The life and characteristic of the cities in Indonesia cannot be separated by the influence of city’s development in Java Island

Karsono, Bambang

Wahid, Julaihi

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Imaginary Axis As A Basic Morphology In The City Of

Yogyakarta - Indonesia

The life and characteristic of the cities in Indonesia cannot be separated by the

influence of city’s development in Java Island. The influenced of Javanese cultures not only in the

cultural system, governmental mechanism or political behavior of the administration, but also on the

dimensions of the established institutions; it starts from the beginning of the Mataram Hindu Empire,

the Majapahit Empire as well as the Mataram Islamic influence of the recent time. In this paper the

term “axis” as a basis of morphology for creating city’s order in a traditional city of Indonesia

especially in Java is analyzed. Here it is applied in the order of ancient city of Trowulan Majapahit.

This axis was influenced by the growth of religions as a cosmology orientation. Certain imaginary

axis which acts as a joint connects the various cosmic forces of the universe. Besides in the city

development plan, this imaginary axis is applied as a “road system”. An axis of the sun orbit is the

easiest cosmic force we can feel in everyday life. Thus, the shapes of the traditional cities in Java and

on the island of Bali tend to incline on the order East - West axis or North-South axis. Orientation of

the buildings has been developed according to such orientation too. Meanwhile giving honor to the

universal objects as the cosmic forces such as mountains, rivers, lakes and sea, have been applied in

the city planning. This paper also delves into the concept of imaginary axis influenced by the shaping

of elements of the traditional city in Indonesia, especially the placement of alun-alun, keraton and the

mosque. Philosophically, Yogyakarta has been shaped by cosmology axis which cannot be

inseparable from those elements such as Merapi Mountain, Keraton and Southern Sea (Indian Ocean).

This order referred to Trowulan Majapahit space and order which is known as a concept of space

according to Hinduism

Imaginary axis as a basic morphology in the city of Yogyakarta - Indonesia

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Imaginary Axis As A Basic Morphology In The City Of Yogyakarta - Indonesia

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