Pesanggrahan HB II
The rear perspective of the site It's very unfortunate when you live close to a historic site and you have never visited it. That really happens a lot to me. Yesterday I had to pay one site I have missed. I visited the site of Pesanggrahan Hamengkubowono II. To be honest, I can't tell more as I don't know anything about the site. I am just very very familiar with it for it is located only 300 meters away, or less, from my house. I brought my kids and saw what now is just ruins. The welcoming board: cultural sanctuary... The gate inside the gate Welcoming salute! Who is Hamengkubuwono II? Hamengkubuwono II (7 Maret 1750 - 2 Januari 1828) atau terkenal pula dengan nama lainnya Sultan Sepuh. Dikenal sebagai penentang kekuasaan Belanda, antara lain menentang gubernur jendral Daendels dan Raffles, sultan menentang aturan protokoler baru ciptaan Daendels mengenai alat kebesaran Residen Belanda, pada saat menghadap sultan misalnya hanya menggunakan payung dan tak perlu membuk...