Keraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat (Javanese: ꦏꦿꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠꦲꦢꦶꦤꦶꦔꦿꦠ꧀) is a palace complex in the city of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is the seat of the reigning Sultan of Yogyakarta and his family. The complex is a center of Javanese culture, and contains a museum displaying royal artifacts.
The palace is guarded by the Yogyakarta Kraton Guards (Indonesian: Prajurit Keraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat), tourists are welcome to take photos with them.
The palace hosts free shows such as gamelan (music), Javanese dance, macapat (poetry), and wayang (shadow puppetry), in order to exhibit the traditional Java culture.
Some areas are still the residence of the Sultan families, trespassing is strictly prohibited.
The palace was built in 1755 to 1756 for Hamengkubuwono I, the first Sultan of Yogyakarta. However, most of the current palace was built by Sultan Hamengkubuwono VIII (who reigned from 1921 to 1939), and was rebuilt after earthquakes in 2006.
The palace was sacked and burned by British in 1812, so there are not many antiques left nowadays. These ‘tree diagrams’ are quite interesting, they show the lineages of the Sultan families.
