Penataran Temple

Penataran Temple is one of the historical relics of the temple which is very enchanting when viewed from the side of the beauty and culture. Penataran Temple is the largest monument in East Java. Based on reports Dinas 1914-1915 Archeological know 2045 numbers and 563 numbers Verbeek notes, Penataran Temple is  building that consists of several clusters of so-called complex enshrinement.

Location of building this temple is located in the southwestern slopes of Mount Kelud at an altitude of 450 meters above sea level, the Village Promotion, District Nglegok, Blitar. Penataran Temple discovered in 1815, but until 1850 not much is known. Discoverer is Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781-1826), Governor General of British colonial rulers who had power in the archipelago. Since the collapse of the Majapahit kingdom and then followed by the entry of Islam, many sacred buildings associated with Hinduism and Buddhism so easily abandoned by society adherents.

Sacred buildings that no longer serve the forgotten people because most people have changed beliefs. As a result the building no longer be confined to the care of it, in the end landslide buried soil and scrub bushes. But over time, the temple complex could Promotion previously neglected now starting to get attention from the government. Up to this time the temple complex has become a tourist destination as beautiful and attractive.

  
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 Source: www.pendidikan4sejarah.blogspot.com/2012/03/candi-penataran.html