The Exotic of Kota Gede

Initially, Kota Gede is a city which is the capital of the Islamic Mataram Kingdom. Furthermore, the kingdom was split into Kesunanan Surakarta and Yogyakarta Sultanate. Sub Region Kotagede part a part of the former City Kotagede plus the surrounding areas. While other parts of the former City Kotagede in Banguntapan district, Bantul regency. As the old town of the former royal capital, a city of heritage Kotagede Town (heritage) that very potential for the prosperity of society. This can terlihatdari silver handicrafts which lies along the road till T-junction ex-Packaging Palace Cinemas. In addition there are also in Kotagede Graveyard of Mataram Kings, among others, the tomb of former Panembahan Senopati (founder of Mataram). But then the tomb of the Kings of Mataram then transferred to the regions Hanyokrokusumo Imogiri by Sultan Agung (king of Mataram, which attacks Batavia). Traditional atmosphere still deeply felt in this city, for example, looks at Kota Gede Agung Mosque Complex which still feels like the environment of the Palace, where berelief complete with a stone fence around the mosque, a large courtyard where there are several Kecik sapodilla tree, and a large, old Bedug very old, as old as the Great Mosque Kotagede own. When out of the Kings Tomb Complex we will be greeted by a festive Kotagede Market which is always crowded every day. But you will find an atmosphere of another when you come to Market Kotagede in Javanese calendar showing when the market / day Legi. Kotagede market will grow crowded and congested by both sellers and buyers, even the market area may be increased until the front of the Post Office / TK ABA. Therefore, by most residents Kotagede, this market is better known as Pasar Legi

Foods in Kota Gede

Your fans jananan food or traditional? If so, would never eat or at least heard the name "kipo". Yes, kipo is one of the traditional snack that can be found in jogjakarta.

Copper plates with a coaster burned on coals gas stove.
As the material inside, which made the dough is a mixture of sliced jackfruit into small pieces, coconut and brown sugar and then boiled. Boiling the dough on the making kipo in place takes up to eight hours since the amount is relatively large.
The next step is to wrap the dough plus jackfruit with coconut sticky rice dough. Having wrapped in banana leaves, then burned at the copper plate until cooked and ready to eat.
in naming kipo because in antiquity people do not know his name, and the maker did not give his name to the discovery ...

so every time someone wanted to buy, he would have asked ... IKI OPO?

so .. KIPO aja finally answered!

KIPO stands for IKI OPO.... he .. he .. he ....

Art of Silver in Kota Gede

Hundreds of residents of Kotagede sack his life from this craft. See it, along the main roads in the area located 10 km southeast of Yogyakarta city center is a row of shops selling silver kerajinaan. The word 'silver' and 'silver' are listed on the right-left-Road Package, Road Mondorakan, until Tegalgendu Road.
Before the 1990s only silver beromset large employers are opened her showroom, like Tom Silver, Silver MD, HS Silver, Silver Narti and so forth. But it was the middle decades of the 90's, small and medium entrepreneurs began to enliven this silver business. Many of them previously worked as silversmiths in large companies.
Kotagede renowned silversmiths in the product's unique, delicate and painstaking in capturing the silver products that generate high-value artwork. Hundreds of silver kerarijinan produced, ranging from rings, earrings, brooches, miniature bicycles, rickshaws, andhong, ship-callused and various other decoration.
The selling price varies Kotagede silver, began the cheapest brooch average 10 thousand rupaihs , silver ring starting price of 100 thousand rupiahs, 250 thousand rupiahs pedicab miniature, miniature andhong 200 thousand rupiahs. There are even priced up to tens of millions of rupiah depending upon the level of complexity and the number of raw materials used.
Just tips if you want to buy silver here, do not be hurried to buy in a store first to compare the prices of other stores. Maybe you can get a more economical price.

The Grave in Kota Gedhe

Visit to the Grave Kotagede a pilgrimage tour that is still associated with a visit to tourist objects in the environment Kraton. Actually, this tomb is called Tomb Sapto Renggo, but generally the people of Yogyakarta mentioned as a grave Kotagede, according to the name of this area which is located at the Southeast corner of the city of Yogyakarta, approximately five miles from the center of town.

In the main tomb building, buried Ngabehi Sutawijaya Market Loring, founder of the Mataram kingdom whose surname Panembahan Senopati, which was also the ancestor or ancestors from the reign of Sultan-sultan of Yogyakarta Sultanate.

In building the same cemetery, his mother's father is also buried Ki / Nyi Ageng archery, Sultan of the Kingdom Pajang Hadiwijaya which is his adoptive father and the other courtiers.
There were also grave Ki Ageng Mangir, Senopati Panembahan-law who is also an enemy of him, so that half of his grave is located outside.

Approximately 100 meters south of this tomb complex, can still be witnessed "Watu Gilang" which allegedly is Panembahan Senopati throne floor that is used to terminate life Mangir Wanabaya Ki Ageng.
Entering the main complex, the pilgrims are required to wear traditional clothes, which can be rented from the officers or can bring your own grave. To enter the cemetery building is free of charge, except for just the cost of the voluntary introduction into the fund box.

Time to visit the tomb that is on every Friday starting at 13:00 until 17:00. was to visit and see the other tombs, and witnessed the legacy of traditional buildings Kingdom of Mataram (Mataram Islamic kingdom in the period can be carried out every day).

Tugas Mandiri 3

Tugas Mandiri 3