Kotes Temple

Kotes temple there in District Gandusari. Kotes Temple tourist attraction is the heritage of Majapahit which was founded in 1222 and 1223 Saka or tahun1300 and 1301 AD. The first building was built in 1222 Saka is the main temple, in the form of a flat floor is 125 cm tall, allegedly as a meeting place of the king. While the second building which was founded in 1223 Saka is the building of the temple, as the gateway to the main temple hall. Tourist sites, a distance of 15 km from the Capital District Gandungsari or 30 km from the town of Blitar, ever be used for Hindu religious ceremonies. This tourism object guarded by an officer and an average of 60 tourists a month visit.

Object Physical Condition
Temple Sites Kotes consists of two pieces of buildings. The first form of the ground floor of the building of that height 125 cm with a foundation consisting of the order of the stones as used in the temples. Floor that measures 8 x 8 m, there are stones that supposedly blocks used as seats in the forum meeting. A second building of the temple with the cross-sectional size and basically 7x7 m² 3 m. high This structure implies its function as a gateway to get to the meeting room.
The temple building was much damaged, but the effort has not been done in a professional renovation. This is shown in the arrangement of building stones, many of which are not suitable placement. The buildings are well maintained impressed enough now occupies an area of 1250 m² area, surrounded by an iron fence which is also fairly well maintained.
Topography
- Kotes temple reliefs and surrounding area is relatively flat.
- The slope of the area does not reach 5%
- The climate of this region is a tropical climate with two seasons
- Panorama of Temple Kotes these objects and landscapes with vegetation foothills of agricultural plants.

The Artificial Environment Supporting Object Object
- The road to a tourist attraction enough
- Availability of the shops around the tourist attraction, despite the limited commercial use
- Availability of guard post
- Other buildings that form the waiting room, bathroom / WC, small mosque, where recreational tours, dioramas, a playground, parking and hotels are not yet available.

Socioeconomic Conditions
- Not applicable tariff
- There are shops that provide new types of goods are limited
- Very positive attitude to the development of guard tour
- Tourist attractions are not yet available
- Very supportive community response to the increasing tourist attraction Kotes Temple.

Hopefully the people and Government of Blitar district will be able to care for and preserve the cultural remains of this valuable.

Quoted from :http://e-wisataku.blogspot.com/2010/06/kotes-temple.html

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