Banjarnegara - The Government of the Regency - Banjarnegara Central Java was forced to close the Arjuna complex of the Temple tourist attraction in the Dieng Plateau region. His article, one of the legacy temples of this Sanjaya Dynasty was threatened with collapsing.
At this time, his condition quite worrying.
Apart from askew through to five levels, the part several temple parts already cracks and worst was gotten beside the eastern part.
The Arjuna temple was one of the temples from eight available temple complexes in Dieng.
The seven other temples were Semar, Gatutkaca, Puntadewa, Srikandi, Sembadra, Bima and Dwarawati. The writer: Liliek Dharmawan
The section head communications and Banjarnegara Regency Tourism, Setiawan, Monday (8/8), stated the condition for the Arjuna Temple quite critical, because the foundation of the east side building became bogged around 10 centimetre (cm).
The temple also multiply cracks with crack worst in the east side part was as wide 5 cm.
The temple has also been askew around 5 degree because of becoming bogged him the foundation.
"For the time being the Arjuna Temple complex was closed now while being waiting for restoration."
The tourists that came in the local temple complex not permitted to enter.
We closed the temple complex with the radius 5-10 metre, said Setiawan.
According to him, askew him the Arjuna temple was caused because his building has been old and the nature factor like the occurrence of earthquake vibrations.
While the Section Head the Development of the object and the Tourism Environment, Giri Praptono, added, the condition for the temple will be increasingly serious if immediately was not done by restoration.
It was for that purpose, his side reported the condition for the Arjuna Temple to the Legacy Hall of Purbalaka Central Java in the Prambanan office, Klaten.
"We already reported there to ask for help especially steps in the rescue of the Hindhu temple oldest in this Java," explained Giri.
Pemkab, said Giri, put forward the help request to Minister Pariwisata and Jero Wacik Culture of Rp. 500 million for restoration the Arjuna Temple.
The "help request was sent by us to the" Minister"."
Because actually, the Arjuna Temple was national assets so as his funding originated from APBN. If eventually the fund will not yet descend would fund previously by Pemkab.
In this restoration also will be involved by the archaeologists from the Pubakala Hall, he said. The writer: Liliek Dharmawan