In Yogyakarta, the city of memories as people name it, there is a legendary shopping area called Malioboro. The name is adopted from a British colonial who occupied Yogyakarta in 1811-1816 named Marlborough.
Malioboro was deliberately built at the heart of Yogyakarta by the Indies government at early 19th century as the center of economic and administrative activities. Symbolically, the area also aimed to compete with the domination of Sultan Mataram with his luxurious palace.
For that purpose, the Indies government then built: Vredeburg Fort (1765, now serves as a museum and public tourism arena), Colonial Residency Palace (now the President’s residence, Gedung Agung, in 1832), Beringharjo Market, Garuda Hotel (a place for colonial elites to stay overnight and assemble) and Malioboro shopping (economy) area itself. The buildings are in front (northern part) of Alun-Alun (the Palace square These historical buildings of the colonial remains in Malioboro are the silent witnesses of the journey of the so called city of students. In the future, this area is planned to be a pedestrian area in order to reduce the city’s traffic jam and air polution. More ... >>
Malioboro was deliberately built at the heart of Yogyakarta by the Indies government at early 19th century as the center of economic and administrative activities. Symbolically, the area also aimed to compete with the domination of Sultan Mataram with his luxurious palace.
For that purpose, the Indies government then built: Vredeburg Fort (1765, now serves as a museum and public tourism arena), Colonial Residency Palace (now the President’s residence, Gedung Agung, in 1832), Beringharjo Market, Garuda Hotel (a place for colonial elites to stay overnight and assemble) and Malioboro shopping (economy) area itself. The buildings are in front (northern part) of Alun-Alun (the Palace square These historical buildings of the colonial remains in Malioboro are the silent witnesses of the journey of the so called city of students. In the future, this area is planned to be a pedestrian area in order to reduce the city’s traffic jam and air polution. More ... >>
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