Not many people know that in the city of Semarang are finding antiquities site. Site Tugurejo Temple, also known as the Temple Monument, located on Jl. Walisongo Km 10, West Semarang, approximately 600 meters to the west Hospital Dr. Adhyatma. Although located on a hill, the site is located behind this Tugurejo cemetery is not visible from the highway, because the closed factory building.
Info on Temple Tugurejo first time we know of one type program on TV, and when there is an opportunity to Semarang, we tried to look for it. To go to the temple, after asking the residents, they are directed to pass through the road beside the PT SAMI. Need some time to ask, because there is no definite clue to go to the temple Tugurejo. And once we found the temple, we found contrasting scenery at once pathetic: the temple on the hill with a balustrade, with the entrance to the temple area unobstructed piles of gravel and stones that are processed to be used as building materials, plus the heavy equipment passing in around a pile of gravel and stone.
After going through a pile of gravel and rock around the temple door, we finally reached the stairs leading to the temple site Tugurejo. This site is where the discovery of a memorial stupa-shaped roof. Currently the monument installed in the inscription, which is a marker of restoration Tugurejo site in 1938. The inscription is written in Dutch and Javanese Java beraksara states that the monument was set back by the Department of Antiquities in 1938, at the expense of the village Toegoeredjo. The restoration was undertaken at the suggestion of a Dutch historian J. Knebel. In 1980, the Municipal Government of Semarang renovate again on this site. Yet the discovery of inscriptions that describe the site Tugurejo makes experts have difficulty determining future development and function of the monument, but some experts suspect that the monument is a pillar of the border between the Kingdom of Majapahit and Pajajaran.
Next to the monument, there is a temple to the Hindu architectural style. This temple is a duplicate of Gedongsongo temple, which was built in 1984-1985 by RTD Djayaprana of Muntilan. Duplicates are made on the initiative of Mr. Ch Djamin of PT Tanah Mas, Semarang. This information can be read on a small plaque near the entrance of the temple. Like the Hindu temple architecture characterized, in this temple there duplicate relief ornaments like Shiva Agastya in south side, Ganesha relief on the west side, and a relief of Durga Mahesa Suramardini on the north side. While in the temple room, there is a phallus and yoni. On the north side of the temple is also seen statues of Nandi severed head. The temple is facing towards the east, such as Hindu temples in general. Unfortunately the building's condition is less well preserved temples, plus much graffiti that damaged the building of the temple. However, this temple is well known some people Semarang, and generally use for the making love, filming a video clip, or a pre-wedding.
Not only the temple and monument views, the view from the top of the hill is also not less interesting. From the top of the hill where the temple stood Tugurejo, we can see the view to the north coast of Java Sea, the railway line on the northern coast of Java, Mangkang-Ngaliyan highways that are part of the North Coast line, as well as some areas of Semarang is located on the north coast. Since long time we were on the hill, we had witnessed a train that crossed the North Coast railway line Java. It's a unique panorama that is hard to find elsewhere!
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