Merapi Lava Tour

Merapi area at this time

Merapi area at this time

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Communities in Yogyakarta and Central Java must be familiar with the beauty and ferocity of Mount Merapi. With a title as one of the world's most active volcano, Merapi holds the potential of natural disasters in the form of an eruption or eruption. It has long geological researchers propose various theories about the malignancy of the eruption of Merapi. One of them came from the famous Dutch geologist, Reinout Willem van Bemmelen, who filed the assumption that the great Merapi volcano had erupted in 1006. This great eruption, by archaeologists and then interpreted as the cause for the centers of the kingdom of Mataram Kuna decline and then moved from Central Java to East Java.

After the beginning of the second Millennium, Merapi has erupted several times, including in 1672, 1786, 1822, 1872, and 1930. In the eruption in 1672, hot clouds and lava floods killed about 300 people. Meanwhile, the eruption in 1930 claimed more victims, which is about 1369 people. Then in subsequent years, the eruption of 1954, 1961, 1969, and 1972 to 1973, claiming dozens of lives each person. Another eruption occurred in 1994 that killed dozens of people, while the 1998 eruption did not cause casualties, due to eruptive pointing upward.

Gembiraloka Zoo

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History

The zoo is known as Gembiraloka this is the only zoo in the city of Yogyakarta. Although effective as a zoo, Gembiraloka still classified as a museum, which fall into the category Zoologicum museum or museum animals, also including a special type of museum. When viewed from the side of the history of its emergence, he is the second oldest museum in Yogyakarta after the Museum Sonobudoyo.

The idea of ​​beginning the construction of the Botanical Gardens and Zoo Happy Loka originated from the desire of Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono VIII in 1933 will be a place of entertainment, who later called Garden Rojo. The idea is realized by Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX with the help of Ir. Karsten, a Dutch architect. Ir. Karsten then choose a location on the western rivers Winongo, because it is considered as the most ideal for crop development such Rojo. However, due to the impact of World War II and also the occupation by Japan, Rojo crop development stalled.

About Tourism in Yogyakarta

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YOGYAKARTA (often also called Jogja, Yogya, or Yogyakarta) is located in the middle of Java Island - Indonesia, where everything was cheap. Enough with the 200rb a day, you can stay, eat traditional cuisine of the famous, and rent a bike to explore the beaches are still virgin and ancient temples thousands of years old.


Borobudur Temple

A thousand years ago, Yogyakarta is the center of the ancient Mataram kingdom prosperous and has a high civilization. This is what founded the Kingdom of Borobudur temple which is the largest Buddhist temple in the world, 300 years before Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Other relics are the temple of Prambanan, Ratu Boko Palace, and dozens of other temples that have been restored and are still buried under the ground (see Temple Tour).

Taman Sari

Taman Sari is a royal park or rest house Yogya Sultan and his family. Actually, in addition to Taman Sari, the Sultanate has some pesanggrahan Yogyakata like Warungboto, Manukberi, Ambarbinangun and Ambarukmo. All of them function as a place to rest and meditate Sultan and their families. Besides the components shown as a resting place, rest house, rest house is always a component of the defense. So is just the Castle.

Location of Taman Sari is only about 0.5 km south of Sultan Palace. The architect of this building is Portuguese, so fleeting as if this building has the art of European architecture which is very powerful, symbolic meanings in addition to Java will be retained. But if we observe, meaning more dominant element of building Java in here. Castle built during the first lane or around the end of XVII century AD Castle is not just a royal park, but this building is a complex consisting of swimming baths, water canals, special rooms and a large pool (when open water canals).

Night At jogja: Make Nice Place Hanging

The sun has left peraduannya, in the western sky was colored red. Signs night will soon arrive, the average of all highways in Jogjakarta solid vehicle. Jogja is never dead at night. There are many places that can be targeted to spend malam.Kuliner

Sundak Beach

 

Sundak, a beach in the district of Gunungkidul, precisely in the village district Sidoharjo Tepus. Being in the ranks of the south coast lined with beaches Kukup, Krakal, Drini, and Beaches Along the Baron.

Sheets of white sand that lay along the shore, waiting for the waves that kissed tenderly ran a supremely long harbored a deep, giving comfort eye could see. Breeze caressing the leaves waving at the end of the branches that grow around the coast of soothing peace seekers.

Parangtritis Beach

Parangtritis, the Most Popular Beach in Yogyakarta
Parangtritis is one beach that must be visited, not just because it is the most popular beach in Yogyakarta, but also has close linkages with various other attractions, such as the sultan's palace, Beach Parangkusumo and Merapi region. The beach is located 27 kilometers from the city center is also part of the power of Queen of South.

Sari Temple

Temple, which has been recently renovated, is located about 12 km to the east of the city of Yogyakarta to the north of the main road between Yogyakarta and Solo. Sambisari is a very unique temple, this temple is located 6.5 meters below ground level. This temple was built in the 10th century. Since the eruption of Mount Merapi in the year 1006, the area around it covered with materials originating from volcanoes.

Kalasan Temple

This unique Buddhist temple is located approximately 16 km to the east of the city of Yogyakarta on the southern side of the main road antaraYogyakarta and Prambanan. This temple was built to honor the marriage between King Pancapana of Sanjaya Dynasty and a Princess of the dynasty dynasty, Dyah Pramudya Ward. This temple has a beautiful ornament with carved reliefs and coated with good carving
with "Vajralepa", a yellow-colored material made from the sap of some plants. Vajralepa function as an adhesive and protective against damage and keep the carving, and also to beautify the carving. This temple is 24 meters tall and the base form of crosses.

Boko Temple

King Boko Palace is located about 19 km to the east of Yogyakarta city and 2 km from Prambanan Temple. To the south can be seen faintly in South Beach and Mount Merapi to the north, and the temples of Prambanan temple Kalasan can be seen clearly without using tools. From the main door which has been renovated to the right, you can find the auditorium of the palace which has been renovated. To the left of the auditorium, there is a pond used for bathing the women in antiquity.

Sewu Temple

Sewu situated in the hamlet of Bener, Bugisan village, district of Prambanan, Klaten regency, Central Java province. Previously, this temple was in the midst of a fairly dense human settlement. The now partially been vacated for the location of Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur, Prambanan Prambanan Unit. Thus Sewu now in Prambanan Unit Park neighborhood, north of Prambanan Temple precisely. This temple is located about eighteen kilometers east of Yogyakarta city.

Sambisari Temple

Located In dukuh Bendan Tirtomartani Kalasan Sleman, a Buddhist temple that was built around 8th century temple which is built terraced.
Temple, which has been recently renovated, is located about 12 km to the east of the city of Yogyakarta to the north of the main road between Yogyakarta and Solo. Sambisari is a very unique temple, this temple is located 6.5 meters below ground level. This temple was discovered in 1840. Since the eruption of Mount Merapi in the year 1006, the area around it covered with materials originating from volcanoes.

Prambanan temple

Prambanan temple is located approximately 17 kilometers from Yogyakarta. Each person would have seen this temple because it is situated only 100 meters from the main road. Hindu Temple is 47 meters high was built by Sanjaya dynasty in the 9th century. This temple consists of 3 complex. The main temple is located inside the complex and surrounded by smaller temples called the chapel.

As a Hindu temple, the main temple has three shrines (shrine), dedicated to the Hindu trinity, Shiva, Whisnu, and Brahma. Every place of worship facing toward the altar smaller they ride. Nandi is the bull riding Shiva, the god of destruction, and bird mounts Garuda is Whisnu, creator god, and Goose is a mount of Brahma, the god of the guard.

Entering the main temple from the north, you'll see a statue of a very beautiful princess, Roro Jonggrang. Relief depicting imaginary figures carved around the foot of the Shiva temple which describe cosmic system. Entering the temple from the south and walk around the center of the main altar of the temple with your right hand (Circumambulating). someone will see the overall relief of the Ramayana story. The story ends on relief that ended in the barrier wall of the temple of Brahma. Kresnadwipayana that tell the story about the childhood of King Krishna, can be seen on temple walls Whisnu.

Borobudur Temple

Borobudur is the largest Buddhist temple in the world. In the wake of Sanjaya Dynasty. location is located in the region of Central Java Province precisely in Magelang District. But in general, this temple is famous in the area Porpinsi Yogyakarta. You know more about the history of the temple is by reading on this site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borobudur