 Affandi Museum
is one of interesting place to see. It is the home of the greatest painter with International level (Affandi 1907-1990). You can see the private workshop and museum that reserve collection of Affandi's finest artwork, and also his distinguished daughter, Kartika. Affandi Museum is laying at Jl. Laksda Adi Sucipto 167, Yogyakarta. This street has a famous name called Solo street because it connects two big cities (that is Yogyakarta and Solo).
The museum which is placed at the west of the Gajah Wong river has its
wide area for about 3500 are. This area consist of the museum itself
and the building used to Affandi's house. The unusual land surface gave
an inspiration to Affandi to build unique building on it. The result is, an unique integrated environment planned by him self.
Location Affandi Museum:
Jl. Laksda Adi Sucipto 167
Yogyakarta - Indonesia
 Yogyakarta Kembali Museum
is the part of Yogyakarta Kembali Monument. The monument is established
to commemorate the refunctioning of Yogyakarta as the capital of
Republic Indonesia on July 6, 1966. The 31 meters high monument,
symbolize a mount of heaven.
Monument Museum is a cone shape consists of 3 floors and are equipped
with the library and multipurpose room. At the entrance was written
422 names of heroes in the Wehrkreise III (RIS) between December 19,
1948 until June 29, 1949.
This monument has three floor, first floor consist of a museum library,
an auditorium and a cafetaria.Yogyakarta has large number of
Indonesian's famous artist. Some of them are Affandi, Amri Yahya and
Sapto Hudoyo.
Nomerous galleries and studios or art museum can be found in this city
Yogya Kembali Monument was built on June 29, 1985 by Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX and Sri Paduka Paku Alam VIII. The idea to build this monument made by the colonel Soegiarto, as the Mayor of Yogyakarta in 1983.
Yogya Kembali name chosen for the purpose as tetenger (reminder) from the event history of Dutch occupation forces withdrawal from the capital of Jogjakarta Indonesia at the time, dated June 29, 1949. This is an early sign of the Indonesian nation free from the power of the Dutch government.
Prince Diponegoro Munument Museum
This museum was the former home of Prince Diponegoro, a noble from
Ngayogyokarto Hadiningrat who bravely opposed the Dutch colonials in
1825-1830.
Biology Museum Yogyakarta
 Biological Museum initiated since the creation of Zooligicum Museum in 1964, which occupies one room in Sekip, Sleman, Yogyakarta, in the UGM campus, led by Prof. drg.R.G.Indrojono and herbarium collections that occupy part of the building in Jalan Sultan Agung 22 Yogyakarta, led by Prof.Ir.Moeso Suryowinoto.
Management of both handled by the Faculty of Biology, which at that time located in nDalem Mangkubumen, Ngasem, Yogyakarta, which is better known as the faculties of " Complex Ngasem". Collection of animals and plants at that time came from Section Zoology and Anatomy Faculty of Medicine Gadjah Mada University, and the Section of Botany Faculty of Agriculture UGM.
The initiative of the Dean of the Faculty of Biology, which at that time occupied by Ir.Sodo Soerjo Adisewoyo, on September 20, 1969, in commemoration of Dies Natalis Faculty of Biology, Biology Museum was inaugurated. The museum is a combination of museum collections zoologicum and Herbarium, in occupying the building in Jalan Sultan Agung 22 Yogyakarta. Biological Museum has a collection of specimens of animals and plants preserved in dry, wet preservation, as well as fossils, which come from various regions in Indonesia and some from abroad. The museum collection is used as a means of study faculty,students, and the public.
Sonobudoyo Museum
Sonobudoyo museum has various collections of antique relics and other
cultural and historical items that are worth to see. It is situated on
the northern side of the north square (alun-alun utara). Built in 1935
with Javanese architecture
Banyunibo Temple Yogyakarta
Banyunibo Temple can be visited easily after visiting King Boko
TempleIt is sited as solitary complex in the middle of the farmland
about 2 km at south east side of King Boko's palace
Prince Diponegoro Munument Museum
This museum was the former home of Prince Diponegoro, a noble from
Ngayogyokarto Hadiningrat who bravely opposed the Dutch colonials in
1825-1830.
Borobudur temple, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Borobudur Indonesia Temple is the biggest stupa ever created on earth.
It was built in the most glorious time of the Syailendra dynasty.
Borobudur Temple is one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the
world. This colossal relic of Borobudur Temple was built by Sailendra
dynasty between 750 and 842 AD; 300 years before Cambodia’s Angkor Wat,
400 years before work had begun on the great European cathedrals.
Little is known about its early history except that a huge tropical
heat to shift and carve the 60,000 Cu m of stone.Sir Thomas Stamford
Raffles revealed Borobudur Temple in 1814. He found the temple in ruin
condition and ordered that the site be cleared of undergrowth and
thoroughly surveyed. The massive restoration project began from 1905 to
1910 led by Dr. Tb. van Erp. With the help of UNESCO, the second
restoration to rescue Borobudur was carried out from August 1913 to
1983.The overall height of Borobudur was 42 meters, but it is only 34.5
meters now (after restoration), and has the dimension of 123 x 123
meters.
The building has 10 floors or levels: Hhumtcambharabudara, the mountain
of the accumulation of virtue in the ten stages of Bodhisatva.
Borobudur is located 41 km northwest of Yogyakarta, 7 km south of
Magelang, Central Java.
Vredeburg Fortress Yogyakarta
Benteng Vredeburg was built in 1765 by the Dutch during the colinial
domination in Yogyakarta to protect the Dutch resident from the cannon
shots of Indonesian solidiers in the Sultan's Palace.
Locate of fortress Vredeburg face by Gedung Agung.Only within walking
distance from the city centre of Yogyakarta, this historical fort was
built in a unique rectangular shape with bastions and ramparts in each
corner.
Gembira Loka Zoo
Gembira Loka Zoo is located at the eastern side of Kusumanegara street
on hinterland of Yogyakarta. This is not only a zoo, but also fantasy
land for children, its provides artistic man made caves and playground
for the kinds.
Imogiri Royal Cemetery
Imogiri Royal Cemetery in Yogyakarta is perched on a beautiful hill
about 12 km from Yogyakarta. This cemetery was built in 1645. Tourist
have to wear traditional Javanese clothes like in Kota Gede. Everyday
many people visit Imogiri and have to climb up its 345 stairs to reach
the top of the hill where the tomb of the King rested.
Kalasan Temple
Kalasan Temple which is unique Buddhist temple is located at 16
kilometers at eastern side of Yogyakarta, on the south side of the main
road connecting Yogyakarta and Prambanan.
Sari Temple is another Buddhist temple about 600 meter at the north east of the Kalasan Temple.
Kota Gede Royal Cemetery
Kota Gede is an old city, tourist can visit the cemetery of the Mataram
Kings, who called Panembahan Senopati. Those who want to go inside the
cemetery have to wear the traditional clothes that can be rent there
Kraton Yogyakarta
The King Palace or Sultan Palace or called Kraton Yogyakarta was built
in 1775 by Pangeran Mangkubumi, the son of Prince who was then called
Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono I.
This palace lay exactly between Winongo river and Code river. The
Kraton built in grand and elegant Javanese architecture, lay in the
center of the municipality, stretches from north to south. Each part of
the building has its own name. The Sultan's palace as one of the
interesting tourist site in Yogyakarta. the palace now the dwelling
palace of Sultan Hamengku Buwono X and his family.
Plaosan Temple
Plaosan temple is about 1 kilometers at the east of the Sewu temple.
This is Buddhist temple consist of two main temples standing side by side, each having terraces bases
Prambanan Temple
Prambanan Temple are classical buildings and evidence as a product of
very high and priceless culture. The temples used to be a place to
bring offerings. This can be verified by seeing the ashes of animals
found in the temples.
At present, people still believe that temples are holy and sacred
place. Therefore visitor are expected to conduct themselves properly.
Temples found in the surrounding of Yogyakarta built in 8-9 century
during the glory of Hindu and Budha religion. Prambanan Temple is
located around 17 km from Yogyakarta. Tourist wont miss the temple
because it is only hundred meters off the main street.
Prambanan, named after the village, is the biggest temple complex in
Java. There are 224 temples in the complex; three of them, the main
temples are Brahma Temple in the north, Vishnu Temple in the south, and
the biggest among the three which lies between Brahma and Vishnu
temples is Shiva Temple (47 meters high).
These three ancient masterpieces of Hindu architecture are locally
referred to as Prambanan Temple or Lorojonggrang Temple. One of its
appeals is the wealth of sculptural detail. The well known one is on
the inner wall of the balustrade, the wonderfully vital and utterly
engrossing Ramayana epic.
Perhaps one of the most majestic temples in the South-East Asia,
Prambanan attracts many admirers each year from abroad. Situated about
15 kilometers from Yogyakarta, the top of the main shrine is visible
from a great distance and rises high above the scattered ruins of the
former temples.
Prambanan is the best seen shortly after dawn or in the late afternoon.
However it is still beautiful at any time.Prambanan Sunrise Enjoy
sunrise behind the glory of Prambanan Temple. Visitors should be at the
location - in the area of The Open Air Theater and archaeological park
of the temple - before sun rise at about 5:00 o'clock in the
morning.Playground A park designed specially for children and the rest
of your family to play in and have fun while enjoying the beauty of
Prambanan Temple.Archeological Museum The museum where you can learn
about the ancient history of Prambanan and all the surrounding temples
and Wanabaya's discoveries.
Sewu Temple Yogyakarta
is located just several hundred meters north east of Prambanan Temple.
It is a large and vast Buddhist temple including several other small
temples like Lumbung, Asu, Bubrah and Lor Kulon Temple. Sewu Temple
complex located in the area of Prambanan Temple Park, about 800 meters
to the north of Rara Jongrang Temples. Sewu Temple is the second
largest Buddhist temple in central Java after Borobudur. The fact that
this temple was built near Prambanan Temple, which is a Hindu temple,
indicated that the Hindus and Buddhists lived in harmony.
It is believed to be a royal temple and was one of the religious
activity centers in the past. Based on the inscription dated back to
792 AD which was found in 1960, the name of the temple complex was
probably "Manjus’rigrha" (The House of Manjusri). Manjusri is one of
Boddhisatva in Buddhist teaching. Sewu Temple was probably built in the
8th century at the end of Rakai Panangkaran administration. Rakai
Panangkaran (746 AD – 784 AD) was a popular king from the old Mataram
kingdom.The temple was studied firstly by HC Cornellius in 1807. The
first archeological study was done by NJ Krom in 1923.
The massive restoration was carried out from April 1, 1983 to 1993
costed 3 billion rupiah.Sewu Temple complex has 249 temples, consists
of one main temple, 8 "Apit" temples and 240 "Perwara" temples. The
main temple forms a polygon of 20 corners with 29 meters diameter and
30 meters high. Most of the structures were made up of andesit stone.
The main temple has 1 main room and 4 small rooms of which are doorways
to the temple. The east door serves as main door to the main room. That
way, the main temple faces to the east. The structure has 9 ‘roofs’,
each of them forms a stupa on the top.
Taman Sari Water Castle Yogyakarta
Taman Sari Water Castle is about10 minutes walk from the Sultan's
Palace south west ward. When this park was built in 1757, its main
purpose was to be used as a bathing place for the sultan and his
family. The park building was a combination and mixture of Javanese and
Portuguese architecture. The water castle was not only beautiful park but also place to avoid
danger. Whenever the enemies attacked the palace, Sultan and his family
would flee away through the underground passage.
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