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Old photos of Yogyakarta

29 photographs of Yogyakarta, from 1865 to 2025 — each pinned to the exact place it was taken.

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What the photos show

The 29 photographs of Yogyakarta on PlaceWas span 6 decades, from 1865 to 2025. 8 of them were taken before 1980; the other 21 are recent views of the same streets and landmarks.7 spots were photographed more than once, so you can compare the same street, square or building across the years.29 of the photos carry a written caption explaining what is in the frame. Every picture is pinned to the place it was taken, so the map below shows where the photographers stood.

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Places in Yogyakarta through time

Spots photographed more than once — compare the same place across the years.

EU: Hotel Merdeka te Djokjakarta (1949), Yogyakarta — photos through time
EU: Hotel Merdeka te Djokjakarta (1949) 6 photos · 1865–1949
Bangsal Pagelaran of the Kraton of Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta — photos through time
Bangsal Pagelaran of the Kraton of Yogyakarta 4 photos · 1948–2018
Gedung Agung May, Yogyakarta — photos through time
Gedung Agung May 3 photos · 2018–2025
Malioboro jogja, Yogyakarta — photos through time
Malioboro jogja 3 photos · 2008–2018
Fort Vredeburg 6, Yogyakarta — photos through time
Fort Vredeburg 6 2 photos · 2018
Mall Malioboro, Yogyakarta — photos through time
Mall Malioboro 2 photos · 2011
Water castle Yogyakarta taman sari 02, Yogyakarta — photos through time
Water castle Yogyakarta taman sari 02 2 photos · 2012

Stories from Yogyakarta

What contributors wrote about these photographs.

EU: Candi Sewu (Temple complex)(Buddhist) main temple. Bokoharjo, Yogyakarta district, D.I. Yogyakarta province, 8th -9th century. (1865), Yogyakarta, 1865
EU: Candi Sewu (Temple complex)(Buddhist) main temple. Bokoharjo, Yogyakarta district, D.I. Yogyakarta province, 8th -9th century. (1865) 1865 Dating from 1865, this photograph shows the main temple of Candi Sewu, a Buddhist temple complex near Bokoharjo, Yogyakarta, built between the 8th and 9th centuries and among the largest Buddhist sites on Java after…
EU: Kraton in Yogyakarta [Waterkasteel?] (1939), Yogyakarta, 1939
EU: Kraton in Yogyakarta [Waterkasteel?] (1939) 1939 The kraton, or sultan's palace complex, in Yogyakarta, photographed in 1939; the original caption tentatively identifies the structure as a water castle, likely referring to the Taman Sari complex within the palace…
Kraton, Yogyakarta, 2011
Kraton 2011 A view of the Kraton, the sultan's palace complex in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, photographed in 2011. Built in the mid-eighteenth century, it remains the residence of the reigning Sultan and the ceremonial center of the…
Malioboro street Yogakarta, two buildings in colonial style, Yogyakarta, 2011
Malioboro street Yogakarta, two buildings in colonial style 2011 Two Dutch colonial-era buildings along Malioboro Street in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, photographed in 2011. Malioboro has long been the city's main commercial thoroughfare, linking the old Dutch fort to the Sultan's palace.
Water castle Yogyakarta taman sari 04, Yogyakarta, 2012
Water castle Yogyakarta taman sari 04 2012 Another corner of Taman Sari, Yogyakarta's historic water castle, photographed in 2012. The eighteenth-century royal complex was designed as a retreat for the Sultan's court, with bathing pools set among garden…
Water castle Yogyakarta taman sari 02, Yogyakarta, 2012
Water castle Yogyakarta taman sari 02 2012 A view within Taman Sari, the water castle of Yogyakarta, photographed in 2012. Built in the eighteenth century as a garden and bathing complex for the Sultanate, the site combines pools, tunnels, and pavilions.
Yogyakarta Kali Code, Yogyakarta, 2018
Yogyakarta Kali Code 2018 Houses painted in bright colors crowd the bank of the Kali Code river in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, with laundry strung between them. The riverside settlement is known for a community painting project in the 1980s that…
Gedung Agung May, Yogyakarta, 2025
Gedung Agung May 2025 Gedung Agung in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, photographed on May 12, 2025. Originally built as the residence of the Dutch colonial Resident, the building later served as the seat of the Indonesian government during the years…
1860s · 3 photos
1930s · 2 photos
1940s · 3 photos
2000s · 1 photo
2010s · 19 photos · showing 12, all 19 on the map ↗
2020s · 1 photo