Warungboto Rest House and Water Garden

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A. Overview

Yogyakarta is home to many historical remnants, one of them is an old site that used to be a rest house and water garden. Pasanggrahan Warungboto, as they are called these days, was one of the rest houses built by Sultan Hamengku Buwana II. On a wall there, we can see an inscription of macapat verse (Javanese traditional lyrics) that tells about the sultan. The inscription also reveals that the complex was originally called Pasanggrahan Rejowinangun (Rejowinangun Rest House). It was built in the 1800s with a garden and ponds designed to be private as they are surrounded with walls that one could not see anything from outside.

On the front-left compartment, there is a narrow staircase to get down. The foremost part of the complex is a square with a cemented floor. Being in front, this part functioned as a bangsal (hall) like in most modern Javanese buildings. From there one can see the whole complex of the rest house.

The rest house consists of two floors: a surface and an underground. In the underground floor, we can see the most interesting parts of the complex. There are a garden and two ponds. The first pond is 4.5 m in diameter and has a fountain in the middle while the second is a 10 by 4 meter square pond. The ponds are connected to each other by a water channel that can be seen obviously in the second pond.

B. Features

Warungboto Rest House is also an architecturally interesting place. On the north and south of the ponds, there is a quite big doorway that leads to another room in the underground floor. On the east of the ponds, there are three windows, one is a square and the other two are curved on the top. Furthermore, on the west of the ponds, there is a curve-topped door that leads to other two curved-topped doors through short staircases. The last two doors connect the pond with the surface floor, on which there is a carved wall.

One very sturdy wall stands on the southernmost side, where we can also find a number of square windows. The walls surrounding the rest house are high and thick. This shows us how strong the architect wanted the building to be. From the street, the remnant of the rest house looks like a storied building because of the staircases.

The rest house has some other ornaments like a Garuda (mythical Hindu bird) statue on the south, a dragon statue on the east, and a flower pot in the water garden. While seeming a bit neglected, the rest house is actually protected by the government.

C. Location

Warungboto Rest House and the Water Garden are situated in Veteran Street, Warungboto Sub-district, Umbulharjo District, Yogyakarta.

D. Access

There is no entry charge in Warungboto Rest House. You can get in there to see what is inside for free. If you meet the place’s custodian, you can ask him to take you around the site while telling you about its history.

F. Accommodation and Other Facilities

The rest house is situated not far from the heart of Yogyakarta City. Hotels, transportation, and eating places will not be difficult to find around there.

Text : Eko Wahyu
Translation : Reza Daffi
Photo(s) : Collection of Jogjatrip.com
(Primary data and various sources)

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