Masjid Gedhe Kauman Yogyakarta is one of the oldest mosques in Indonesia. The mosque is located on the West side of the square North of the Palace. More precisely, it is located in the village Ngupasan, Gondomanan, Yogyakarta special region.
According to history, the Masjid Gedhe Kauman was built by Sri Sultan Hamengku Bowono 1 along with Ibrahim Faqih Kyai Diponingrat (ruler of the Sultan's first) and Kyai Wiryakusumo as architect in 1773.
In the neighborhood mosque, visitors will feel the atmosphere full of tranquility and harmony. Its territory which seems unaffected bustle of the city with all its activities. Kauman always have its own way of continuing to indulge the hearts of its visitors.
In addition, in the mosque for regular visitors to their tiredness. Just sit or sleep on the porch, looking at fish-fish that swim in around a mosque or even chat with other ngunjung pe-while enjoying enjoy wedang round.
To the location of the mosque is quite easy, from the direction of Malioboro visitorscan directly walk towards the intersection of Bank Indonesia. After that, keep going straight until the square North of the Palace. Peng-unjung can then turn to the rightor West to Beeline and up in the Mosque complex Gedhe Kauman Yogyakarta.
While already in the Masjid Gedhe Kauman, is incomplete if not all visiting Kauman Yogyakarta. At the time of the Kingdom of Kauman village being a place for 9 ketib or contending for maintaining and supervising religious affairs. Along with the development of the community's time students in Kauman growing in the bonds of brotherhood and religious.
The time between settlement Kauman, became a unique when visitors witnessed the gang and the narrow streets in Kauman. The width of the road about 2 meters make a 4 wheeled vehicles cannot pass through, while the 2-wheeled vehicles must be led. There are regulations for road users that are prohibited from driving a vehicle and travel must be done on foot. In addition to maintaining and respecting our fellow road users also aims to maintain tranquility in the teaching and learning process of students students in pesantren Kauman.
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