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Not many people know that Boyolali City has a collection of temples. Even the citizens of the City Boyolali many are surprised when told in his area there is a legacy of Mataram Hindu temple era. One of them Lawang Temple located in the District Cepogo.

Access to the Lawang Temple is not difficult, just that there is no direction signposts that can help and facilitate those who wish to visit the Temple Lawang. Though this temple is located in residential areas, precisely in the Village Gedangan, District Cepogo.

Location of Lawang Temple behind the home of one resident Gedangan. The atmosphere of the temple is really quiet. There was no visitors or guards that can be found.

There are six buildings in the compound of the temple "the temple gate" which consists of one main temple building, second temple ancillary to the right and the left of the temple and also 3 pieces of ancillary buildings of the temple is located on a shelf, and there right in front of the main temple. Circumstances ancillary temples almost all been Bubrah (destroyed) and only meyisakan the foundation course.

At first glance it looks like the ruins of the temple form that is not intact. The stones appear less regularly scattered. But that does not mean the temple was not interesting. Judging from its name, Lawang means the door. This is the temple that stands out is a solid door. In the main chamber there is a yoni without the phallus and have holes in the exit channel of water.

Around the ruins of the temple also found many other building components of assessments: antefik, top jewel, antefik, relief component to the pedestal statue. Lawang Temple predicted made ​​around the 9th century, contemporaneous with the temples made good around Mount Merapi in the town of Boyolali, Magelang, Jogja or Klaten.