3. 1811-1949 Yogyakarta Historical Walking Tour
Explore Malioboro Street from north to south, and learn about its history for 2.5 hours, with an English-speaking guide who is an expert in Indonesian history, delivered in a relaxed, interactive, and neutral perspective.
Malioboro street holds many historical stories, especially in 1811 when the British began to enter Indonesia, until 1949, when the Dutch ended in Indonesia. You will stop at a memorial stone called Tetengger. A boundary location for the withdrawal of Dutch troops from Yogyakarta, which was then the capital of Indonesia. Then shifted to the Grand Hotel De Djokdja, which is currently the Grand inna hotel. The hotel which was built during the Dutch East Indies government in 1908. Then head to Taman Joewana, a housing complex with old architecture, formerly a housing complex for Dutch East Indies officials.
Walking south, we will head to the Kampong Ketandan, a place where Tan Jin Sing lives, he is the bridge man between Yogyakarta sultan, Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono 3 and Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles in British era 1811. Then headed for Pasar Beringharjo, a market that the Sultan of Yogyakarta began building in 1925, commissioning Nederlansch Indisch Beton Maatschappij, a Dutch construction company at that time. Across from the market there is a Ngejaman monument, formerly called Stadsklok. The clock monument was erected as a gift from the Dutch people to the Dutch East Indies government which came to power again in Java in the early 19th century, having previously been controlled by the British government in 1811–1816. Then moving towards the Gedung Agung, this building began construction in 1824 which was initiated by Anthony Hendriks Smissaerat, a palace for the Dutch East Indies goverment, and is now one of Indonesia's 6 state palaces.
Across from it, is the Vredeburg Fort, formerly called Rustenburg. This place was an administrative building, a soldier's dormitory, an armory, a logistics warehouse for the Dutch East Indies government. This place changed hands several times to British, Japan and the Republic of Indonesia after the general attack on March 1, 1949, And now it is a museum. The tour will end at the monument of Serangan Umum 1 Maret 1949.