Tugu Yogyakarta

Tugu Yogyakarta as a pointer toward the direction of the palace to the top of Mount MerapiCoordinates: 7 ° 46'58 "S 110 ° 22'01" E7.782911 ° 110.367021 ° BT LSTugu Yogyakarta is an obelisk or tower, which is often used as a symbol of the city of Yogyakarta. This monument was built by Hamengkubuwono I, founder of the Yogyakarta palace. The monument is located at the intersection of Jl Jenderal Sudirman and Jl. This Mangkubumi Prince, has a symbolic value and is a magical line that connects the southern ocean, and Mount Merapi Yogyakarta palace. At the time of meditation, it is said the Sultan of Yogyakarta at the time to use this monument as a benchmark the direction facing the top of Mount Merapi.This monument is now one of tourism object of Yogya, and commonly known as "the pillar of white pal" (pal also means the monument), because of the color paint used since the first is white. The monument is an elliptical plate with a small ball and the pointed tip at the top. From the palace of Yogyakarta when we saw toward the north, then we will find that Jalan Malioboro, Jl Mangkubumi, this monument, and Monument Yogya Back Road will form a straight line exactly the way to the top of Mount Merapi