Indonesia
Special Region of Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta

The Great Building

The Gedung Agung is one of seven presidential palaces of , it is located in the city of . The palace complex covers an area of approximately 4.4 hectares. It is located in front of Fort Vredeburg.
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  • Type: Historic building
  • Description: official residence and office of the President of Indonesia
  • Also known as: “Gedung Agung”
  • Roof shape: hipped

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sonobudoyo Museum and Fort Vredeburg Museum.

Museum
Photo: Sabjan Badio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a and culture museum and library in , . The museum contains the most complete collection of Javanese artifacts, after the in . is situated 210 metres south of The Great Building.

Museum
Photo: Pras, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was a former colonial fortress located in the city 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. is situated 280 metres east of The Great Building.

Mosque
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY 4.0.
, approximate English translation of Javanese Mesjid Gedhe Kauman, is a Great Mosque of the Yogyakarta Sultanate in , Indonesia. It is located to the west of the North Alun-alun of Yogyakarta Kraton. is situated 430 metres south of The Great Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pakualaman and Kotabaru.

Locality
The Principality of is a minor Javanese princely state within the Sultanate of Yogyakarta. It was created in 1812 when Natakusuma was rewarded for helping the British quell the conflict in Yogyakarta in June 1812.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village.

The Great Building

Latitude
-7.80022° or 7° 48′ 1″ south
Longitude
110.3638° or 110° 21′ 50″ east
Inception
1869
Levels
1
Height
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
6P4G59X7+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 285163525
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­hipped
Wiki­data ID
Q11195720
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In Other Languages

From Central Bikol to Tamil—“The Great Building” goes by many names.
  • Central Bikol: “Gedung Agung”
  • Chinese: “吉东·阿贡”
  • Chinese: “阿贡楼”
  • Dutch: “Gedung Agung”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جيدونج اجونج”
  • Indonesian: “Gedung Agung”
  • Japanese: “ゲドゥン・アグン”
  • Javanese: “Gedhong Agung”
  • Javanese: “Gedung Agung”
  • Malay: “Gedong Agung”
  • Malay: “Gedung Agung”
  • Malay: “ݢدوڠ اݢوڠ”
  • Slovenian: “Gedung Agung”
  • Tamil: “கெதுங் அகுங், யோக்யகர்த்தா”
  • Tamil: “கெதுங் அகுங்”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lapangan Upacara and Museum Istana Yogyakarta.

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