Pagoda Kwan Im
February 7th, 2008 | Author: Talkbout Staff
This building is located in the temple complex of Buddhist Gaya Watugong which has a high artistic value. The 39 metre temple was built in 2005 and was precisely located in front of Makodam IV/Diponegoro Semarang. There is the statue of Dewi Welas Asih from the second to the sixth floor of this seven story building.
However at least 20 Kwan Im statues were put in this Pagoda. The fitting of Dewi Welas Asih is adapted to the points of the compass direction. It means that Dewi always spreads her love and could protect Semarang from all directions.
The building has a very high artistic architecture and is one of the Semarang’s places pride. Because, at this time visitors of the temple Buddhist Gaya are not only Buddhist followers, but also other religious followers. So, it is very suitable to be considered as a religious tour.