Klenteng Tien Kok Sie

Sie Kok Tien pagoda is located at Road No.12 Solo RE Martadinata or more precisely in the south of Pasar Gede. Klentheng stands approximately 263 years ago, already existed before the Pasar Gede was originally established in this temple located in Kartasura who later moved to Solo and later founded bersaman with the construction of the Palace in 1745. Pagoda known as Tien Pagoda Sie Kok is also known as Avalokitheswara, place of worship Tri Dharma. Sie Kok Tien Pagoda building steeped in Chinese architecture. Sie Kok Tien pagoda as a whole occupies a land area of ​​± 250 m². This pagoda consists of several parts, the front yard space, Thia Room, Room Bing Sien and household buildings temple guards. Thia space and space is a space of worship Bing Sien. In worship space there are several altars and tables for offerings to the gods. Sie Kok Tien pagoda was originally built to house the indigenous Chinese groups worship the royal family. Actually, this pagoda has some missing pieces because it had no known history and are taken in the surrounding buildings. The atmosphere is cozy and serene pagoda. If you are lovers of ancient architecture, form a beautiful building with a striking color that is attractive enough. Conditions around the temple is almost always crowded every day. This is because of its location which is located in the vicinity of Pasar Gede Solo complex. In front of the pagoda each day passed by hundreds of vehicles, even in front of the entrance pagoda used as parking cars and motorcycles. On the right-left of this building pagoda also filled the store building. Building this store has a building height that exceeds the high pagoda, so that seems Sie Kok Tien pagoda was crushed by the surrounding buildings and reduce the value kesakralannya as a place of worship. Klentheng nowadays is a place studying various teachings - also is a peaceful place for all groups, not ethnic and religious view of what the person is coming from. Currently Miao (Temple) is no longer the property of the clan, tribe, religion, certain organizations but is a shared public places, including for the people of other faiths. Over government decisions, this pagoda in the list of heritage objects.


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