05a Candi Barong |
Candi Barong adalah candi Hindu yang terletak di dekat Kompleks Ratu Boko.
Letak Candi Barong terletak di atas bukit di dusun Candisari, kelurahan Bokoharjo, Prambanan, Kabupaten Sleman, Yogyakarta. Candi ini dibangun pada sekitar abad ke-9 dan ke-10 pada zaman Kerajaan Mataram Kuno.
Arsitektur Candi ini mendapatkan nama 'barong' karena memiliki hiasan kala dan makara pada setiap relung seperti umumnya candi di Jawa, yang mirip dengan barong. Kompleks candi ini berada di atas tanah berundak 3 dengan beberapa bangunan candi pada setiap terasnya. Pada teras tertinggi terdapat dua buah candi untuk pemujaan Dewa Wisnu dan Dewi Sri. Masing-masing candi ini mempunyai ukuran kira-kira 8 meter x 8 meter dengan tinggi 9 meter.
Keistimewaan Salah satu keistimewaan bangunan candi utama ini adalah tidak adanya pintu masuk, sehingga upacara pemujaan diperkirakan dilakukan di luar bangunan. Selain itu, pemujaan terhadap Wisnu juga merupakan keistimewaan kompleks candi ini. Umumnya, candi-candi Jawa Tengah memuja Dewa Syiwa atau bersifat Syiwaistis.
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BARONG (Sari, Sari Sorogeduk, Sari Sorogedug)
Administrative localization: Candisari, Sambirejo, Prambanan, Sleman, DIY.
Geographical localization: 07° 46' 32.3" S
Surroundings: In lower middle land, atop a hill belonging to the Gunung Kidul massif, a hundred meters from the spring of the kali Gawe/Sorogeduk. From the path leading to the temple and from the sanctuary itself, the view is breathtaking. To the north, the summit of Mount Merapi raises above the hills. To the south and southeast, one can see the crescent formed by the range of Gunung Kidul. To the southwest gunung Abang is clearly visible. To the west, the landscape opens completely and one can see as far as the Menoreh hills. Banyunibo, Dawangsari and the pendopo of Ratu Boko can all be seen from the temple area.145 The site is located 100m to the south of Dawangsari, 450m to the northeast of candi Banyunibo, 550m to the south of Arca Ganeca, 600m to the south southeast of Sumberwatu, 800m to the southeast of the pendopo of Ratu Boko and 1000m to the north of Tinjon.
Religion: Hindu (Vaishnava ?).
State of preservation: The twin temples have been restored up to the superstructure, but out of the buildings of the lower courtyard only foundations remain.
Description: The upper part of the hill has been re-shaped into a terrace; it opens to the west, is reached via a single stair and measures 90m (E-W) x 63m (N-S). On the terrace raises an enclosure wall divided into two courtyards. Although the exact height of this wall is unknown, given its thinness, it should not have been very high.146 The only access to the courtyard is the gopura pierced in the western wall.147
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Sumber : Candi Space and Landscape - Véronique Myriam Yvonne Degroot |