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Mendut temple

Mendut temple is Buddha Temple, the located of Mendut Temple at Mendut village, Mungkid district, Magelang Regency. The distance about 38 kms in west side of Yogyakarta and 3 kms eastern of Borobudur temple. It faces contrary Borobudur temple, Mendut temple faces to the west and ,faces toward Benares, India.Mendut temple made by Sri Maharaja Panangkaran at the second half of century. Mendut temple resembles Pawon temple in many ways, such as : The body is square, the gate face south west. The height of the temple is 26,40 m, divided of the foot basement, body and peak. Above the basement there is a square stage surrounding the body of the temple, which has relief of animal, such as : monkey, deer, tiger, bird, crocodile, and turtle. In the adjoining sell there is a statue of Buddha Sayakmuni when sitting on a throne. In the left side there is Buddha Lokesvara, and Buddha Vajraponi in the right side. Below the Buddha Sayakmuni there is a “Cakra” wheel between two deer. The hand pose of Buddha image is turning the wheel of the law of cause and effect.Mendut temple passing a Waicak ceremony, at the first start. The walk procession of waicak ceremony from Mendut temple passing the small Pawon temple and finally to Borobudur temple.

                                                                                                                            

                           LAWANG SEWU

Semarang is very important place in Java and the place is noted for all the attractive tourist spots here. Lawang Sewu is a very important place in Semarang and for many years tourists have been returning to Semarang only to have a glimpse of this amazing place here. The Lawang Sewu is immensely popular for the famous Thousand Doors which is the ticket to
fame for the place. The place is distinguished simply for the numerous doors and windows found here and the building was christened as the Gedung Lawang Sewu and tourists love coming here simply because of the distinctive Dutch Symbolism and the immensely long corridors leading to the offices on the other side.

Lawang Sewu is famous for the doors and windows. The place is famous for the Thousand Doors and windows and the fascinating stained glass windows representing the Dutch Symbolism of the places like The Hague and Rotterdam and also the Royal family. The building has numerous long winding corridors which open out to the offices on one side of the office and the other end of the building on the other hand. It is a famous landmark in the region of Semarang and a pride for Java. The place was actually built as the main colonial office for the Dutch and was then taken over by the Japanese government. This place was important because it was the main military hub for the Indonesians and was used for giving shelter to the soldiers and army men here. The place was often considered to be haunted place as many truly and sincerely believed that the place was inhabited by spirits and ghosts and thus many people used to feel scared to visit the place fearing the obvious. However later the place was converted in to a heritage site and many came to visit the place during their holidays or vacations while coming to visit the Semarang. There are other places also which deserve mention but Lawang Sewu stands out among the rest.

Lawang Sewu is thus a very important place in Semarang and all are welcome to come and visit the fascinating place