Tien Kok Sie Temple

Tien Kok Sie Temple is a Chinese temple in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. Tien Kok Sie Temple is used by practitioners of three religions: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, though it is currently visited mostly by Buddhists.

Photo: Cun Cun, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Buddhist temple
Description: temple in Surakarta, Indonesia
Also known as: “Klenteng Tien Kok Sie”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vastenburg Fort and Great Mosque of Surakarta.

Vastenburg Fort

Fort

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Fort Vastenburg, also Fort Surakarta, is an 18th-century Dutch fort located in Gladak, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. A landmark of Surakarta, the fort faces polemics related with multiple owners claiming different parts of the fort. Vastenburg Fort is situated 270 metres south of Tien Kok Sie Temple.

Great Mosque of Surakarta

Mosque

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The Great Mosque of Surakarta is an 18th-century Javanese mosque in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. It is the royal mosque of the Surakarta Sunanate. Great Mosque of Surakarta is situated 730 metres southwest of Tien Kok Sie Temple.

Klewer Market

Marketplace

Klewer Market is the largest textile market in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. The market, which is located beside the Kraton Surakarta complex, is also a shopping center for batik traders from Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Semarang and other cities in Java. Klewer Market is situated 1 km southwest of Tien Kok Sie Temple.