Ketandan

Ketandan is a neighborhood in Bantul, Yogyakarta Special Region, Central Java. Ketandan is situated nearby to the neighborhood Suryatmajan, as well as near Pajeksan.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Vredeburg Museum and The Great Building.

Fort Vredeburg Museum

Museum

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Fort Vredeburg Museum was a former colonial fortress located in the city of Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The military complex—owned by the Yogyakarta Sultanate, but leased to the central government and managed by an agency of the central government—has been converted into a museum of the Indonesian independence struggle which was opened in 1992.

The Great Building

Historic building

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The Gedung Agung is one of seven presidential palaces of Indonesia, it is located in the city of Yogyakarta. The palace complex covers an area of approximately 4.4 hectares. It is located in front of Fort Vredeburg.

Sonobudoyo Museum

Museum

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The Sonobudoyo Museum is a Javanese history and culture museum and library in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The museum contains the most complete collection of Javanese artifacts, after the National Museum in Jakarta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yogyakarta and Kotabaru.

Yogyakarta

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Yogyakarta — despite the official spelling, the name is usually pronounced and not uncommonly written Jogjakarta or just Jogja — is a major tourist destination in Java, Indonesia.