Special Region ofYogyakarta(DIY) is thesecond oldestregioninIndonesiaafterEastJava, whichis formedby the state governmentof Indonesia.Thisprovince-levelareaalsohas aspecial statusorspecial autonomy. Thisstatusisalegacyofthe daysbefore theindependence. Sultanate of YogyakartaandalsoPakualaman, as a forerunnerororigin ofDIY,hasthe status of aState /Dependentstate "in the government of occupationrangingfromVOC, IndianNETHERLANDS(Kingdom of the Netherlands), and thelastArmyXVIJapan(the Japanese Empire) ,By the Dutchstateis referred to asZelfbestuurendeLanschappenandbyJapancalledKoti/Kooti. Thestatus ofthe legaland politicalconsequencesin the form ofthe authority toregulate and managethe area[country] aloneunder the supervision ofthe colonialgovernmentof course.
TUGU MANGKUBUMI TuguMANGKUBUMI(whitepole) is a marker ofthe northern boundary ofthe old cityof Yogyakarta. Originally,the buildingis shapedlike around stick(gilig) withaball(golong) above. In 1867the building wasdamaged(broken) because ofthe earthquakewhichalso damagedTaman Sari . In the reignof SultanHBVII ofthe buildingis re-established. But unfortunatelywithdifferentshapesas can beseennow (January 2008). The heightwasreducedand only athird of the heightof the original building. Over timethe name ofthe monumentGolong Giligincreasinglyforgottenasthe mention ofthis buildingas theTuguYogyakarta.
BANGSAL KENCONO BangsalKenconoSultan Palaceis atraditional house-shaped pavilion. Kratonis home tothe kingor queen. Thispalacehas ameaning andphilosophy. Philosophy oflife ofahumannature, humannature worksandlive their lives, as well asvarious symbols oflifein them. At the frontthere are two ArcaGupolostone statue, which issort ofa giantbat-shaped holdinga mace.
BUSANA DODOTAN
Overall a set of traditional clothing worn men Yogyakarta consists of headgear or blangkon, surjan, batik or jarik and slopen.
While clothing usually worn by women kebaya hairdo chignon or round shaped. Cloth material used to manufacture clothing yogyakarta among others derived from cotton, silk, linen sunduri, nylon, striated, or aesthetic materials. Manufacturing techniques there are woven, knitted, batik, and dyed. As for his own kebaya mostly using velvet, brocade, or silk.
KERIS LADRANG Keris Ladrang is a dagger weapon class (pointy and sharp-pointed on both sides) with many cultural functions are known in the western and central archipelago. The shape is distinctive and easily distinguished from other sharp weapons because it is not symmetrical at the base of the dilated, often winding blade, and many of them have the pamor, namely the visible fibers of a bright metallic finish on slats strands. Type of stabbing weapon that has similarities with the dagger is the dagger and kerambit.
Local languagesarespokendialect ofJavanesepeople of Yogyausuallyabbreviatewords, orsentencesthatadd tosteadyand pleasant.