PLEASURE - GROUND

Pleasure - ground is a beautiful garden.
Around ten minutes ride from
southwest Monarch palace.
Created for age 1757 of
SULTAN HAMENGKU BUWONO I.
The construction of combine design
with style Potugisa and Java.
The pleasure - ground past of time
is water - garden as beautiful as recent.

This area between southeast garden
to arrive cross - roads town is SEGARAN village
full of water when past of time.

Now this area named SURYOPUTRAN.
Segaran origin Java language the meaning is artificial sea.
When monarch pay a visit to garden, he go to the garden with oar boat to pass exceed
a draw - bridge called KRETEG GANTUNG lay down
in front of palace gate, north or south KEMANDUNGAN districk.
Bring down of building regard with draw - bridge still can see by now.
Besides water transportation there is too out way in underground or
path from Yogyakarta palace leading go to other one garden building,
the called name is PASAREAN LEDOK SARI.

Past of time, pleasure - ground
except take place of recreation represent too unique of endurance system.
While water not only to make beautiful of garden but too as follows secret army
to dissapear of danger. When the enemy attack, monarch and his family run away
leave tunnel of underground when all ready in safety place,
the water gate will opened and the water will flood the enemy limit to sink.

In pleasure - ground there is a well called " GEMULING WELL " lay down
in pleasure - ground building. The well to apply to Yogyakarta palace
with South beach or often named " PARANG TRITIS BEACH ".
The created of well is SRI SULTAN HB I.
The well is represent of path make use meeting between
SRI SULTAN HB I with " QUEEN OF SOUT BEACH " or often called " NYI RORO KIDUL ".