 Pasar Gedhe (Gedhe Market) is a historical traditional market located
in Kelurahan Sudiprajan on the intersection of Jl.Sudirman and Jl.
Pasar Gede, just east of the Surakarta City Hall. Before it was built
as the current state, Gedhe Market was only a small market built on an
area of 10,421 hectares. On 1927, following the order from Sunan Paku
Buwono, the market was renovated.The architect of the renovation was a
Dutchman named Thomas Karsten. The architecture had a mixture of a
Dutch and traditional style. It was a two story building with the gate
of the main building resembling that of a throne. The construction was
finished in the year 1930 and had been given the name Hardhjanagara
Gede Market (also known as Hardjanegara Market) . The name “Gede” was
given due to the big roof of the market (Gede is translated as Large in
English). the second largest traditional market in Solo.
Gedhe
Market is considered as a cultural conservation of Surakarta. It is one
of the largest traditional market in Solo, next to Klewer Market. The
8.560 m2 of area consists of 127 shops and 133 kiosks and 633 market
stalls. The market sells all sorts of needs, especially cooking needs.
It provides almost every type of vegetables, meat and fruits. Besides
that, you can also find cookies, snacks and Indonesian type pastries
such as risoles, pastel, lumpia and others. There are also traditional
beverage such as es dawet and all sorts of jamu. The price for each
item is extremely cheap in Solo. One of the uniqueness of the market is
the sliding price law, where buyers can bargain for the price of each
item. But one thing to remember is to respect each others when
bargaining, and don’t force the price too low for the merchants.
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