Fase-fase Pembangunan Keraton Surosowan-Banten Lama

• Main Author: R. Cecep Eka Permana
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Indonesia 2015-02-01
• Series: Wacana: Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
• Subjects: fase pembangunan, keraton surosowan, banten lama, struktur bangunan, peta kuno.
• Online Access: http://wacana.ui.ac.id/index.php/wjhi/article/view/348
• ISSN: 1411-2272; 2407-6899

The Sorosuwan Palace played a major role for the kingdom of Banten in the period<br />between the 16th century and the 19th century. In such a long period of time, the Sorosuwan<br />Palace experienced ups and downs in its development. Based on a library research, it is<br />known that the Sorosuwan Palace was renovated several times. This is most clearly seen in<br />the differences found in the representations of the Sorosuwan Palace in the maps of Banten of<br />1596, of 1624 and of 1726. Outstanding changes can especially be seen in the maps of 1739,<br />1825, and 1900. The last three maps represent the Sorosuwan Palace as oblong in form with<br />a bastion in each corner (which is similar to the present representation of the Keraton), while<br />in the previous maps it is represented as a building with steps where it protrudes at the top,<br />surrounded by other buildings. Field study reveals no indication that there had been two<br />phases in the process of its building. This can be gathered from the remnants of the structure<br />of the building in several places indicating that there had been a two-layered floor structure<br />and an overlapped structure.