Sunyaragi Cave Park
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Goa Sunyaragi Cirebon or Sunyaragi Cave is one of the historical sites that located on Cirebon, not far from the city center. The enterance ticket is only IDR 15k/adult person. I order ride from gojek ride to get there and the tariff is bellow 15k from my hotel (hotel Asri Cirebon) and it took only about 15 minutes to arrived. The sites is very large and it took me about 1 and half hour to finished sightseeing and photographed a whole place. I also took some rest sometimes if I feel tired of walking (I just sat on the stairs anywhere the sites). The sites was built on the 18th century based on the information I found online. Surprisingly it still looks in a good condition even though it was built a long time ago! If you have an acrophobia/fear of height, or you have imbalance issues, I suggest you to ask for guidance or guide to accompany you. Because if you want to explore a whole place, you need to walk across the narrow footpath (only one person can walk there) and next to it, on your right and left it has around 1/2 meter/50 cm a cubic shape hole. I think it used to be filled with water (like a small pond) or filled during the rainy season, but since it's just holes when I visit there you might find it a little bit scary to cross some passages. The surrounding area also full of irregular and rough and almost all of it has a sharp texture, so you can't use it as a grip. The weather when I visited there is scroching hot! I suggest you to bring some water to prevent dehydration. Don't forget your sunblock either! If you have a low heat resistance, you better bring a parasol/umbrella and wear an easy to dry kind of clothes. You can enter the cave, but not all the path is all conected, most paths are just short and dead-end. The sites has a U shaped path, so from the enterance to the exit gate, you just take a U shaped detour. The enterance and exit gate are side to side. By the enterance/exit gate you can find some street vendors selling some beverages and traditional chips/snacks. There is a big mosque/place for praying. Not far from there, there is a building from ministry of tourism and creative economy. Even though the building is already closed, in front of it has a notice/bulletin board. You can find several information regarding Cirebon culture, such as a traditional food, traditional dance and guide for the tourism place and they also give a translation for the international tourist. Near the building, It has a an open wide concrete field and nearby, there is Indonesia traditional gazebo/bale-bale. I saw a child who is practicing the Cirebonese mask dance. It's so beautiful! But,since I don't want to interupt the practice, so I just watch it from a far and didn't want to take any picture/video without their concern. Because dance duration is quite long, I also didn't have any chance to ask the dancing teacher, who apparently has a souvenir store or selling some wooden masks as a souvenirs. In general, I found the Sunyaragi Cave sites is worth to visit if go to Cirebon and you like historical place or object!
soraya begumsoraya begum
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This has actually has potential to be a very dramatically awesome histiric site. Unfortunately it was not being maintained properly nor professionally. The cave itself was authentically mesmerising old ruin. Unfortunately, again, i can't find any booklet nor flyers explaining what was i seeing. There are small notes scattered about what the area was called, but did not ring a bell of the whole story of when, how, who or what was this historic site was built for. From my rough guessing, the cave, i guess, was a caste. Inside was maze-like plaza, small rooms with names, some of the word i recognized like 'pawon' means kitchen or kepontren i guess was room for princess. Forgive me for my javanese skill. Toilet for public is also in poor condition. I love Cirebon for it's culture, i was just hoping if anyone in officials can pay attention to basic details (cashless ticketing or edc machines for payments, atm so you can withdrawl cash if you have to pay cash, clean and functional toilet, booklets and signage, simple snacks shops or coffee shops, and if you can go fancy, you can charge more for performance at the hall, it would be superb, oh and souvenirs shop would be a good additions too) just so people can actually come, learn, and appreciate history without hesitation. Enjoy the beautiful pictures.
Andina AyunaniAndina Ayunani
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From the begining i arrived till i left this site, i barely know what site is this, one thing i know is that it could be related to the Cirebon Sultan. I think they made it on purpose to have limited information on it. I found that, many tourist guide are wandering around this site, and its quite sad I think. But, however the site it self is fascinating, it built with coral reefs, it is massive, enormous structure, it has features as a palace. I think, other than the kanoman palace, if you want to have a chunk of historical experience on Cirebon, its a nice place to visit. So, I ask my Cirebon's friend about what is the cave real function, she said that, it original purpose was to monitor a possible threat from the shore line. Another purpose is to provide the first defence from the threat. Perhaps there was an artillery battalion and also some soldiers, ready to deploy back then. But, still she doesn't have any accurate clue related to this cave.
leonardi chandrawibawaleonardi chandrawibawa
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Historical site in Cirebon. From the outside, it looks small and empty. But when you get inside, it is actually quite spacious. Since it is considered as one of cultural heritage in Indonesia, the site is maintained quite well, though like any other historical sites in Indonesia, it could use lots and lots of improvement. My suggestion is take a guide with you. They will walk you through the history of the site, as well as Cirebon's. Otherwise, you'll think there's nothing more but abandoned buildings with no meaning and will get bored easily. Our guide, Pak Puja, shared the history of Goa Sunyaragi, which unlike its name (Goa) is not a cave. Instead, it is a rest house for royal family back in the days, which was also used as a hermitage house. It is built with corals and contains small rooms. You might wanna watch for head and steps inside! Ticket is IDR10k per person. As for the tip for the guide, it is entirely up to you.
miasperanzamiasperanza
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Menurut Caruban nagari dalam buku “Purwaka Caruban Nagari”, Gua Sunyaragi didirikan oleh Pangeran Kararangan (bergelar Arya Caruban), adik Sultan Sepuh II pada Tahun 1703M. Bangunan yang memiliki motif-motif klasik seperti motif Mega mendung dan Motif Wadasan diyakini sebagai simbol kehidupan. Sedangkan motif tanaman rambat, patung-patung hewan dan manusia melambangkan sebagai isi dari dunia. Gua Sunyaragi tidak hanya bergaya klasik, akan tetapi mendapatkan pengaruh gaya Tiongkok Kuno seperti lukisan kembang kanigaranm bentuk bunga persikm matahari dan teratai serta penempelan- penempelan keramik – keramik Cina pada dinding yang tidak terlalu tinggi. Hal ini terjadi, karena ketika dibangunnya Goa Sunyaragi banyak sekali bantuan yang diperoleh dari orang – orang Cina, terutama keturunan pengikut Puteri Ong Tien Nio istrei Syekh Syartif Hidayatullah (Sunan Kalijaga). Taman yang memiliki luas 15.000 m² ini, merupakan milik keraton kasepuhan yang diwariskan secara turun temurun dan sebagian tanahnya dimiliki oleh Pemerintah Kota Cirebon. Secara garis besar, Tamansari Sunyaragi adalah taman Klangenan atau taman sari, yang karena fungsi utamanya untuk berkhalawat atau bertahanuts atau dengan kata lain menyepi. Bagian-bagiannya terdiri dari 12 bagian, antara lain: 1. Goa pengawal, diyakini sebagai bangunan yang didirikan paling awal sebagai tempat berkumpul para pengawal keluarga keraton yang berkunjung ke Gua Sunyaragi 2. Goa Pande Kemasan, tempat membuat senjata tajam 3. Goa Simanyang, tempat pos penjagaan 4. Bangsal jinem, tempat Sultan memberi wejangan sekaligus melihat atraksi para prajurit dalam kecakapan peperangan dan bela diri 5. Goa Pawon, dapur penyimpanan makanan 6. Komplek Mande Beling, digunakan untuk pemindangan (tempat bersantai) 7. Goa Lawa, bekas sarang kelelawar 8. Goa Padang Ati, tempat menyepi untuk memperoleh ilham atau inspirasi sebagai penerang hati 9. Goa Kelangengan, tempat menyepi bagi mereka yang menghendaki kelanggengan dalam hidupnya 10. Kompleks Goa Petenga : a. Goa Petenga, diyakini sebagai bekas jalan rahasia yang tembus ke Gunung jati b. Goa langse, terdapat saru kamar ruang tahanuts dan satu kamar pemidangan c. Bangsal pengulingan, merupakan ruangan khusus untuk putra – putra keraton d. Ruang Kaputren, ruangan khusus untuk para putri keraton e. Ruang Patung Putri Cina, dahulu didalam ruangan ini terdapat patung putri Cina atau Ratu Rara Sumanding yang terbuat dari kayu cendana. f. Cungkub Puncit, bangunan berbentuk joglo yang berfungsi sebagai pendingin ruang Patung Putri Cina 11. Bale Kambang , tempat bersantai atau pemidangan 12. Goa Arga Jumut, tempat orang penting Keraton untuk menambil jamuan.
Heri HermantoHeri Hermanto
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ONE of the historical and tourist attractions in the city of Cirebon is Taman Sari Goa Sunyaragi. This cave complex is a legacy from kesultanan Cirebon and is one of the parts of the Keraton Pakungwati. This beautiful place has several myths. Adapted from Sanskrit, Sunyaragi consists of the word "sunya" which means lonely and "yeast" which means body. Sunyaragi Cave is believed to have been established by the great-grandson of Sunan Gunung Jati named Prince Kararangen in 1703. It is about 15 hectares wide and consists of two parts, namely the pesanggrahan and the cave. In the pesanggrahan section consists of bedrooms, porches, dressing rooms, and worship rooms. What is unique is that the pesanggrahan section is surrounded by parks and ponds, although now the pond has receded. While in the cave there are several rooms with different functions.
Nuruddin Al FithrohNuruddin Al Fithroh
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Sunyaragi, Kesambi, Cirebon City, West Java 45132, Indonesia
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