Kasepuhan Palace (Cirebon)

During our trip to Cirebon, we interested to visit the Kasepuhan Palace which located in the center of Cirebon's city. It is very easy to reach the palace, in the Kasepuhan No. 43. Even this palace so close to the main distric, most of local people have never been go into this palace.

Entrance ticket (at year 2007) is Rp 3,000 (about USD 0.4) / person for local tourist. Entering the area, we will be accompanied by a guide whom dressed in traditional uniform, they usually are having relationship with the kingdom, it called "abdi dalem". This palace has a gate and a fence made of brick red fabric, and it said bind together without using cement at all. In this palace there are mixture of cultural between Java, Sunda even China and Europe. At the palace there are statue of 2 white tigers. Inside this area there was Masjid Agung Sang Cipta Rasa.

Palace in Cirebon have some similarities that may become standard with other palaces in Cirebon, which are : at the North and East there is a mosque, have courtyard for people to interact each other and have a tiger statue as a symbol of Prabu Siliwangi. But among other palaces in Cirebon (Kasepuhan, Kanoman and Kacirebonan), Kasepuhan Palace seems the one that well-maintained.

Inside the museum, which is located in the North there is a palace heritage objects such as the kingdom of war equipment, and train gold cannon used during the battle. This train is called Train Barong lion, elephant head belalainya holds the trident (the influence of Hindu), winged garuda (the influence of Islam) and the caudate dragon (the influence of China). This train has already Shockbreaker technology and also to have mechanical wings flutter. But this train since 1942 has enabled more and not only out to 'dimandikan' every 1 Syawal. Unfortunately the situation is less terawat too, when the goods are already hundreds of years. Meanwhile, in the museum in the South there is a palace jewelry, trinkets, plates, and a palace used during times of Sunan Gunung Jati.

Seen a lot of cultural influence of Islam in the ornamen2 palace. However, in this palace there are also many Chinese porselain2 also decorative lights of Europe and also keramik2 that depict gambar2 about figures in the Bible. There is also a painting Prabu Siliwangi with a tiger, which is drawing attention in the eye and tiger Prabu we will follow the position where we are. Hhmm ... hair? Please try your own. In some rooms there is a tray containing a voluntary donation to the museum care and hygiene. Guide was told that in the event Dorce Dorce Show had possessed in this place, because it does not ask permission before taking pictures in this place and the new round after drinking from the well in the palace guards dimantera by keyword. The message is to keep every visitor should not offhand attitude & ..

Overall this palace is worthed to visit, because the location is easy to reach and the entrance fee is affordable, tour guide was good in delivering explanation (in Bahasa). Kasepuhan palace open from 8:00 to 16:00 hours for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday, for Friday from 7.00-11.00, and it will close for Friday's pray time, and then reopened at 14.00-16.00, for Sunday / Holiday at 8.00 - 17.00

Have a nice trip, Uniquely Indonesia ...

ps: Sorry for the bad English, I am using google translate for now, until I do have time to fix the translation. You may read Bahasa version of this article at http://www.jalanjajanhemat.com/2008/11/keraton-kasepuhan-cirebon/

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