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Monday, April 15, 2013

Gedong Songo Temple



Gedong Songo Temple on the slopes of Mount Ungaran, precisely in the temple Gedongsongo, Darum Hamlet, Village Temple, Bandungan district, Semarang regency and temple complex was built in the 9th century AD. Gedong Songo comes from the Javanese, "pro-actively" means a house or building, "Songo" means nine. So the meaning of the word Gedongsongo is nine (groups of) buildings.
  
Location 9 temples scattered on the slopes of Mount Ungaran has beautiful natural scenery. Around the site there is also a neat pine forests and springs that contain sulfur. A light mist fell from the top of the mountain often appear to not cause eye view Temple Gedongsongo from a distance. The temple has similarities with Dieng temple complex in Wonosobo. The temple is situated at an altitude of about 1,200 m above sea level so the air temperature is cold enough here.
To go to Gedong I, we had to walk as far as 200 meters away through the path going up. You can use horse transport services for sightseeing attractions around the temple Gedongsongo. In 1740, Loten find Gedong Songo temple complex. In 1804, Raffles complex note with the name Gedong Pitoe because only found seven groups of buildings. Van Braam make publication in 1925, Friederich and Hoopermans make writing about Gedong Songo in 1865. In 1908 Van Stein Callenfels terhadapt temple complex research and Knebel take inventory in the year 1910-1911.
On the sidelines of the Gedong III to IV Gedong kepunden mountain as there is a hot spring with a high sulfur content. The tourists can bathe and warm baths disebuah kepunden built near it. The smell of sulfur is strong enough and pretty thick cloud of smoke as he approached the hot springs. Because of its beauty Gedong Songo is often a wonderful place for photo images Pre Wedding.
Admission: Adults / 5 years and over: Rp 5.000/person and Rp 25.000/ person for Foreign Tourists.
Tariff for Horse Riding Gedong Songo
- Tourism Village Rp 25,000 (international tourists Rp 35,000)
- Into Hot Water Rp 40,000 (international tourists Rp 60,000)
- To the Temple II Rp 30,000 (international tourists Rp 40,000)
- Package Songo temple Rp 50,000 (international tourists Rp 70,000)
To go Gedong Songo required a trip of about 40 minutes from the city, its streets Ambarawa up, and the slope is very sharp. What temple can also be reached within 10 minutes from the attractions Bandungan. The following lists the mileage to this temple.
- Ungaran - Gedong Songo: 25 km
- Ambarawa - Gedong Songo: 15 km
- Semarang - Gedong Songo: 45 km
GPS Waypoint: 7 ° 12'39 .72 "S (Latitude) 110 ° 20? 32.88" E (Longitude)
Google Map Refference (-7.211033,110.342467)

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