Andreas' posts with tag: palace
|  | An art work describing the advancement of civilazation, the use of some kind of fengshui to avoid sudden attack to the sultan and the tiles depicting bible story are the things we’re not likely to think in Keraton Cirebon. It was startling to see those things.
It happened when I came to this palace in Cirebon, my surprise was actually something amusing after knowing the facts found there since each visitor has to be accompanied by a guide who fluently explained the whole details. I could say that I have bigger appreciation for this palace after my visit. The guide explained many stories and behind the scene situation unknown before, the throne does not directly face the main gate to avoid sudden attack, two types of tiles on the wall were all imported from Netherlands (the blue one is about the nature but the brown one is about Bible Story, so that I could see Samson in action hehehe. I could even crucifixion scene on some tiles). To my surprise, the Sultan also produced an art work portraying the advancement of civilazation and even the guide told me perhaps the anti porno bill could sometime eradicate this art.
BTW, culinary journey is also possible in Cirebon, from bubur sop, empal gentong, nasi jamblang and more … :-P
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