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Built in 1765, Fort Vredung was the home of the Dutch Colonial Army stationed in Jogjakarta to protect the interests of the Dutch East India Company
Located North of the Centra Post Office (Circa 1910) Vredeburg Fort was built by Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono I for the Dutch. It Was reconstructed by Ducth Colonial Governor WH Van Osseberch in 1787 and renamed “Rustermberg”. In 1867 an earthquake caused extensive damage . Folowing further restoration the name was changed back to “Vredenburg”, meaning the fortress of peace.
It Was used as military headquarter during the Ducth , English, and Japanese occupation and included barracks, officers quarter , a hostpital warehouse and a jail. From 1945 until 1947 it functioned as the Indonesian Military headquarters. Within the complex there’s an entrenchment connected by a little bridge , and the mail gate leads to the inner complex where 13 building including a barn, homes and halls.
The old fort now houses a museum showing the history of Indonesian independence with dioramas ,replicas ,photos and paintings. The olde barracsk have been converted into exhibition halls which frequently display visual arts.

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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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Indonesia Tourism, Prambanan, the most beautiful Hindu Temple in the world .Prambanan temple is extraordinarily building constructed in the tenth century during the reign of two king namely Rakai Pikatan and Rakai Balitung. Soaring up to 47 Meters (5 meter higher than borobudur temple) . the foundation of the temple has fulfilled the desire of the founder to show Hindu triumph in java Island. This Temple located 17 kilometer from the city center. Among an area that now function as beautiful park The temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the largest Hindu temples in south-east Asia. It is characterised by its tall and pointed architecture, typical of Hindu temple architecture
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Ngaben, or Cremation Ceremony, is the ritual performed in Bali to send the deceased to the next life. The body of the deceased will be placed as if sleeping, and the family will continue to treat the deceased as sleeping. No tears are shed, because the deceased is only temporarily not present and will reincarnate or find his final rest in Moksha (freeing from the reincarnation and death cycle).
The proper day of the ceremony is always a matter of consulting a specialist on ceremony days. On the day of the ceremony, the body of the deceased is placed inside a coffin. This coffin is placed inside a sarcophagus resembling a buffalo (Lembu) or in a temple structure (Wadah) made of paper and wood. The buffalo or temple structure will be carried to the cremation site in a procession. The procession is not walking in a straight line. This is to confuse bad spirits and keep them away from the deceased.
The climax of Ngaben is the burning of the whole structure, together with the body of the deceased. The fire is necessary to free the spirit from the body and enable reincarnation.
Ngaben is not always immediately performed. For higher caste members it is normal to perform the ritual within 3 days. For lower caste members the deceased are buried first and later, often in a group ceremony for the whole village, cremated.

A cremation is necessary to liberate the soul of the deceased for the passage into heaven and reincarnation. Due to the immense cost and the complicated preparations necessary, cremations often occur long after the death of the person
Ngaben or the Cremation Ceremony is the ritual performed to send the dead through the transition to his next life. The village Kul Kul, hanging in the tower of the village temple, will sound a certain beat to announce the departure of the deceased. The body of the deceased will be placed at Bale Delod, as if he were sleeping, and the family will continue to treat him as if he were still alive yet sleeping. No tears are shed, for he is only gone temporarily and he will reincarnate into the family

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