Desa Kwarasan

Desa Kwarasan is a locality in Central Java, Java. Desa Kwarasan is situated nearby to the locality Munyung, as well as near Kendalsari.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Radya Pustaka Museum and Great Mosque of Surakarta.

Radya Pustaka Museum

Museum

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Radya Pustaka Museum is a museum in Surakarta, Indonesia. Established in 1890, it is the second oldest museum in Indonesia. The museum keeps various literature in Old Javanese and Dutch languages.

Great Mosque of Surakarta

Mosque

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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.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Solo and Laweyan.

Solo

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Solo the short name for Surakarta, is a major city in Central Java. Together with Yogyakarta, these two great cultural centres are heirs of the Mataram kingdom that was split in 1755.