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Kraton Mangkunegara

Solo, Indonesia
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Ranked #5 of 12 attractions in Solo
Type: Castles
Description: Built in 1757 by the nephew of the King Pakubuwono II after a bitter power struggle, this smaller palace is still lived in.
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Kuta, Bali
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 13, 2013

Arrived to find the price is 18,000 now. Ok. However, a guide was compulsory, something which ordinarily irritates me. It was however the best way, and in some ways good that they enforce this now, for reasons that will become clear during the rest of the review. Leaving it up to us with the - "as you like" when it... More

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Jakarta, Indonesia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 26, 2013

Many cool stuff, we go around the house until the inside part to learn and see the ancient history of Surakarta.

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Vancouver
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 22, 2013

In 2011, I spent a lovely hour at Kraton Mangkunegara. At the entrance, I paid the ticket and asked for an English guide and was told the fee was up to me to discuss with the guide directly. He was a young grad student from another part of Indonesia just happened to be in Solo and he explained he was... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 13, 2013

Went there after lunch and it was already closed. If I'm not mistaken, it closed at 3pm. So you better reach there in the morning or before lunch.

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Si Racha, Thailand
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed March 9, 2013

A rather disappointing visit to the Kraton Mangkunegara (local name), aka Istana Mangkunegara (national name). In the first place they have a completely weird dress code here, very different to everywhere else we have been in Indonesia. They objected to the full length traditional Indonesian sarongs, with sash, that one of my friends and I were wearing (which we wore... More

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Semarang
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 7, 2013

Mangkunegaran Palace was known to have a very intimate relationship with Napoleon. The Mangkunegaran Regent sent an army of Javanese Troop in Napoleonic War, although the war was already over when the troop finally got there...

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Murray, Kentucky, United States
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 21, 2012

this is one of the tourist object that any tourist should visit in solo. It;s one of the national heritage of solo empire.

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Kediri, Indonesia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed December 18, 2012

it's an interesting place, too bad they don't take a good care of it, there are many properties damaged or left untreated

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed October 18, 2012

If you love tropical architecture, or even have an east-meets-west kind of thing, you'll love the tour here. It's more of a lifestyle museum- meaning you get to see the family's regalia, the dining rooms, the throne room, etc. It's not like the one in Jogja with the palace guards and the gamelan. It's more sedated than that. But if... More

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Jakarta
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 12, 2012

one of the biggest palace in asia, this place is a symbol of a great culture of java. a place with historical value of indonesia that you must see

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