Dawung Wetan

Dawung Wetan is a locality in Solo, Surakarta, Central Java. Dawung Wetan is situated nearby to the locality Mijipililian Lor, as well as near Tegalan.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Great Mosque of Surakarta and Vastenburg Fort.

Great Mosque of Surakarta

Mosque

Photo: Crisco 1492, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

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.

National Press Monument

Museum

Photo: Crisco 1492, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. National Press Monument is situated 2½ km north of Dawung Wetan.