GEDONG SONGO TAMPLE

Gedong Songo is located on the slopes of Mount Ungaran, precisely in Gedongsongo temple, Darum Hamlet, Village Temple, District Bandungan, Semarang regency and this temple complex was built in the 9th century AD. Gedong Songo derived from the Javanese language, "Gedong" means a house or building, "Songo" means nine. So the meaning of the word Gedongsongo is nine (group) of the building.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. Light mist fell from the top of the mountain often appears resulted eyes can not look at Gedongsongo temple 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 quite cold here.

To go to Gedong I, we had to walk 200 meters through a path that goes up. You can use a horse transport services to tour around the sights Gedongsongo temple. 1740, Loten find Gedong Songo complex. In 1804, Raffles complex record with the name Gedong Pitoe because only found seven groups of buildings. Van Braam make the publication in 1925, Friederich and Hoopermans writing about Gedong Songo in 1865. In 1908 Van Stein Callenfels terhadapt temple complex research and Knebel conduct an inventory in 1910-1911.

Sidelines between Gedong Gedong III to IV contained a mountain kepunden as a source of hot water with a high sulfur content enough. The tourists can bathe and warm the body disebuah built baths near the kepunden. The smell of sulfur is strong enough and a puff of smoke was pretty thick when approaching the hot springs. Because of its beauty Gedong Songo is often a beautiful place to photograph Pre Wedding photos.Admission: Adults / 5 years and over: Rp 5,000 / person and Rp 25,000 / person for foreign tourists.Rates Services Horse Riding Gedong Songo- Travel Village Rp 25,000 (US $ 10 Tourists)- Into Hot Water Rp 40,000 (US $5 Tourists)- To Temple II Rp 30,000 (US $ 10 Tourists)- Package Songo temple Rp 50,000 (US $ 150 tourists)

To go Gedong Songo required a trip of about 40 minutes from Kota Ambarawa with street riding, and the slope is very sharp. The location of the temple can also be reached within 10 minutes from the attractions Bandungan. Here's a list of mileage to this temple.

- Ungaran - Gedong Songo: 25 km- Ambarawa - Gedong Songo: 15 km- Semarang - Gedong Songo: 45 kmGPS Waypoint: 7 ° 12'39.72 "S (Latitude) 110 ° 20? 32.88" E (Longitude)Google Map Refference 
(-7.211033,110.3424





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