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Candi
Tikus
(Rat
Temple)
is
a
relic
of
the
Hindu-style
kingdom
located
in
the
Trowulan
Complex,
precisely
in
the
hamlet
of
Dinuk,
Temon
Village,
Trowulan
District,
Mojokerto
Regency,
East
Java.
The
name
'Rat'
is
just
a
designation
used
by
the
local
community.
It
is
said
that,
when
it
was
discovered,
the
place
where
the
temple
is
located
is
a
rat's
nest.
The
building
of
the
Candi
Tikus
resembles
a
"pool"
in
the
form
of
a
pond
with
several
buildings
in
it.
Nearly
all
rectangular
buildings
with
a
size
of
29.5
m
x
28.25
m
are
made
of
red
bricks.
Interestingly,
it
is
located
lower
than
about
3.5
m
from
the
surrounding
land
surface.
On
the
top
surface
there
is
a
corridor
about
75
cm
wide
that
surrounds
the
building.
On
the
inner
side,
down
about
1
m,
there
is
a
wider
corridor
around
the
edge
of
the
pond.
The
entrance
to
the
temple
is
on
the
north
side,
in
the
form
of
a
3.5
m
wide
ladder
leading
to
the
bottom
of
the
pool.
Another
interesting
thing
is
the
presence
of
two
types
of
bricks
of
different
sizes
used
in
the
construction
of
this
temple.
The
temple's
foot
consists
of
a
large
arrangement
of
red
bricks
that
are
closed
with
a
smaller
size
of
red
bricks.
Aside
from
the
foot
of
the
building,
there
are
also
two
types
of
water
fountains
in
this
temple,
which
are
made
of
brick
and
those
made
of
andesite.
