0 Cave Mary Puhsarang

Indonesia beautiful tourism - Cave Mary Puhsarang or also known as Maria Lourdes grotto Pohsarang is one goal of the pilgrims from among Catholics, which is located in the complex Pohsarang church, located in Pohsarang is a village in the subdistrict of Semen or were about 10 km west the town of Kediri, Kediri, East Java.

At the church compound there are miniature Maria Lourdes grotto in the future by being too small in itself, on October 11, 1998, began construction of Lourdes grotto, which is an imitation or replica of the Cave of Maria Lourdes in France.

Gua Maria Lourdes called for in the old Church there are artificial grotto of Lourdes in a smaller form. Around a small statue in the first cave inscription written on brass by using the old spelling of the Java language: Iboe Maria ingkang pinoerba without original sin, moegi mangestonana kawoela ingkang ngoengsi ing Panjenenengan Dalem.

Small cave located on the right side of this church is a cave that many visited by not only Catholics to pray the rosary or novenas, but also by other people who are not Catholic to do meditation and pleaded to God that the Supreme ujub generous.

While there Mary statue in the Cave of Maria Lourdes Pohsarang (outside the old church complex) is a replica or imitation of the statue of Maria Lourdes, which is made of cement and then painted the exterior color. The bust was higher than the original sample of only 1.75 meters where the statue of Mary which is now 3.5 meters high and if calculated from the pedestal of this statue feet high from bottom to 4 feet.
The statue was made larger because of examples tailored to the caves that reach nearly 18 meters high. Puhsarang Church featuring Majapahit style but combined with other regions and styles of Christian faith. Yulianto Sumalyo in a book titled `The Dutch Colonial Architecture in Indonesia, Gajah Mada University Press, Yogyakarta, 1993" wrote about the church Puh Sarang as follows: "As the building Trowulan, Tegal and others to build a church Pohsarang always use materials local.


Maclaine Pont using local workers also in addition to several builders that have been experienced at the time of building the museum. The Church is loaded with symbolism this is an architectural masterpiece that is very successful in many respects: from the location, spatial mass, building materials, structures and of course the function and beauty. All aspects including local culture and religious philosophy are combined in the form of architecture with great harmony. "Tourism In Indonesia Heaven Object World.

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