Islamic Values of the Northern Town Square of the Yogyakarta Sultanate

Since the end of the 13th century during the era of the Majapahit Kingdom, the Public Square or town square has always become part of the kingdom. The square is a manifestation of public space, an integral part of the spatial layout of the royal capital. This concept was later adopted by cities in I...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Woko Suparwoko, Wiryono Raharjo, Ahmad Saifudin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Diponegoro University 2020-05-01
Series:Tataloka
Subjects:
Online Access:https://ejournal2.undip.ac.id/index.php/tataloka/article/view/7885
_version_ 1828497083186806784
author Woko Suparwoko
Wiryono Raharjo
Ahmad Saifudin
author_facet Woko Suparwoko
Wiryono Raharjo
Ahmad Saifudin
author_sort Woko Suparwoko
collection DOAJ
description Since the end of the 13th century during the era of the Majapahit Kingdom, the Public Square or town square has always become part of the kingdom. The square is a manifestation of public space, an integral part of the spatial layout of the royal capital. This concept was later adopted by cities in Indonesia, which provides an open space right in front of the palace or government office. Public squares as public spaces can play various roles in enhancing the quality of urban life, especially to express the social economic and environmental values. This paper aims to solely focus on the northern town square located inside the palace complex, especially by addressing the Islamic values of the northern town square of the Yogyakarta Sultanate using qualitative approaches in terms of its social economic and environmental aspects. Primary data were directly obtained from the research location by taking some photographs, field observation, and notes, while secondary data were derived from the literature and the Internet. The research suggests that the northern town square serves as the symbol and manifestation of not only the media to relate mankind to God but also the media to relate mankind to nature. In terms of mankind-to-God relation, the northern town square serves as a place for Eid prayers every year, including the Eid Fitr and the Eid Adha. Also, some annual events like the Sekaten are held every year to commemorate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad. The Sekaten Fun Fair to celebrate the birth of the Prophet highlights the Islamic values related to social economic and tourism activities. In the context of northern town square landscape, the element of 64-banyan trees around the northern town square symbolizes the age of the Prophet Muhammad. This tree concept has been successfully protected the environment around the northern town square and serves as a public open space in the city of Yogyakarta.
first_indexed 2024-12-11T12:41:12Z
format Article
id doaj.art-12d1b9afc9eb45a8bd198dca8548e70e
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 0852-7458
2356-0266
language English
last_indexed 2024-12-11T12:41:12Z
publishDate 2020-05-01
publisher Diponegoro University
record_format Article
series Tataloka
spelling doaj.art-12d1b9afc9eb45a8bd198dca8548e70e2022-12-22T01:06:58ZengDiponegoro UniversityTataloka0852-74582356-02662020-05-0122227128610.14710/tataloka.22.2.271-2863607Islamic Values of the Northern Town Square of the Yogyakarta SultanateWoko Suparwoko0Wiryono Raharjo1Ahmad Saifudin2Department of Architecture, Islamic University of IndonesiaDepartment of Architecture, Islamic University of IndonesiaDepartment of Architecture, Islamic University of IndonesiaSince the end of the 13th century during the era of the Majapahit Kingdom, the Public Square or town square has always become part of the kingdom. The square is a manifestation of public space, an integral part of the spatial layout of the royal capital. This concept was later adopted by cities in Indonesia, which provides an open space right in front of the palace or government office. Public squares as public spaces can play various roles in enhancing the quality of urban life, especially to express the social economic and environmental values. This paper aims to solely focus on the northern town square located inside the palace complex, especially by addressing the Islamic values of the northern town square of the Yogyakarta Sultanate using qualitative approaches in terms of its social economic and environmental aspects. Primary data were directly obtained from the research location by taking some photographs, field observation, and notes, while secondary data were derived from the literature and the Internet. The research suggests that the northern town square serves as the symbol and manifestation of not only the media to relate mankind to God but also the media to relate mankind to nature. In terms of mankind-to-God relation, the northern town square serves as a place for Eid prayers every year, including the Eid Fitr and the Eid Adha. Also, some annual events like the Sekaten are held every year to commemorate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad. The Sekaten Fun Fair to celebrate the birth of the Prophet highlights the Islamic values related to social economic and tourism activities. In the context of northern town square landscape, the element of 64-banyan trees around the northern town square symbolizes the age of the Prophet Muhammad. This tree concept has been successfully protected the environment around the northern town square and serves as a public open space in the city of Yogyakarta.https://ejournal2.undip.ac.id/index.php/tataloka/article/view/7885islamic valuetown squareeid praysekatenyogyakarta
spellingShingle Woko Suparwoko
Wiryono Raharjo
Ahmad Saifudin
Islamic Values of the Northern Town Square of the Yogyakarta Sultanate
Tataloka
islamic value
town square
eid pray
sekaten
yogyakarta
title Islamic Values of the Northern Town Square of the Yogyakarta Sultanate
title_full Islamic Values of the Northern Town Square of the Yogyakarta Sultanate
title_fullStr Islamic Values of the Northern Town Square of the Yogyakarta Sultanate
title_full_unstemmed Islamic Values of the Northern Town Square of the Yogyakarta Sultanate
title_short Islamic Values of the Northern Town Square of the Yogyakarta Sultanate
title_sort islamic values of the northern town square of the yogyakarta sultanate
topic islamic value
town square
eid pray
sekaten
yogyakarta
url https://ejournal2.undip.ac.id/index.php/tataloka/article/view/7885
work_keys_str_mv AT wokosuparwoko islamicvaluesofthenortherntownsquareoftheyogyakartasultanate
AT wiryonoraharjo islamicvaluesofthenortherntownsquareoftheyogyakartasultanate
AT ahmadsaifudin islamicvaluesofthenortherntownsquareoftheyogyakartasultanate