Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Gedong Songo Temple


Gedong Songo is the name of a complex of buildings of cultural heritage of Hindu temple located in the Village Temple, Ambarawa Sub-district, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia precisely in the slopes of Mount Ungaran. In this temple complex, there are nine temples.

This temple was found by Raffles in 1804 and is a relic from the era of Hindu culture Sailendra 9th century (927 years BC).

This temple has in common with the Dieng temple complex in Wonosobo. This temple is situated at an altitude of about 1,200 m above sea level so the air temperature is cold enough here (ranging between 19-27 ° C)

Location 9 temples scattered on the slopes of Mount Ungaran has beautiful natural scenery. In some locations there are also pine forests neatly and springs that contain sulfur.
[edit] Distance traveled

To adopt, the journey takes about 40 minutes from the City Ambarawa with rising street, and the slope is very sharp (on average reaches 40 degrees). Location of the temple can also be taken within 10 minutes of Bandungan attractions. Here's a list of mileage to this temple.

* Gedong Songo - Ungaran: 25 km
* Gedong Songo - Ambarawa: 15 km
* Gedong Songo - Semarang: 45 km

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