Klewer Market (, ) is the largest textile market in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. The market, which is located beside the Kraton Surakarta complex, is also a shopping center for batik traders from Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Semarang and other cities in Java. This market have two floors and can accommodate 1,467 traders with a number of stalls around 2,064 units. Klewer market acts not only as a center of economy, but also a tourist destination and a symbol of Solo city.
27 December 2014 Fire
On 27 December 2014 evening, the whole market was burned down. Pasar Klewer Masih Membara, Solo Darurat Bencana Kebakaran (Klewer Market still aflame, Solo on red alert) - from the Indonesian National Broadcasting Agency (Radio Republik Indonesia)
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