Friday, January 31, 2014

Sam Po Kong Temple


Sam Po Kong Temple is a temple located in the eastern semarang . Sam Po Kong Temple is a temple located in the eastern Semarang, which is used as a place of worship and pilgrimage, but also attractive for the tourist attractions. Sam Po Kong Temple is also known as the "Gedong Batu". Some say the actual origin of the correct word is "Kedong Batu", aka a pile of natural stones that are used to stem the flow of rivers.



Sam Po Kong temple complex consists of a number of pavilions and caves of the Great Temple Sam Po Kong, Tho Pagoda Tee Kong, and four places of 
worship (Kyai Interpreter Mudi, Kayai Anchors, Earth and Mbah Kyai Kyai Cundrik Tumpeng). Great Pagoda and the cave is the most important building is the center of all activities and worship. The cave, which has a spring that never dried is believed to be petilasan who once occupied the Sam Po Tay Djien (Zheng He)

Form of pagoda building is a single-roofed apartment buildings. In contrast to other types of pagoda, pagoda does not have a separate gallery. In the middle there is a space of worship Sam Po.