about 25 meters. But the monument was fall out caused by earthquake in 10 Juni 1867. In 1889, Netherland's goverment renovated the monument. T...