Muara Takus Temple, The Historical Temple in Riau
Muara Takus temple is located in Kampar
Regency in Riau province there is a solid temple where the villagers of Muara
Takus village call it Muara Takus Temple. This heritage site is very famous not
only in the district of Kampar but also in every area of Riau province because
this temple is the only one temple of Buddhist’s relics in Sumatra.
Muara Takus
Temple was built by the citizens with mutual cooperation used river stones materials,
sand stone and brick. One of the unique things of Muara Takus temple based on
local society, it is not clear yet about the truth that to build this temple is
using the white of egg as glue of the stone. Unlike the temples in Java, the
stone used was andesite taken from the mountains. The clay Materials to build
the temple was taken from Pongkai village. It is about six miles downstream
side of Muara Takus. This proves that the
existence of a large former quarry in the Pongkai village and now it has been
submerged by the reservoir inundation of Hydroelectric Koto Panjang.
Muara Takus temple is is surrounded by a wall measuring 74 m x 74 m and when we look beyond the walls of the temple there is land wall measuring 1.5 km x 1.5 km which also the position surrounds to the edge of the Kampar river. So, the total area of this place if calculated is about 5,476 meters square
Muara Takus temple is is surrounded by a wall measuring 74 m x 74 m and when we look beyond the walls of the temple there is land wall measuring 1.5 km x 1.5 km which also the position surrounds to the edge of the Kampar river. So, the total area of this place if calculated is about 5,476 meters square
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