ANALYSING MIXED ARCHITECTURAL STYLE INSIDE NDALEM SASANA MULYA BALUWARTI KERATON SURAKARTA

Abstract

Keraton Surakarta, Baluwarti is one of the historical assets of the Surakarta Palace. In the term of architecture, the Keraton Surakarta also has many forms, ornaments, and a layout based on Javanese philosophy. Influence from the colonial period of the Dutch VOC also provided an architectural impact on buildings in the Surakarta Palace. Both of these things combined and created a form of architectural identity from the Surakarta palace that attracted the attention of the public to visit and study the identity. The method used is to collect data through observation, interviews, and documentation along with data analysis. We used the Unwin theory of “Architecture as Identity of Places” and theory of Tjahjono Gunawan, “The Emergence of New Indische Style”. The purpose of this study was to find out more about the existence of various kinds of mixed style so that it could create unique ornaments and architectural styles on Ndalem Sasana Mulya Baluwarti Surakarta.