Things to see in Surakarta
Surakarta is a city in Indonesia, with an urban population of about 555 thousand. Below are 11 notable places within about 4 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Masjid Wustho Mangkunegaran Place of worship
Al-Wustho Mangkunegaran Mosque is a historic mosque located in the Central Javanese city of Surakarta, to the west of the Mangkunegaran Palace.
2Great Mosque of Surakarta Place of worship
The Great Mosque of Surakarta is an 18th-century Javanese mosque in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. It is the royal mosque of the Surakarta Sunanate.
3National Press Monument Museum
The National Press Monument is a monument and museum to the national Indonesian press. Formally established in 1978, more than 20 years after it was first proposed, the monument is located in Surakarta, Central Java, and operated by the Ministry of Communications and Informatics.
4Mangkunegaran Palace Place of worship
The Pura Mangkunegaran is a palace complex in the city of Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. It is the official palace and residence of the Duke of Mangkunegara and his family.
5Fort Vastenburg History
Fort Vastenburg, also Fort Surakarta, is an 18th-century Dutch fort located in Gladak, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. A landmark of Surakarta, the fort faces polemics related with multiple owners claiming different parts of the fort.
6Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Surakarta Place of worship
The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Solo is a mosque in Solo, Indonesia, which is a smaller replica of the grand mosque in Abu Dhabi, the U.A.E. Built at a cost of US$ 20 million (Rp 313.1 billion), it is named in honour of the UAE's founder, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
7Klewer Market Shopping
Klewer Market is the largest textile market in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. The market, which is located beside the Kraton Surakarta complex, is also a shopping center for batik traders from Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Semarang and other cities in Java.
8Radya Pustaka Museum Museum
Radya Pustaka Museum is a museum in Surakarta, Indonesia. Established in 1890, it is the second oldest museum in Indonesia.
9Lokananta Museum
Lokananta is the first record label of Indonesia. Based in Surakarta, Central Java, it was owned by the state-owned printing agency Percetakan Negara Republik Indonesia.
10Laweyan Mosque Place of worship
Laweyan Mosque is a historic mosque located in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. The mosque was constructed in the 16th century, during the reign of Joko Tingkir of the Sultanate of Pajang, prior to the construction of the Great Mosque of Surakarta.
11Tien Kok Sie Temple Place of worship
Tien Kok Sie Temple is a Chinese temple in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. Tien Kok Sie Temple is used by practitioners of three religions: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, though it is currently visited mostly by Buddhists.
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