Keraton comes from the ancient Javanese language, namely the word keratuan
showing place information, namely to reside in the king or the residence of the king.
The king as head of government resides in the palace which is made the centre of
the kingdom and all political, economic, social and cultural activities. High-ranking
royal officials and nobles also lived in the vicinity. Because almost all community
activities are centred around the palace, it develops into a city. The Keraton
Kanoman was built in 1588 M by prince Muhamad Badarudin Kertawijaya who
held the title Sultan Anom I. He set up his Keraton at the house of Prince
Cakrabuana when he had just arrived at the tegal Alang-Alang called Witana.
Titimangsa year the founding of the Keraton Kanoman is written in an image at the
entrance of the Keraton Kanoman Jinem, which describes the sun means one,
wayang Darma Kusuma which means five, the earth means one, and an animal
which means zero. The Candrasangkala shows the numbers in 1510 Saka or 1588 M.
So the Keraton Kanoman was founded in 1510 Saka or 1588 M. This study aims to
reveal fractal geometry in the Keraton Kanoman complex which is seen in aspects of
fractal dimensions of the building form. Fractal dimension analysis uses the boxcounting method to determine the level of roughness of buildings in the Keraton
Kanoman complex by sketching several scales. This research method is ethnography
and the type of research is qualitative descriptive. The data collection technique is
done by interview, observation and documentation. The results showed that the
shape of the building from the Lawang seblawong, Balai manguntur, and gapura
Barat had fractal dimension depth with a fairly high level of roughness.
Consequently, the details of the structure are classified as high.
Keywords. Keraton, Kanoman, Geometry Fractal