The Sultan Palace

The fist King of yogyakarta,palace was Pangeran Mangkubumi with the title Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono I(HB I). Keraton or Kraton originates from the word ke-ratu-an that means the place where the queen/king lives. In general the Kraton area stretches 5 kilometers southwards to Krapyak village and 2 kilometers northwards until the Tugu monument. In this imaginary line. There is reserved dualism linier line that tells symbolical philosophy, the direction from south to north symbolizes the birth of human being from the high place to the perishible world, and opposite direction symbolizes the return of human bieng to the Dumadi (God in the javanese philosophy). Kraton is phisycal symbol and the king is the symbol of the real soul that presents into the physical body

Yogyakarta Sultan Palace is an old building that was once damaged and restored. In general, it looks like other Kingdom buildings. When we understand the philosophy of them deeper, however, we will understand the symbolical meaning of life philosophy, human nature, how the nature works and human beings live their lives and various symbols of life existence in them.