CANDI BANGKAL

   Bangkal Temple is a Majapahit heritage temple located in the village of Candiharjo, Bangkal Hamlet, Ngoro sub-district, Mojokerto East Java. It is a rectangular temple. At the foot of the temple there are stairs leading to the temple room. Above the booth door there was a decoration at the time. This temple is one of those that is still standing firmly. Every time after harvest, local residents hold a charity event.
  In this event, the performance of wayang kulit was held. Candi Bangkal One of the corners of the temple with reliefs that are still quite clear to be enjoyed by Bangkal Temple is estimated to be built between the 13th and 14th centuries AD, during which time there was a shift of power from the central region of Java to eastern Java. , along with Majapahit's dominance of power in that century. Like most other temples, Bangkal Temple has a symmetrical pattern on its architecture.

   Its slender and towering form is the hallmark of temples in East Java, in contrast to temples in Central Java which, although both have symmetrical patterns but have a more chubby shape. This high and slim shape causes temples in East Java to be very vulnerable from collapsing in the event of an earthquake. Bangkal Temple and other temples (Candi Ngetos, Sawentar and Sumberjati) are estimated to have a high roof but have collapsed due to the earthquake.