Enjoy the chill Dieng, Temples Mountaintop

Indonesia is very rich in culture as well as the omission of a government's success in the past. Some relics of the past success of the country and is the largest in the whole indonesia one of which is in Dieng, Wonosobo. Dieng temple complex in the cold and in the mountain peaks, there is an Arjuna temple complex site is one of several oldest temple in Java. Arjuna temple in kompek this still leaves five temples having already reached the age of more than a thousand years. By the age of five years, reaching a thousand temples still stand firm, like any new building in the wake. With ornate fixtures or temple structure is still intact makes this temple become spiritual tourist attraction for visitors. Accompanied with a cool atmosphere dense fog in the morning and the evening did not discourage both domestic and international tourists to visit and enjoy the beauty dang chill in the mountain peaks Dieng. Some local residents take advantage of the temple for an Event halam play, they play casual look while the tourists are around to observe the oldest temple in Java.
The oldest temple complex in Java was first discovered by a British man who is a British soldier who was working in Indonesia. Major British soldiers who have found Dieng temple complex is Van Kinsbergen year 1814. The uniqueness of this temple is another temple than at the discovery of this temple submerged in a swamp. While most of the temples were found buried in the place of the land preformance. That's what separates Temple in Dieng plateau which has a cool atmosphere. After successfully finding the soldier temple complex reporting and swamps drying process soak the new temple made ​​40 years later. According to the caretaker of the temple naming temple has yet to be understood. Most of the name of the temple was taken from the name of Javanese puppet. The naming of the temple was performed by residents around the temple. As the center of the temple is a temple Arjuna because it is the largest temple and a position dealing with the temple building elongated shape with a sturdy pyramid-shaped roof. Locals often refer to this temple is a temple Semar.
In addition to the two temples were still there several temples that surround the center of the temple Arjuna temple. Because this place used to be a complex of gardens or the royal temple positions close to each other. Some temples around the temple Arjuna is a temple Srikandi, Puntadewa Temple, and Temple Sembadra. Some similarities between the temple with one another very striking look. Such forms Puntadewa temple which has similarities with Arjuna temple. While the other two temples has particularly smaller building forms and low. Both the temple and the temple Srikandi is a temple Sembadra. Dieng temple complex located on the top of the mountain with the cold temperatures have several stories that Puntadewa temple lies in the middle of the second temple Sembada and Srikandi a brother and sister and both the wife of Arjuna when played in the puppet stage.
The beauty of the temple complex is very complete with manicured gardens, making this temple has a quiet and calm atmosphere. With the expanse of trees still covered the mountain, each view will only be fixed on the thick fog that blanketed the hills dieng. Cold rolling hills with magnificent temple ornaments will make you feel at home to set aside some time to enjoy it.

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