VASTENBURG FORTRESS

"The Forgotten History in Solo"

In Solo, there were a building that very old. the named of that building is “Vastenburg Fortress. Vastenburg Fortress is located in Mayor Sumarno beteng Street solo, in gladak area in the center of Solo City. The Vastenburg Fortness was built in 1745 by order of the Governor General Baron Van Imhoff.


Vastenburg Fortress in Solo city is not very taken care of by the government. Actually, this Vastenburg Fortress was so full with history. It is build in the 24 February, in 1861. Its so unfortunately, because the Vastenburg Fortress was become one of the historical building.

There are only a few information about this Vasteburg Fortress. Even in the internet there are only a few. Even so with the people, not many people know the information about this Vastenburg Fortress So, it is so difficult for Aye! Crew to find the information about Vastenburg Fortress.

Majestic fortress is in the middle of this Bengawan City, now living a worthless pile ofbuildings and overgrown with a thick thatch grass. In the context of urbanmorphology, the fort has an important role relationship that is centralSolo-Semarang. Solo in the XVIII-XIX period, as a center of commerce and themarked development of the colonial city. Interestingly, this development is created in shades of power tradisionalistic of Kasunanan Surakarta Kingdom.

The function of this fort as a stronghold Vastenburg to spy the Surakarta fighters inthe 18th century. Around this Fort there is moat or streams that functioned as a barrier to attack the approaching the Vastenburg enemy.

There, the power of the Dutch troops are concentrated. That said, there is also a sort of underground bunker large enough beneath the castle. The bunker was usedto jail prisoners. That's what makes this place not be possible if the multi-storey buildings.

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ALUN - ALUN KIDUL

"The Famous Buffalo Myths in Solo"

In Kasunanan Surakarta palace, there is a herd of buffalo that sacred trust, the Kebo Bule Kyai Slamet. Not just liked any buffalo, because these animals including important heritage belongs to the palace. The book chronicles the work of Raden Mas Solo (RM) Said, “Kebo Bule” ancestry is an animal or pet Klangenan Pakubuwono II, since the palace is still in Kartasura, about 10 kilometers west of the palace that now.

According to a famous poet Kasunanan Kraton Surakarta, Yosodipuro, ancestral buffalo leather with a distinctive color, namely Caucasian (white slightly reddish), was a gift from Roxburgh to Pakubuwono Regent II, which is applied as a “cucuk lampah” (guardian) of a heritage palace named Kyai Slamet. Just for the record, until now the kingdom was never willing to explain what form this Slamet Kyai heritage.

"Because the charge of guarding and escorting Kyai Slamet heritage, the people mistakenly refer to this as “ kebo bule” Kyai Slamet Kebo,'' said Deputy Pengageng Sasono Wilopo Surakarta Palace, Kanjeng Raden Aryo (KRA) Winarno Kusumo,
That said, when Pakubuwono II find a location for a new palace, in 1725, ancestors of “kebo bule” bed and board bed and board is removed, and the journey followed by the courtiers of the palace, until finally stopping at a place which is now the Kraton Surakarta Kasunanan-about 500 meters south of the Office Solo City Hall.

For the people of Solo, and the surrounding towns, such as Karanganyar, Sragen, Boyolali, Klaten, Sukoharjo and Wonogiri, Kebo Bule Kyai Slamet is no longer a strange animal. Each night a Sura by pengganggalan Java, or the evening of 1 Muharam according to the Islamic calendar (Hijriah), a herd of sacred bed and board is always dikirab, a “cucuk lampah” a heritage palace.1 Sura evening ritual procession itself is very long-awaited community. Thousands of people poured around the palace, also on the streets of the procession will pass.Community believes will be blessed if you watched the procession from the palace.

Carnival itself takes place at midnight, usually at midnight, depending on the "willingness" from bed and board Kyai Slamet. Because, sometimes just out of bed and board sacred enclosure after 01.00. Puasaka carnival is entirely dependent on the bed and board are very sacred Kyai Slamet. If the time comes, usually without having herded flocks “kebo bule” will walk into the courtyard of the palace enclosure. Thus, the procession began. Sacred buffalo herd will be in the forefront, guarding the palace Kyai Slamet heritage brought by the courtiers of the palace.The crowd was menyemut from the palace to travel along the procession passed.

And this is interesting: those addressing the sacredness buffalo Kyai Slamet such a way that tends to not make sense. They follow the procession to walk, fight each other trying to touch or touch the body “kebo bule”. Not quite touching the body of bed and board, these people continued to walk behind a water buffalo, waiting for a flock of albino kebo pooping. Once the dirt falls into the street, people were fighting each other to get it. Does not make sense. But they believe that the buffalo dung will give a blessing, salvation, and abundant fortune. They called the fight over the dirt as a blessing or a tradition of seeking blessings ngalap Kyai Slamet.
 

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Laweyan Batik Village

LAWEYAN BATIK VILLAGE

"Batik Ball Trend"

Industrial area of ​​batik has been around since the time of the kingdom in 1546 AD Display Traditional batik art that once dominated by the skipper batik batik as business owners, until now still occupied Laweyan public until now.

As a strategic move to preserve the art of batik, designed as a village KampungBatik Laweyan integrated, utilizing an area of ​​approximately 24 ha consisting of 3 blocks.

Development concept is to bring batik dominant shades that will directly deliver the visitors to the beauty of batik art. Among the hundreds of batik motif that can be found in Kampung Batik Laweyan, jarik Tirto Tejo and Truntum Tirto motif socharacteristic of Batik Laweyan.

Kampung Batik Laweyan management aimed at creating an atmosphere of a majortour with the concept of "Rumahku adalah Galeriku". This means that the house has adouble function as a showroom as well as production houses.

Along the development of the creative world in this modern era. One of the unique trends that are loved young people today are batik shirt with club logo soccer world such as those offered by the kampong batik laweyan. Who became the target of the football lovers batik shirt logo world football clubs. In clothes made from cotton, batik motif blends nicely with the local football club logo of the world, such as Juventus, AC, Milan, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Barcelona, Chelsea, Manchester, United and Real Madrid.

Batik ball begins at the end of 2011 from the community at Milan (Milanisti) who want to make uniform the community wo made batik. But the idea was apparently favorable to popuralize batik ball was in the handsome batik design resulted in the design make the world club. Starting from Manchester United, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Juventus.This Batik ball is not only for men now, but also available for women.

Batik shirt logo world football clubs are usually targeted by the ball due to the enthuciast, the color motif was impressed trendy and quickly. What’s more, the clothes seemed relaxed but formal wear that fits well while watching the ball to the invitation.

Batik ball shirt were very loved, and the average young man is crazy with ball. Starting from the high school students, college students, until employees with the age 25 – 40 years old.

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