Archivo: Wringin Lawang, Trowulan

Description: Wringin Lawang (lit: The Banyan Tree Gate), the 14th century grand split gate, made from en:red brick material with ground size 13 x 11 meter and height 5.5 meter. Located at short distance south of the main road at Jatipasar, en:Trowulan, en:Mojokerto, en:East Java. The type of this gate is called "Candi Bentar" or split gateway, a type of structure which suggested appear during the Majapahit era. Most historian agreed that this structure is the gate of an important compound in Majapahit capital. Speculations concerning the original function of this majestic gateway have led to various suggetions, a popular one being that it was the entrance to the residence of en:Gajah Mada.
Title: Wringin Lawang, Trowulan
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