Sunyaragi Cave Cirebon

 After I came from the keraton, I went on to the cave that was generally made! not because of nature or disaster but this cave was made to guard and serve as a place of mediation for the heroes after the war. The existence of the Park or Sunyaragi Cave has a fairly long history and includes one of the cultural reserves that exist in Cirebon. The Sunyaragi Cave or also often called the Sari Garden is on a land area of 15 hectares, and in the past it was surrounded by a lake called Lake Jati.

The most interesting of the Sunyaragi Cave is the shape of its building that is decorated with coral rocks at almost every point.The coral rocks gathered like clouds, present above the building walls. In addition, there is a cave that shows its sophistication in its time.

The cave of Pandekemasan which serves as a place for the manufacture of weapons and a storage place that has good air ventilation and noise proof. The complex of the Sunyaragi Cave or Sari Garden is divided into two sections, namely the Cave Building and the Pesanggrahan Building.It was once surrounded by water, but now it has experienced drought and turned into land. Only a few parts are still covered by water.

The Sunyaragi cave was built by combining several ornaments namely Islam, Hindu, and Chinese. And generally using the concept of the royal era in its time.Around the 1787s the cave was used as a defensive fortress during the war, so it was damaged in parts.Then, around 1852, Sari Sunyaragi Garden or Sunyaraki Cave was repaired or rebuilt at the time of Sultan Adiwijaya, by an architect who originated in China. 

Until here I was already feeling thirsty and tired because, before that, I needed a long and exhausted journey to keraton. but I,  still have energic because the story that is in this cave is so unique. After hearing the story my dad told me to go back to the car because the time has been late in the afternoon. the trip is still far to Jakarta.