YOGYAKARTA PALACE OF CASTLE

The Yogyakarta palace was one of the Kingdoms in Java that until this still exist, was led by a king was named Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X. So, already the descendants to 10 of the firts king of Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono I.for his authority territory, the Indonesian government made Yogyakarta the Special Area.

The Yogyakarta Special District existence ( DIY ) that still was maintaining Javanese culture had the historic value high and the attraction for tourists who visited there. For example, the Taman Sari or also was know with the term of the water Palace ( Water Kasteel ). Acknowledged as the Water Palace because the Taman Sari in got up on the false ocean.

In the taman Sari, previously King Yogyakarta finishe the time to hold the government, the palace of the defense at the same time the place for fun enterteined the heart with the queen, the wife and his family's member of the misstress.

The Taman Sari occupied the area measuring 10 hectare was built during 1756 was finished in 1765 really Yogyakarta First King Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono I. that interesting, relief's of Taman Sari is nuance religious and told about the chinese combination, Europe, Hindu, Buddha and Islamof the dtyle of architecture. Did not miss also the wall of the building and the wall of the gate way told about the lime, sand, the red stone, white the egg and the young coconut juice.

Most important parts that could be seen in the Taman sari complex that was places the first king Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono I, like: the Kenanga Island Palace, the Panembung Island, the round Mosque, the Great Gateway, the stage Gateway, the Whip building, and the Pool of the Bthing place, the Building of the meeting of the King with the south Nyi Roro Kidul ruler and plengkung Segaran of sea.

Pool of Bathing Place-three available pools of the bathing place in the Taman Sari complex had the name separetely, namely the Umbul Kawitan pool of the bathing place, that was utilized where bathing the king’s sons and daughters. The second pool of the bathing place was named Umbul Pamuncar that only for the wife and the third Pool of the bathing place of the king, were namely special Umbul Panguras used by the king.

Twins’s building-twin’s four building that was in the Taman Sari complex was mentioned by the name of Pecaosan ( the guarding ) and Paseban ( the place of the substitute for clothes ) the servant after undertaking the task of the guarding. Other four building used as played Gamelan if the king to sit in Gapura Panggung.

The meeting building- A Part that did not lose interesting and still the armature namely the meeting building between the king and the south Nyi Roro Kidul ruler of sea.

The Whip bilding-between the Umbul Pamuncar Pool of the bathing place and umbul Panguras had a building that named the whip. In the building so palace heirlooms in kept.

The Kenanga island – On The North had a small island that hill land. There had building that was acknowledged as the kenanga island palace. The kenanga name was taken from two kenanga trees available there. In this place of Sri Sultan HB until III had occopied him.

The round mosque – Next west the Kenanga island palace was gotten a unique mosque. His foudation had the shape of the circle with the diameter 25 meter, depth to 5 meter, the ridge that apparently in the surface of the land. Had two floor and in the middle had the Gumuling Well ( the place of ritual ablution ). The first floor the place and the floor of the queen’s prayers two places of the king’s prayers. The Taman Sari mosque was know also with the round mosque term.

The tunnel – In the south of the round mosque was gotten the tunnel along 25 kilometer that pointed in Parang kusumo ( the south sea coast ). This tunnel it seems reportedly as preparations for the rescue if warfare happening.
The Panembung island - the Panembung island was gotten next south the Kenanga island Palace. The name of the island was matched the function, as the meditating place of the king asked the lord of the lord. A building occopied a plain field on the false ocean. To reach this island must go through the tunnel along 200 meter. An amount of ventilation was placed along on the tunnel in the form of the house joglo lined up the row with the inhabitant’s house around it. This tunnel was renovated in Sri Sultan HB IX government period without the change and his sacred value in the authenticity.

Physical Transformation
If being paid close attention to, all the available building in the Taman Sari complex had the meaning and the meaning that were enough in. Especially related relations between the life of humankind as the creature and the lord of the lord. As the round form of the mosque building had two storeys took the form of the path, one floor on water and one floor more under water. This had the meaning Sangkan paraning dumadi ( the origin from all available ).
Even so five ladders in the middle of the mosque symbolized daily prayers. Was seen from his ladder composition, namely four ladders below and joined in was forming the pyramid, as well as one ladder connected te peak of the pyramid with the upper floor of the part mosque, had the meaning as the spiritual Javanese concept sedulur papat siji pancer ( sedulur flat limo pancer ).
The well of available Gumuling in the mosque had the function as the place of ritual ablution at the same time being used by the meditating king in the kejawen conduct. More again distant, also was made the place of the meeting between the king and the south Nyi Roro kidul ruler of sea magically.
There fore, the round mosque existence showed the Javanese culture capacity penetrated everything in himself as well as united him that is Islam culture with Javanese culture that expressed the characteristics of Hindu culture and available Buddha beforehand. Because that of the Taman Sari was also acknowledged as the Islam Garden or the Heaven Garden because of containing the symbol the symbol physical transformation.
The Taman Sari that was built in the king’s first period, had the function as the place of the king for fun to entertain the heart with the queen, his wives, children and the family’s other member of the mistress the other function as the complete place of the defense with this secret path to escape when from time to time was urged by the enemy’s attack. The Taman Sari also became the centre of all of the government’s activities, so as to be known also by the water Kasteel term or the water palace.