history of jogja

Under the shadow of 2914 meter high mountain, called Merapi Mount, standing Ngayogyakarto Sultanate, which is one of the Mataram kingdom in Java and since 1755 known as the Yogyakarta (Yogyakarta).

The kingdom of Mataram was divided into two, namely the Sultanate of Yogyakarta and Surakarta (Solo). Yogyakarta Palace was built by Prince Mangkubumi, and he used the palace as the center of the most influential in Java since the 17th century. Although there is modernization in the 20th century, the palace remains a center of traditional life and, still exudes the spirit of purity which is characterized by its culture for centuries.

Gamelan music represent the views of the past, classical and contemporary, Javanese dance performances are very beautiful and intoxicating, puppet shows and hundreds of traditional art that make the visitors spellbound. Life's great passion and warmth of the city itself is almost never fade. Contemporary art is also growing in culture fertile and the people of Yogyakarta. ASRI, the Academy of Fine Arts, for example, an art center here, and Yogyakarta has listed his name as an important school of modern painting in Indonesia, which may be illustrated in the figure of the Impressionist painters, Affandi. This province is one of the congested areas in Indonesia and is the main gateway to the geographical center of Java where this place is located. Stretching from Merapi mount in the north to the Indian Ocean to the south. Daily flights connect Yogyakarta to Jakarta, Surabaya and Bali, as well as train and bus transportation offers a road trip with the same route.