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Magelang temples reopen to public
The Mendut and Pawon temples in Mungkid district, Magelang, reopened to visitors on Saturday after being closed for a week due to the volcanic ash from Mount Keludâs eruption in East Java
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The Mendut and Pawon temples in Mungkid district, Magelang, reopened to visitors on Saturday after being closed for a week due to the volcanic ash from Mount Kelud's eruption in East Java.
During the closure, officers from the Borobudur Conservation Agency (BKB), in cooperation with volunteers, cleaned the ash from the temples.
'It's part of our responsibility to preserve historical heritage and to keep things clean for health reasons,' Marsis Sutopo of BKB said on Saturday as quoted by kompas.com.
He said they had collected seven sacks of ash from the temples, the equivalent of 0.21 cubic meters.
'It's not easy to clean the ash from the walls of the temple. Special care is needed and delicate instruments must be used, not those made of metal. After that, the structure is rinsed with clean water,' he said. (tjs/dic)
