Trowulan
An archaeological site of about 100 square kilometres thought to be the capital of the Majapahit Empire, described in the 14th-century poem Nagarakretagama. Among its red brick remains are the split gate of Wringin Lawang, the Bajang Ratu gate and a sunken royal bathing pool.
- Where
- Mojokerto, East Java, Indonesia
- Grade
- Heritage site
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- -7.5500, 112.3667
Get the Trowulan stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Trowulan. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your East Java volume with your photos and a note.
Near Trowulan
Heroes Monument 53 km
A white obelisk shaped like an upturned nail, the main symbol of Surabaya, raised to those who died in the Battle of Surabaya on 10 November 1945. Beneath it, the 10 November Museum tells the story of that day.
House of Sampoerna 54 km
A tobacco museum in a Dutch colonial compound of 1862 in old Surabaya, once an orphanage. Liem Seeng Tee, founder of Sampoerna, bought it in 1932 for his first big cigarette factory, and kretek are still rolled by hand on the floor below the gallery.
Penataran Temple 55 km
One of the largest Hindu temple complexes in East Java, on the lower slopes of the Kelud volcano about 12 kilometres from Blitar. Begun in 1197 and built up until the 15th century, it was the favourite sanctuary of the Majapahit king Hayam Wuruk.
Mount Bromo 78 km
An active volcano rising from a vast plain of grey volcanic sand in the Tengger caldera, at 2,329 metres not the highest peak of the massif but the most famous. Its name comes from Brahma, and the Tengger people still climb to its smoking crater to make offerings.
Mount Semeru 86 km
The highest mountain on Java, an active volcano 3,676 metres tall at the southern end of the Bromo Tengger Semeru park. Climbers walk in past the lake of Ranu Kumbolo, and the summit often puffs out small clouds of ash.
Candi Cetho 133 km
A 15th-century Javanese Hindu temple climbing the western slope of Mount Lawu in a series of terraces, close to the border of Central and East Java. It sits high above the tea gardens and is often wrapped in cloud, and it is still used for Hindu worship.
Candi Sukuh 136 km
A 15th-century Hindu temple on the western slope of Mount Lawu, built as a plain stepped pyramid unlike any other candi in Java. Its reliefs and statues, including three tortoises with flattened shells, deal frankly with birth, life before it and sexual education.
Sangiran 168 km
An excavation site north of Solo that ranks among the most important in the world for the study of early humans. Fossils of Homo erectus have been found here in large numbers, and a museum on the site displays them.
Questions
Where is Trowulan?
Trowulan is in Mojokerto, East Java, Indonesia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Heroes Monument (53 km), House of Sampoerna (54 km), Penataran Temple (55 km).
How do I get the Trowulan stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Trowulan and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your East Java volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Trowulan before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your East Java volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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