Indonesia Tourism, Beringharjo Market becomes part of Malioboro that is worth visiting ,These place was on Malioboro street, near the Vrebenburg Fort, if you visiting yogyakarta and want to visit this market you can take your car into Vrebenberg Fort. This market has ben center of economy activity since years ago and it’s existence has philosophical meaning. The market tha had been renovated several times symbolizes stages of human life tha is busily engaged in it’s economy fulfillment. Furthermore , beringharjo is also one of the “four in one’ poles (consisting of South ,Square, Sultan palace, North Square, and Beringharjo Market) Symbolizing economy function.
If you want to buy batik , this is the best place to visit beside ” KLEWER market at solo city” or Maybe Kuta market at bali in these market you can buy some traditional clothes,surjan,blangkon and sarong,
The Area where currnet Beringharjo market lies used to be forest of banyan trees. Soon after the foundation of Ngayogyakarta hadiningrat Kingdom. i.e in 1758 the area was used as a place for economy transaction by the people of Yogyakarta and it’s vicinities. Only hundred years later namely in 1925 the transaction place had a permanent building. The Name “beringharjo” was given by Hamengkubuwono IX , Meaning that the place where banyan tree (bering) use to grow is expected to bring welfare (harjo)
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This post was written by admin on December 26, 2008
