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Monday, September 19, 2011

Malioboro : Famous, Friendly, and Interesting

Malioboro street is the name of the street in the city of Yogyakarta, which stretches from Tugu Yogyakarta and the Yogyakarta Post Office to the intersection of Prince Street and Jalan Jend Mangkubumi. A. Yani, this path is an imaginary axis line of Yogyakarta Kingdom.
Malioboro Street

Extends over the imaginary axis connecting the sultan's palace, monument and the peak of Mount Merapi, the road is formed into a locality of trading after the lane I developed a means of trading through a traditional market since 1758. After 248 years passed, where it still survives as a trade area even be one of the icon known as Malioboro Yogyakarta.

Located about 800 meters from the sultan's palace, this place was once filled with a bouquet of flowers every time the Palace implement celebration. Malioboro, which in Sanskrit means "bouquet" became the basis of naming the street.

There are several historic objects in this street include the Palace Monument, Monument Station, Building the State Palace, Beringharjo market, and Monument Vredeburg Oemoem March 1 attack.
Becak

The road is very popular with the street vendors who peddle crafts and food stalls jogja lesehan at night which sells typical food warm jogja and famous as a gathering place of artists who often express their abilities such as playing music, painting, art hapening, mime and others along this path.


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