Mangkunegaran Palace

Mangkunegaran Palace was built by Raden Mas Said as Pangeran Sambernyawa. It was built right after the assignment of the Agreement of Salatiga, March 13^th, 1757. Raden Mas Said was then crowned as Pangeran Mangkunegara I.

The Mangkunegaran Palace is divided into two main building, named pendhapa and dalem. The most interesting thing from the Palace is that it is made of whole teak wood.

Pendhapa is a Joglo building supported by four main pillars. It is used to held the ceremonies and to perform traditional Javanese dance. There is a set of gamelan or traditional music instrument, called Kyai Kanyut Mesem to be played only to accompany traditional dance held on certain occasions.

There is a room called Pringgitan in Dalem building. It is a place where the royal family receives special companies like functionaries. Leather puppet sometimes is also performed in Pringgitan. There are some paintings by Basuki Abdullah, a famous artist from Solo, exposed to decorate Dalem Pringgitan.

Some collection of the ancestor treasures that have aesthetic and historical values are also kept in it. There are a collection of traditional mask gathered from many places in Indonesia, ancient literature from Majapahit and Mataram periods, golden ornament, and some portraits of Mangkunegara Princess.

The Palace of Mangkunegaran also has a library called Reksa Pustaka.

Pura Mangkunegaran is open for public:

- Everyday : 09.00 – 14.00

- Friday : 09.00 – 12.00

- Sunday : 09.00 – 14.00