History Museum of Antiquities Pleret — Attraction in Bantul Regency

This place is formerly a Kraton/Kedaton Plered (Plered Palace), built by Amangkurat Agung or Amangkurat I with a very good structure. But Amangkurat Agung was a very bad ruler (I say "very"), so someone from Madura attacked this Kraton and got victory. According to javanese philosophy, a palace or Kraton that has been captured can't be used as a palace again because it has lost its prestige. So Kraton Plered is not used again, and this Museum is the location of Kraton Plered before, though Kraton Plered now has been ruined. It has small museum with some collection and there is a guide, and I was satisfied when I...

one of the recommended places to visit if you want to learn about history, especially the Islamic Mataram kingdom. this place witnessed the development of one of the largest kingdoms in Java, which is the third royal palace of the Mataram palace. this museum is located right above the former Pleret palace. this museum not only stores relics of the Islamic Mataram kingdom, but also relics of prehistoric times, the Hindu-Buddhist era found around Bantul. to enter here is free, no fees are charged, just fill in the guest book. there is even a friendly tour guide who accompanies and provides...

This is the second ruins of the ancient Mataram kingdom in Pleret, the first of which is in Kerta. Now this place has turned into a museum. You can go round the vicinity, while listening to the young, friendly guides. You can see some remnants of the ancient kingdom, some are outside, the others are displayed in the building in the west part of this museum. This place is a well-preserved and much better than its original...