Travel Indonesia by Mirdan

Solo, also known as Surakarta is a city in Central Java, Indonesia, with a population of 522,364 people, a density of 11,861.00/km², and an area of 44.04 km².  Solo is around 50 km from Jogjakarta, or approximately one hour driving. Solo  offers a wide selection of interesting  tourism attraction. There are many nature culinary as well as man made tourism attraction such as historical buildings, museums, and historical places that shows the richness of Javanese culture. Keraton Kesunanan Surakarta Hadiningrat, the icon of tourism in Solo. The iconic tourism attraction in Solo is Keraton Kesunanan Surakarta Hadiningrat.  Keraton Surakarta Hadiningrat is the royal palace of Surakarta Sultanate which is still active today and is important in Javanese history and culture. Other close by tourism spots are Taman Sriwedari, and Taman Radita. Taman Sriwedari . While Solo is ultimately interesting to enjoy its culture heritage,  holidays in Solo will not be complete when you miss th

  Keraton Mangkuagaran, Solo. Kadipaten Mangkunagara founded following the Salatiga Agreement (1757).Kadipaten Mangkunagara is an autonomous kingdom that had ruled in the Surakarta area from 1757 to 1946. The rules was traditionally called Mangkunegara. Raden Mas Said is the Mangkunegara I.  The genealogy of the Mataram Kings including Mangkunegara I. Despite having the same autonomous status as the other three Mataram kingdoms, the Mangkunegaran rulers did not have the same high authority as the Sultanate of Yogyakarta and Kasunanan Surakarta. Its ruler is not entitled to the title "Sunan" or "Sultan" but "Prince Adipati Arya".The ruler of Mangkunegaran is domiciled at Pura Mangkunegaran, which is located in Surakarta City. The territory of Kadipaten Mangkunegaran in 1830 can be seen in the following map. The territory of  Kadipaten Mangkunagaraan as of 1830 (Wikipedia). The Salatiga Agreement was made in response to the rebellion of Raden Mas Said agains

  Keraton Mangkuagaran, Solo. Sad news came from Pura Mangkunegara Surakarta, Central Java.The King Mangkunegara, Kanjeng Gusti Aria Adhipati (KGPAA) Mangkunegara IX passed away today, Friday (13/8/2021) at around 02.50 am as quoted from Tribune News.com . This sad news was initially seen in the daughter's Instagram Story upload, GRAj Agung Putri Suniwati (Menur Soekarno), @menursokarno77. Reference: https://www.tribunnews.com/nasional/2021/08/13/kabar-duka-raja-kgpaa-mangkunegara-ix-solo-meninggal-dunia-karena-sakit-jantung

The temples of Borobudur, Prambanan & Ratu Boko will be soon open for public in early June after close for three months due to the pandemic of Covid-19. The management is on preparation of the New Normal in Tourism Site with a view to improve and raise service quality standards towards clean, healthy and safe tourism. The New Normal in these temples is made in accordance with the direction of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (Kemenparekraf) which would implement the CHS Program (Cleanliness, Health, and Safety) in all tourism destination across the archipelago. This program is considered important, because this pandemic has changed human behavior. The community is far more concerned with factors of cleanliness, health and safety, including in the tourism industry. Sunset in Candi Ratu Boko Complex. The New Normal in the Temples Complex The management would require all visitors to wear face masker and have their body temperature check at the entrance gate. Visitors are

SOLO INTERNATIONAL GAMELAN FESTIVAL  Agustus 9 - 16, 2018 An attractive concert of gamelan (Javanese traditional instruments) presententing several gamelan orchestra groups performances from Solo City and other foreign countries SOLO INTERNATIONAL PERFORMING ART (SIPA) September 26 - 27, 2018 Watch the captivating performances of National and International artist in theathre, music, and dance on marvelous outdoor stage. SEMARAK SINGO BARONG September 26 - 27, 2018 National festival of Reog dance competing hundreds of traditional Reog dance groups from all over Indonesia. KONFERENSI KOTA BATIK NUSANTARA October 2, 2018 Conference and Exhibition of Batik from distinguised Batik Cities in Indonesia SOLO BATIK FASHION October 12 - 13, 2018 A fabulous Batik fashion show presenting masterpieces of local and national reputable designers and models INTERNATIONAL MASK FESTIVAL (IMF) October 26 - 27, 2018 The beauty and uniqueness of various "Topeng" (Mask)

Mendut Temple is a Buddhism Temple and located in Mendut Village , District Mungkid, Magelang regency, Central Java, about 38 km to the northwest of Yogyakarta. The location is only about 3 km from the temple of Borobudhur, which presumably have close links with Pawon and Mendut. Viewed from their positions,  Pawon Temple, Borobudur Temple and Mendut Temple lies on a straight line. According to Kayumwungu Inscription and Karang Tengah Inscription, Mendut Temple was built by Pramodyawardhani. In addition to the worship of the gods, Mendut temple was built to honor the ancestral dynastyof Syailendra. As a Buddhism Temple, Mendut Temple has reliefs which bore the stories of moral values as reflected by animal stories brought by Pancatantra from India. In the quite spaciuos rooms, there are three Mendut Buddha statues. Right before the doors there are Buddha Sakyamuni, the Buddha was preaching. Buddha is depicted in a sitting position with hands dharmacakramudra attitude

Borobudur temple is the largest temple in Indonesia. Borobudur has become a tourist attraction which attracts many tourists both local and foreign. Additionally, Borobudur has become a holy place for Buddhists in Indonesia and become an annual celebration of the most important centers of Buddhist namely Vesak. Borobudur is one of the wonders of the world that should be preserved. Borobudur is currently designated as one of the UNESCO World Heritage. Borobudur was built around 800 AD or 9th century. Borobudur was built by the followers of Mahayana Buddhism during the reign of the Sailendra dynasty. The temple was built in the heyday of the Sailendra dynasty. The founder of the Borobudur Temple, King Samaratungga derived from the dynasty or the Sailendra dynasty. Likelihood of this temple was built around 824 AD and was completed around the year 900 AD during the reign of Queen Pramudawardhani who is the daughter of Samaratungga. While the architects who contributed to bu

A Stunning Morning at Bukit Punthuk Stumpu as the Sun rises over Borobudur Temple. Setumbu Punthuk hill is one of the best spot to watch the sunrise with the background of Mount Merapi Merbabu. From this place, tourists can also see the magnificent Borobudur temple trapped in the morning sea mist. The exoticism views of the Stunning sun rise in the morning has always been a magnet for tourists. Therefore, no wonder if the tourist spots that presents a view of the sunrise is always crowded with tourists. For example: Mount Bromo in East Java, Mount Dieng Sikunir in Central Java, and Bukit Punthuk Setumbu in Magelang. Of these three places, Bukit Punthuk Setumbu have a different view of the morning. Besides watching the sun slowly peeking from Mount Merapi or Merbabu, tourists can also witness the splendor of Borobudur from a height. Of course this is a distinct advantage. No wonder if eventually Punthuk Setumbu become a favorite location for foreign tourists to watch the su

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