SELOGRIYO TEMPLE & BEAUTY LANDSCAPE

SELOGRIYO TEMPLE & BEAUTY LANDSCAPE

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Selogriyo temple a small temple at beautiful landscape. Selogriyo Temple located on a nice hill with a very beautiful stretch of rice field. The stretch of rice fields in Selogriyo, is not inferior to Jatiluwih Bali, which you can enjoy when visiting Selogriyo temple. Visiting to the Selogriyo temple is ideal after Borobudur Sunrise, and do some trekking at rice field before reach Selogriyo temple.

Parts of ruins of Selogriyo temple

Parts of ruins of Selogriyo temple

Selogriyo temple. Selogriyo temple was the Classical Indonesian Architecture with Hindu background is facing east. On the four sides of the walls of the temple building there are five niches where statues of the embodiment of the gods are displayed. These statues are Durga Mahisasuramardini (north wall), Ganesha (west wall), Agastya (south wall), and Nandiswara and Mahakala (east wall). One of the special features of this temple without perwara is its peak which is in the form of keben fruit. The summit is called amalaka.

Selogriyo temple board

Selogriyo Gate

Selogriyo Temple is located on the eastern slope of the three hills, Condong Hill, Giyanti Hill, and Malang Hill, in the village of Campur Rejo, Windusari, Magelang Regency. Selogriyo Temple is a relic of the Hindu era around the 8th century which, among others, marked the direction of the door to the East, there is a statue of Ganesha, Durga, Agastya in the temple. This temple is found in a collapsed state and reconstructed into a form like today. Selogriyo Temple, which is said to be a relic of the Sanjaya dynasty in the 8th century. Selogriyo temple was built on the top of Selogriyo Hill at the same time as the temple in the Dieng plateau. 

 Selogriyo rice field

Selogriyo rice field

Selogriyo rice fields 

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Borobudur Temple - How to build it ?

Borobudur Temple - How to build it ?

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Borobudur temple review. Borobudur was the magnificent world cultural heritage site. Temples including cultural building heritage. Cultural heritage does not belong to all nations, but that of the entire human race. Borobudur temple was must to see in semarang tours or yogyakarta tours. If you are coming from cruise we have long experiences to do semarang shore excursions for borobudur tour, see : CRUISE TOUR PACKAGES.
We extracted from various sources about the Borobudur to help you in understanding the work of Indonesian people that time, who already do understand management of construction and have very beautiful art. Come and visit Borobudur temple also hundred if not thousand other temples in Yogyakarta and surrounding areas (include in East Java).

borobudur temple

So, how to built Borobudur Temple in 9 Century ?

1. Shape of the building. The temple is a square-shaped footprint length +/- 123 m, width +/- 123 m, height +/- 42 m, wide 15.129 m2
2. The volume of primary material. The main material of this temple is high berporositas andesite with a specific gravity 1,6 - 2,0 t/m3. It is estimated there are 55,000 m3 of stone formers temple or approximately 2 million rock with rock sizes ranging from 25 x 10 x 15 cm. Weight per piece of rock about 7.5 to 10 kg.
3. Building construction. Borobudur is a pile of rocks placed on top of a mound at its core, so it is not a massive pile of rocks. Soil core also deliberately terraces steps and the top flattened to put the rock temple.
4. Each stone spliced ​​without using cement or adhesive. These stones are only connected by patterns and stacked.
5. All the stones taken from the river around the Borobudur Temple.
6. Borobudur temple is a building complex views of the parts are built. Consists of 10 levels which is square and level 1-6 the rest of the round. The temple walls are filled with pictures as much relief 1.460 panels. There are 505 statues that complement the temple.
7. Estimated implementation time period. No information is accurate. However, some sources say that Borobudur was built starting in 824 AD - 847 AD.
8. Construction of the temple is done gradually. Initially built storey apartment layout. It seems designed as a terraced pyramid. but later changed. As there is evidence that demolished apartment layout. The second stage Borobudur foundation widened, plus two square steps and one step directly circle given the huge main stupa. The third stage, the railroad circle with a large main stupa dismantled and removed and replaced three railroad circles. Stupas built on top of these steps with a large stupa in the centre.Fourth stage, there are minor changes, namely making relief and making changes to the ladder above the entrance arch.
9. One thing that is unique, it turns out that this temple has interesting architecture or structured format in mathematics. each bagain legs, body and head of the temple always has a ratio of 4 : 6 : 9. Stupa placements also has special meaning, plus the expected relief part berkatian with astronomy makes Borobudur is an interesting historical evidence for the observed.
10. Number of stupas in Arupadhatu level (not at the summit stupa count) are: 32, 24, 26, which has a regular comparison, ie 4 : 3 : 2, and everything is divisible by 8. Height stupa at three levels of TSB. Are: 1.9 m, 1.8 m, respectively different only 10 cm. So is the diameter of the stupas, having the same exact size as well with the high: 1.9 m, 1.8 m, 1.7 m.
11. Some numbers in Borobudur, when added together the numbers will end up being number 1 again. Alleged that it was made ​​so that could be interpreted: the number 1 symbolizes the One the Adhi Buddha. Number of levels of Borobudur was 10, the numbers in the 10 when added together result: 1 + 0 = 1. Arupadhatu number of stupas in which there are no idols: 32 + 24 + 16 + 1 = 73, number 73 when added together result: as above 10 and 1 + 0 = 10. Number of statues in Borobudur total of 505 pieces. When the numbers in it are summed, the result is 5 + 0 + 5 = 10 and also as above 1 + 0 = 1.
12. stone temple size is approximately 25 x 10 x 15 cm with a weight of rock types is 1.6 to 2 ton/m3, this means the weight per piece of rock just about maximum 7.5 kg (for 2 t/m3 density). Pieces of stone was very mild. For such a heavy rock, it does not need any technology. The problem that may arise is slanted terrain that must be taken. Sloping terrain physics make the load seems to be heavier. This is due to the decomposition of force causes no horizontal load parallel slope that must be borne. But with the fact that the weight per piece of stone is only 7.5 kg, it issues a sloping terrain terraces (beundak) the steps do not matter. The conclusion is the process of transporting the stone pieces are simple and do not need any technology.
13. Source material is taken from the river rocks around the temple. This means that the distance between the quarry and the site is very close. Although the number reached 2.000.000 pieces, but each piece of stone material severity and proximity of transport, this means the transport process can be done easily without the need for specific technologies.
14. The temple was built in the time period long enough. Some say 23 years some say 92 years. If the fastest assume 23 years. Let us count the stone mounting about productivity. If the land preparation and early material was 2 years old, then the installation of the stone age is 21 years or 7.665 days. There are 2 million pieces of stone. Productivity stone installation is 2.000.000/7.665 = 261 stones / day. This feels very little productivity. Do not need any way to produce the small productivity. Moreover, using the data execution duration is longer.
15. Borobudur seen physically so impressive. It has 10 floors with square and circular shapes. Has reliefs along the walls and statues in large numbers. The temple is so concerned philosophy contained in the measures. This proves that the temple was built with the concept of design was quite good.
16. Borobudur temple is also seen complex views of architectural design consists of 10 levels which is square and level 1-6 the rest of the round. The temple walls are filled with pictures as much relief 1460 panels. There are 504 statues that complement the temple. This is definitely not a job that's easy to design and implementation. Borobudur temple valuable conclusions from either side of the design of civil engineering and architecture art requires careful planning and management of the design aspects and how to implement it. I concluded that this temple was built by the project management has been pretty good.

borobudur relief

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Surakarta (Solo) Tour Package

Surakarta (Solo) Tour Package

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Solo Tour Package. Solo (international name : Surakarta) has several interested place to visit. The most popular destination in Solo Indonesia tourism are : Sukuh Temple, Cetho Temple, Waterfall Cemoro Sewu, Mangkunegaran Palace, Kraton Solo (Solo Palace). Yogyakarta Driver ATOK and team will proudly to provide tour guide driver for you during you take trip to surakarta.

Solo driver guide. Trip to Surakarta (Solo City) need full day tour (from early morning until afternoon) because Yogyakarta - Solo takes 2 hours by car and Solo - temples takes 1.5 hours. I do recommend that you stay a night at Solo after Yogyakarta trip, so next day you can visit all destinations in Solo with relax - no rush hour to go back Yogyakarta. 

Solo driver guide. If you come from Singapore or Malaysia, there are flights singapore or malaysia to Solo Indonesia. Landed in the morning and take Solo Indonesia tour then you stay overnight in Solo. Second day you get travel to yogyakarta and around.

  

stone relief "Iron weapon home industry"

a. Sukuh Temple

Sukuh temple, an unique temple explain human fertility with the art lover. When someone says a taboo, it really naif that says so. Besides, this temple is same popular in the art of lovemaking as a portrait of what is written in the book of Kamasutra. In this Sukuh temple area also there is a beautiful stone relief about economic activity at that time : iron home industry.

Sukuh Temple

Other angle view of Sukuh Temple

Sukuh temple built around the end of the glory days of Majapahit. Majapahit royal administrative center in the village Trowulan able to talk to this Sukuh. Borobudur temple, the Temple of Queen Boko, the kingdom of Demak was so from the glory of Majapahit. Borobudur temple when a religious ceremony, and temple Brahu was temple for cremation ash storage Hindus-Buddhists, but Sukuh temple we can say as the temple of fertility and temple art of lovemaking.

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There is still much to be investigated about the relationship of this temple to temple in other countries, such as India affiliated Sangsekerta posts in Kamasutra book and the building of the Maya in Central America. Try also consider building Inca culture in Peru. Sukuh impossible when there is no relation with the culture of other countries. How is it possible in countries very distant, to create buildings and ornaments erostis almost the same as in Sukuh?

b. Ceto Temple

Cetho temple was a Hindu temple relics patterned end of Majapahit era (15th century). The first scientific report about him made ​​by Van de Vlies in 1842. A.J. Bernet Kempers also do research about it. Excavation (trenching) for the purposes of reconstruction was first performed in 1928 by the Archaeological Department of the Dutch East Indies.

turtle statue in Ceto Temple

one of smal front temple - in Ceto temple complex

Under the circumstances when the rubble started to study, this temple has the age that does away with Sukuh temple. Location of the temple is located in the hamlet of Ceto temple, Gumeng Village, District Jenawi, Karanganyar. As a place of worship of Lord Shiva, the temple is decorated with statues phallusyang a symbol of Shiva. There is also a statue of Brawijaya V and his advisors and stone structure shaped phallus and yoni measuring two meters. Trapezoid-shaped main building is in the top terrace.

as tour driver for mr. Setharaman Jayaraman, Mumbay, India at Ceto Temple (Sept 2013)

ceto temple ticket (2014)

Solo tour driver. Before we arrive at Ceto Temple, we pass wide tea plantation that's very nice scenery. And in the corner of tea pantation there is a "house of tea" called NDORO DONGKER. That is really best place to enjoying tea plantation, rilex, fresh air, best tea to try (only tea - not milk tea), with old style house of tea.

tea house "Ndoro Dongker"

Kemuning tea plantation arround Ceto Temple

Various kind of best tea

tea brand - from tea plantation nearby Ceto temple

kind of tea

Ndoro Dongker - house of tea

view of tea house at tea plantation nearby Ceto temple

tea house : ndoro dongker

tea house : ndoro dongker

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b. Mangkunegaran Palace
Istana (palace) Mangkunegaran is a well known palace in Solo or Surakarta besides Keraton Kasunanan Surakarta Hadiningrat. Mangkunegaran sites are located at the center area of the city. From outside, this palace is hidden from a high wall that was built surround the palace. As we are walking into the palace from the entrance door we will find a giant traditional Javanese building which is called as “Pendapa”. Three sets of “gamelan” are arranged neatly inside the pendapa. Once in a week (Wednesday at 10 a.m.), there is a dance performance held in this Pendapa. Next to the pendapa visitor may look around the exhibition room in the main building where private collections from the previous kings are kept and exhibited. There are jewelries, photos, weapon, accessories, and more collections displayed inside this room. Next to the exhibition room visitor will be guided to the places inside the main building like palace garden and dining room and meeting room. The last place to go is a room placed at the east side of the palace, where all the Mangkunegaran’s carriages are kept and treated.

surakarta mangkunegaran palace

mangkunegaran palace

mangkunegaran palace - main building

guest room at mangkunegaran palace

mangkunegaran palace - front yard

mangkunegaran palace - south gate

solo palace mangkunegaran ticket (2014)

Istana Mangkunegaran (Mangkunegaran Palace) was built in 1757 by the first Mangkunegara or Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Mangkunegara I. The exact location of this palace is at Jalan Ronggo Warsito, Surakarta.

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