Qomarun, Ikaputra, Urban Space Morphology And Typology Of The City Of Solo In The Early Period 110 URBAN SPACE MORPHOLOGY AND TYPOLOGY OF THE CITY OF SOLO IN THE EARLY PERIOD (1500-1750) Qomarun 1 , Ikaputra 2 1 Lecturer of Architecture Department Faculty of Engineering, Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta, Indonesia Jl. A. Yani Tromol Pos 1, Kartasura, Surakarta Student of Doctorate Program in Gadjah Mada University of Yogyakarta, Indonesia E-mail: qomarun@ums.ac.id 2 Lecturer of Architecture Department School of Postgraduate, Gadjah Mada University of Yogyakarta, Indonesia Jl. Teknika Utara, Pogung, Yogyakarta E-mail: ikaputra@ugm.ac.id ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to find out the form and the type of urban space in the early of Solo, one of the oldest cities in Java. The object of study was approached by rationalistic research. The method of research was carried out by a-three-archive research strategy: primary files; secondary files and physical files. The primary files referred to the old Javanese documentary; the secondary files referred to the document of local, national and international historian; and the physical files referred to the field research that was conducted by interviews and collecting the artefacts. The research found that Solo was firstly formed as a-water-front city. The main buildings that constructed urban space in the early of Solo were a-three-village: Sala, Laweyan and Pajang. The main land element that formed urban space in the early of Solo was River Bengawan Solo. This giant river formed the urban space in Solo until 1750s. The type of urban space was shaped up from three figures: linear; cluster; and central. The main humans who made urban space in the early of Solo were Ki Sala; Ki Gede Pemanahan; and Sultan Hadiwijaya. This study was also finding that The Chinese, Arab and Indian had come in Solo before the Dutch occupied in Surakarta (1750s). Keywords: Typology – Morphology - Urban Space – Solo - City INTRODUCTION Solo (also known as Surakarta) is a town on the island Java, Indonesia. Geographically, this town is located at 110 45’15”–110 45’35” East and 0 70’ 36”–0 70’56” South. Laid between the mountain Lawu and Merapi, Solo is lowland area (92 meters above sea level). The temperature is between 21.9 and 32.5 degree Celcius. There are three main rivers in Surakarta: Bengawan Solo, Pepe and Jenes. According to the administratif area, Solo occupied in the province of central Java. It is surrounded by the province of East Java, West Java and Yogyakarta. There are 44 km square area and 552,542 citizens in