Mangkunegaran Palace was established by Raden Mas Said, known as Pangeran Sambernyawa. It was built at the time of Treaty of Salatiga, March 13, 1757. Raden Mas Said later crowned as Pangeran Mangkunegoro I.
Mangkunegaran Palace is divided into two main buildings, the pavilion and the palace. The most interesting part of the Palace is that it is made of teak wood intact.
This beautifully manicured Palaceis located in the center of Solo, among Jalan Ronggo Warsito, Jalan Kartini, Jalan Siswa and Jalan Teuku Umar. Mangkunegaran Palace was established after a bitter family battle with the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC).
Mangkunegaran Palace is a place which rich of art and culture. The palace contains priceless treasures and a wonderful collection, mostly derived from Majapahit (1293 - 1478) and Mataram (1586 - 1755) period of the empire, classical mask dance, wayang orang (dance drama), traditional clothing, shadow puppets and wooden puppets, religious statues, jewelry and antiques and priceless heirlooms.
The palace consists of two main parts, namely Pendopo (Hall of the Palace, a place to receive guests) and Dalem (Main Hall), which is surrounded by the residence of the royal family. The eastern part, called the Bale Peni, is residence for the prince. At western part, the palace has the Bale Warni, which is theresidence for the princess. Inside this very beautiful palace lies Reksopustoko library, where the old manuscripts, religious and philosophical writings were written in Javanese scripts.
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