Retracing Surakarta Princes’ Residences Chapter III: Ndalem Sasonomulyo: "For reading the series of “RETRACING SURAKARTA PRINCES’ RESIDENCES”:
Chapter I: An Introduction, please click here
Chapter II: Batik Factory, please click here
After enjoying the architecture of old Batik Factory, we continued to the first destination of Surakarta Prince Residence, Ndalem Sasonomulyo. Uniquely, we did not enter front the main gate of the residence (south gate), but we entered from back part of the residence in which we needed to pass crowded housing area which is called as mager sari. Mager sari is the concept of living in an area owned by more respected or prosperous people especially the king; without paying and without owning the land. Basically people who do mager sari are abdi dalem (Royal assistant) From the northern gate, we directly saw the front part of the rooms in eastern side of the residence."
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