Gibran: "Solo Palace Will Be Revitalized"

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The Surakarta Hadiningrat Sunanate Palace or Solo Palace will be revitalized in the near future. The revitalization budget comes from the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR). The Mayor of Solo, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, accompanied the Director General of Human Settlements of the Ministry of PUPR, Diana Kusumastuti, to directly inspect the condition of the Solo Palace, Thursday (7/10). The group toured the Keraton area accompanied by the wife of the King of the Solo Palace, Gusti Kanjeng Ratu (GKR) Paku Buwono.

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According to Gibran, there are quite a number of physical buildings that need to be renovated. "What is urgent is the most visible part, at the front. Gladag renovation, the square is here. We'll have a meeting with the Director General later," he said.

The Director General of Human Settlements at the PUPR Ministry, Diana Kusumastuti, said that during the review he first saw what the condition of the Palace was like, as well as the location of the damage points. "It will be continued later. Of course, the name is an old, old building, so many are damaged," he said briefly.

Meanwhile, Pengageng Parentah of the Surakarta Hadiningrat Sunanate Palace, KGPH Dipokusumo, said that basically Sinuhun Paku Buwono XIII has allowed conservation and revitalization of the palace buildings. "But later it will concern the priority scale. After it is built, it will be used for what activities," said Dipokusumo.

Dipokusumo explained that the building in the Keraton has five functions, a place to live, a place for ceremonies, a place to store heirlooms, a place for worship activities, as well as supporting places such as offices and so on. Based on the Cultural Conservation Law, the priority scale consists of four aspects, among others, preservation, development, utilization, and protection.

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At present, the condition of the building from the outside looks like the windows must be replaced because the wood is weathered. The building was built in 1708 Java or 1782 AD. "The last time it was renovated was around 2002. It's also been painted over. But it was around 2002 to repair the wood," he explained.

He added that the last revitalization activity was carried out in 2017-2018 targeting the Solo Palace Museum. While the other buildings have not.• (Shaleh Rudianto)

•Source: Republika, Antara