The name of this temple is still a myth of the surrounding population, namely that the name 'mountain' was taken from the existence of this temple building in the past surrounded by mountains. While the word gangsir (Java: nggangsir) means digging a hole under the surface of the ground.
According to residents' information, this name arose when at one time someone tried to 'drive' this mountain to steal valuable objects in this temple building. So this temple building was known as Gunung Gangsir Temple. The temple building which was made of brick, has 4 floors, with two ground floors which are the actual body and roof of the temple. The ground floor plan is a rectangle with a protrusion on the east side, in the opposite direction to the ladder. The body plan and roof of the temple are also rectangular,
but in this part the four sides of the temple's body have a slender bulge. Now the condition of the temple is a collapse, and almost all the corners on the floors are damaged, as well as the parts horizontal, where the floors meet, while the top of the temple has disappeared. As a result of this damage, the Gunung Gangsir temple building looks like a pyramid shape that has been cut off from the roof.
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