Keraton Kasepuhan

Pendopo in Kraton Kasepuhan, Cirebon

Garden of Kraton Kasepuhan

A mosque inside the complex of Kraton Kasepuhan

The Kraton Kasepuhan is the oldest kraton (sultan's palace) in the Indonesian city of Cirebon. It is the residence of the Sultan of Kasepuhan.

History

It was built in 1447 and its architecture and interior are a blend of Sundanese, Javanese, Islamic, Chinese and Dutch styles.

While the sultan still lives in the palace, several main sections are open to the public. Inside is a pavilion with white-washed walls dotted with blue-and-white Delft tiles, a marble floor and ceiling hung with French chandeliers. The legacy of Majapahit is preserved in its small pendopo on soft carved brick bases. The carvings on the pendopo columns are 1940s copy of the ancient originals. An innovation is the use of brackets branching out from the columns.^[1] The main building features unusually tall pyramidal column bases. The ornament on the double braces of this building's pendopo tumpang sari ceiling are picked out by gilt. Another unusual feature in the eclectic complex is plaster and masonry columns feature a decoration that resembles reeding. Like other old sites around Cirebon, ceramics in walls are common here, although their use in the Kraton is more restrained.^[2]

The palace also has a somewhat neglected small museum with a restricted display of wayang, kris, cannon, furniture, Portuguese armour, and ancient royal clothes. In a separate nearby building the very elaborate Kereta Singabarong, a 17th-century gilded coach, may be seen along with a modern duplicate carriage used on official occasions.

References

↑ Schoppert, P., Damais, S., Java Style, 1997, Didier Millet, Paris, pp. 48, ISBN 962-593-232-1
↑ Schoppert, P., Damais, S., Java Style, 1997, Didier Millet, Paris, p. 54, ISBN 962-593-232-1

Tourist attractions in Indonesia

Sumatra	Ampera Bridge Baiturrahman Grand Mosque Barelang Bridge Bintan Island Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park Gunongan Historical Park Jam Gadang Kerinci Seblat National Park Krakatoa Lagundri Bay Lake Maninjau Lake Singkarak Lake Toba Lumbini Natural Park Maimun Palace Mentawai Islands Regency Nias Pagaruyung Palace Penyengat Island Sipura Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra

Java	Ancol Dreamland Anyer Arjuno-Welirang Batu City Bogor Palace Borobudur Cukang Taneuh Dieng Volcanic Complex Ceto Temple G-Land Gembira Loka Zoo Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park Ijen Crater Istiqlal Mosque Karimunjawa National Park Kawah Putih Keraton Kasepuhan Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat Malang Mount Bromo Mount Merapi Mount Semeru Mrapen Pangandaran Patenggang Lake Pelabuhan Ratu Penataran Prambanan Puncak Ragunan Zoo Sangiran Suramadu Bridge Taman Mini Indonesia Indah Tangkuban Perahu Thousand Islands Tirto Samodra Beach Tretes Trowulan Yogyakarta City Ujung Kulon National Park

Kalimantan	Betung Kerihun National Park Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park Danau Sentarum National Park Derawan Islands Kakaban Kutai National Park Sabangau National Park Samboja Lestari Tanjung Puting The Equator monument

Sulawesi	Bantimurung – Bulusaraung National Park Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park Bunaken National Park Kepulauan Togean National Park Lake Tempe Lore Lindu National Park Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park Taka Bone Rate National Park Toraja Trans Studio Makassar Wakatobi National Park

Lesser Sunda Islands	Awang Bay Bedugul Bali Bird Park Bali Safari and Marine Park Canggu Cempi Bay Dreamland Beach Garuda Wisnu Kencana Gili Air Gili Meno Gili Trawangan Goa Gajah Gunung Rinjani National Park Jimbaran Kelimutu Kintamani Komodo National Park Kuta Lake Segara Anak Lovina Beach Mount Rinjani Mount Tambora Moyo Island Nusa Dua Nusa Lembongan Pecatu Rinca Sanur Seminyak Senggigi Tampaksiring Tanah Lot Tanjung Ringgit Tirta Gangga Ubud Ujung Water Palace Uluwatu

Maluku and Papua	Fort Belgica Lorentz National Park Puncak Jaya Raja Ampat Islands Teluk Cenderawasih National Park Wasur National Park

Architecture of Indonesia

Vernacular architecture

Javanese architecture	Alun-alun Javanese traditional house Joglo Kraton Panggangpe Pendopo Rumah kalang Tumpang sari

Balinese architecture	Bali Aga architecture Bale kulkul Balinese temples Balinese traditional house Candi bentar Meru tower Paduraksa Padmasana Wantilan

Minangkabau architecture	Rumah gadang Rangkiang Balairung Surau

Batak architecture	Batak Karo traditional house Batak Toba traditional house Singa

Dayak architecture	Liang Long houses Sandung

Other	Acehnese Banjar Enggano Gayonese Malay Mentawai Nias Papuan Sasak Sumba Toraja

Hindu-Buddhism in Indonesia

Islam in Indonesia

Dutch colonial

Early Dutch colony	Indies style Indies Empire style

Modern Dutch colony	Albert Aalbers Cosman Citroen Frans Ghijsels Han Groenewegen Henri Maclaine Pont New Indies Style Nieuwe Zakelijkheid Overgangse period (architectural style) Pieter Moojen Thomas Karsten Wolff Schoemaker

Other	Church buildings in Indonesia

Post-colonial & contemporary

1950s - 1970s Postwar	Frederich Silaban Jengki style Post independence architecture in Indonesia Resort and villa architecture in Indonesia Soejoedi Wirjoatmodjo

1970s - present	Contemporary architecture of Indonesia

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Keraton Kasepuhan

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