Panggung Krapyak, Cultural landmark in Bantul, Indonesia.

Panggung Krapyak is a cube-shaped building measuring 17.6 by 15 metres and 10 metres high, with two storeys. Each side has one door and two windows with iron grilles, and the upper storey is an open space enclosed by a low fence. It stands in Kampung Krapyak, Panggungharjo, Sewon, Bantul, about one kilometre south of the Yogyakarta palace.

Panggung Krapyak was built around 1760 by Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwana I as a hunting post and as a defence against wild animals. Krapyak was then dense forest where deer, called menjangan in Javanese, were hunted by the Mataram kings. The building lies on the imaginary axis linking Mount Merapi, the Tugu, the Yogyakarta palace and Parangtritis beach.

Locals call the building Kandhang Menjangan, "deer pen", after its use as a hunting post. It lies on the imaginary axis from Mount Merapi through the Tugu and the kraton to Parangtritis beach. The stretch from the kraton south to Panggung Krapyak stands for human life from birth to adulthood, and the kampung Mijen just north of it represents the seed of a human being.

The building sits in a residential street and is easy to approach on foot, though the space around it is limited and can feel tight with other visitors nearby. Going in the early morning makes the visit more comfortable, as there is little shade around the structure and midday heat can be strong.

Locals call the building Kandhang Menjangan, the deer pen, after the rusa deer once driven through the forest around it. The structure is a cube-like room, not a tower: 17.6 by 15 metres and 10 metres high, with two floors and an open upper level ringed by a low fence. Each side has one door and two windows with arched tops behind iron grilles.