Probe History monument Candi in Semarang City

For those of you who are travel to Semarang. You will find many historic buildings that its historical value interesting for us to learn. As his case the old city buildings and also travel sewu mace. There is one place in a district Tugu Semarang who have many stories of the history at the time of the kingdom of Majapahit and Pajajaran. Communities around the call Temple monument.

This monument temple initially by the local community is a monument Watu (stone monument). The shape and texture that resembles a stupa so most people call it a temple monument. There was some understanding between scientists and communities around the temple this monument. Some scientists believe that the building of the monument is a divider between the kingdom of Majapahit and Pajajaran. But by the locals there who think that Watu monument was formerly a dock and a monument functioned as a binder ships at anchor. The argument is strengthened by the discovery of an iron anchor on the location of the site in the '70s. So that people believe that once the location Tugu Monument Watu is a dock or harbor.

Temple Tugu Semarang

If you look around the temple monument. There are several temples in the surrounding buildings, it is the temple which is already in pugar back by the City Government of Semarang in the 80s. The original building which is actually the monument Watu is still a mystery of history as in the description above. At first glance we see the building of the temple is a temple that resembles artificial Gedhong Songo temple building in Ungaran.


Watu Tugu Semarang

Probe coastal contours Sampoo kong Semarang in his time with the construction of temple at Gedung Batu supposedly also a boat dock stops from China. Then the coastline of Semarang in his day is juts a few kilos of coastline now. If this is true then, the existence of Watu monument is the hill closest to the sea coast of Java at that time. These assumptions will reinforce the truth of the story Tugu community, namely Tugurejo region as part of a cruise pier ancient times, not just the border of two great kingdoms.

This monument temple position precisely located at KM 11 Jalan Mangkang, about 2 km from the campus IAIN Walisongo, or about 800 meters from Hospital Tugurejo. Location Temple monument is likely not known by many tourists outside. Because it is located far from urban areas, and do not have access to enter as the tourist locations in Semarang in general. For the location of this monument temple can be reached by private vehicles. And there is no entry ticket or no charge at all. But sometimes also found persons who ask for a security deposit or parking of vehicles around the site.

Often used as a place for masrakat travel around. Good for just messing around and taking photographs or objects ever being used as a pre-wedding photos.

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