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Not much is known Pesanggrahan Demon Cave. Understandably, inns built by Hamengkubuwono II are certainly not as famous as the Taman Sari Water Castle. But, behind the unpopularity, this guesthouse was once an important function for the sultan's palace, as a hermitage. Together Pesanggrahan Warungboto, this place is called in one of which revolves around songs macapat progress achieved during the reign of the second lane in Yogyakarta.

Demon Cave inns located in the region Wonocatur, Sleman, precisely in the road connecting the Eastern Ring Road areas Berbah Yogyakarta, Bantul. You want to get past visiting Janti Road until the intersection of Block O, and then turned right. Once you see a signboard towards Berbah, you just turn left. Guesthouse located right on the edge path, characterized by a high wall thickness of 75 cm in the colors have started to turn black.

The area covers an area inns right and left of the road. Perhaps a bit surprising, but it's true. Is there any part of the building was interrupted by the presence of the road? Apparently not. YogYES verify it by looking at the building on the left road which is the entrance door of this guesthouse. It is continuous with the hallway door to the building area located on the right road. That is, the hallway that connects the complex on the right and left exactly the way it was under the royal road to Berbah it.

On the building's gate, we encountered Give birds relief at the top. Unique shapes can still be seen clearly even though some parts are damaged because with age. While at the bottom of the door, there are some stairs that connect the outside of the hall. When you go deeper into, will be found again a door-shaped arch-top, may serve as a marker had entered the hall.

YogYES actually want to browse the aisle, but we urungkan and prefer to cross the street. Next, we descended the buildings located on the right road and menemunkan a square-shaped door. The door is a copy of the hallway that connects the right and left side of the road. Unlike its north entrance is decorated with reliefs of birds Give, the south door is simple, without decoration whatever.

Through the south door was, YogYES get a peek at the other inns. There is a building that extends to the east, directly connected with the hall. The building is divided into several rooms, each of which is also connected by a door. Not far from the door that connects to the eastern room, there is a screen decorated with beautiful ornaments similar motifs of batik fabrics. Meanwhile, in the easternmost room itself there is a rectangular pond that still filled with water.

Like a lot of inns in the early days Kraton, the Cave of the Demon also has park and pool area. Currently, the park's acreage planted a variety of ornamental plants, so this area looks green. Ornamental plants that grow on the edge of two rectangular pool is also part of the building and inns. The edges and the second base pool is actually made of plaster which is quite good, but unfortunately can not be seen because the water is not so clear.

Around to the southwest, there is one pool of water more circular. The pool is decorated with statues of birds with the beak protruding Give. It's very unique, especially because of its beak at once functioned as a fountain of water. Swimming in fact there are also similar to the southeast, but the statue had suffered damage from the buried soil and ponds.

Until now, various activities among the Kingdom in addition to meditation is done at the Cave of the Demon can not Pesanggrahan unanswered, including anyone who has ever meditated in this place. Another thing which is still a mystery was the name of the building itself. Macapat song includes the establishment of this building to say the name of the building is Seluman Cave, but the existing signage on the building complex is now the name of the building Demon Cave. Is Seluman and stealthy means the same?

In the past, many people consider this building so haunted no one can enter it at random. But now there was no presumption that because some people even use the area for a place to chat and inns. So, you can visit one of these historic sites without f