Kotagede (Javanese: ęŚęŚ¸ęŚęŚęŚźęŚęŚş, romanized: KuthagedhĂŠ) is a city district (kemantren) and a historic neighborhood in Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Kotagede contains the remains of the first capital of Mataram Sultanate, established in the 16th century. Some of the remains of the old Kotagede are remains of the palace, the royal cemetery, the royal mosque, and defensive walls and moats. Kotagede is well known internationally for its silver crafting.
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đ Kotagede in the context of Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta is the capital city of the Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by a monarchy, Yogyakarta is regarded as an important centre for classical Javanese fine arts and culture such as ballet, batik textiles, drama, literature, music, poetry, silversmithing, visual arts, and wayang puppetry. Renowned as a centre of Indonesian education, Yogyakarta is home to a large student population and dozens of schools and universities, including Gadjah Mada University, the country's largest institute of higher education and one of its most prestigious.
Yogyakarta is the capital of the Yogyakarta Sultanate and served as the Indonesian capital from 1946 to 1948 during the Indonesian National Revolution, with Gedung Agung as the president's office. One of the districts in southeastern Yogyakarta, Kota, was the capital of the Mataram Sultanate between 1587 and 1613.
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Kotagede in the context of Javanese traditional house
Javanese traditional house (Javanese: ꌲꌺꌴꌊęŚęŚ ꌿęŚęŚśęŚąęŚśęŚŞęŚşęŚ´ęŚ¤ęŚę§ęŚęŚŽ, romanized: Omah tradhisional Jawa) refers to the traditional vernacular houses of Javanese people in the island of Java, Indonesia.