Kolam Segaran

Swimming Segaran Trowulan located in Hamlet, Village Trowulan, District Trowulan, Mojokerto. From the intersection of highways there Jombang Mojokerto-way intersection to the south. The location of the pool on the left side of the road intersection, about 500 meters from the highway.

Swimming Segaran was found in 1926, in a state teruruk ground. In 1966 the pool was undergoing restoration modest. New in 1974 began the implementation of the restoration of a more planned and comprehensive, which took ten years. Functions Swimming Segaran not known for certain, but according to the surrounding community, the pool is used for recreation Majapahit royal family and entertain guests from abroad. Swimming is the only ancient building with the largest ever found in Indonesia. Whole vast pool approximately 6.5 acres, stretching to the north-south along the 375 m with a width of 175 m. Around the edge of the pond covered with thick wall 1.60 m with a depth of 2.88 m. At the entrance to which is located on the west side, there emperan that jutted into the middle of the pond. At the sight of the stile there emperan down to the pool. The entire wall and emperan made ​​of stacks of bricks without adhesives. Purportedly for pasting, rubbed brick adjacent to each other.

On the southeast side there is the entrance channel water into the pool, while the northwest side of the channel there is a way out of the water. Water flows out Balongdawa (weir length) that is located in the northwest and Balongbunder (dyke round) in the south. Tracing the availability of vessels in and out of water, previously unforeseen Segaran Pool also serves as a reservoir and a water body. The experts estimate that this pool is mentioned as well in the Book Negarakertagama.

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