Thursday, March 17, 2011

Segaran Pool

The pool is located in Hamlet Trowulan Segaran, Trowulan Village, District Trowulan, Mojokerto regency. From the intersection of Mojokerto, Jombang highway there is the road intersection to the south. Location of the pond on the left side of the road intersection, about 500 meters from the highway.

Swimming Segaran discovered in 1926, in a state teruruk soil. In 1966 the pond is experiencing a modest restoration. New in 1974 began implementing restoration of a more planned and comprehensive, which took ten years. Function Swimming Segaran not known for certain, but according to the surrounding community, the pool is used for recreation Majapahit royal family and entertain guests from abroad. This pond is the only ancient pond building the largest ever found in Indonesia. Whole vast pool of approximately 6.5 hectares, stretching to the north-south along the 375 m with a width of 175 m. Coated around the edge of the pool wall 1.60 m thick with a depth of 2.88 m.

At the entrance is located on the west, there is a overhang that juts into the middle of the pond. On the side of the overhang there are steps to go down to the pond. All the walls and overhang made ​​of bricks without adhesive. It is said to seal them, rubbed brick adjacent to each other.

On the southeast side there is a channel which is the entrance of water into the pond, while on the northwest side there is a way out of water channels. Water that flows out into Balongdawa (long pond) is located in the northwest and Balongbunder (round pond) in the south. Given the existence of channels in and out of water, allegedly Swimming Segaran former also functions as a reservoir and a water reservoir. Experts estimate that this pool is called a lake in the Book Negarakertagama.

Quoted from : http://candi.pnri.go.id/jawa_timur/kolam_segaran/kolam_segaran.htm

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