| After a walk around Taman Sari, travelers will continue to be guided towards the Well Gumuling - Secret underground mosque. Tourists must pass Tajug, hallway that connects the palace and the Taman Sari also Pulo Kenongo. Wide
underground passage that is purposely built to guard the palace when
trapped in a precarious situation, so there is also a secret door that
serves to save themselves. After
passing Tajug, travelers will see the former Pulo Kenongo, is a
strategic area which formerly scented scent, because kenongo
flowers. Then the tourists can head towards the Well Gumuling, secret, underground mosques, places of worship Sultan and family. The
Dutch government does not give freedom to the Sultan and the entire
family to worship in peace, then a mosque secrets need to be established
in the basement, hidden place. Circular two-story buildings with solid walls timeless after hundreds of years, has a design has good acoustic side. Once upon a time, when it leads the prayer, the priest may reverberate
sound good everywhere, that time there loudspeaker technology, the
design of the mosque is built in such a way that serves to reflect
sound.Now
when Gumuling wells no longer function as a mosque, a person's voice
spoken loudly in the silence, will continue to reverberate around the
room. Right at the end of the hall, there is a circular area with a dot in the middle connected by five stairs in the vicinity. The midpoint of the said function as a pulpit for religious leaders to preach. Sultan
and his family members used to sit in the hallway area to perform
prayers and religious activities were previously banned by the Dutch
government. The men sat on the second floor, the women sit on the first floor as a symbol of heaven under mother's feet. Right
in the middle of the mosque there is a square-shaped with 5 risers
around him, the unique nature of the building so impressive. Blue sky above looks mega ornate white as cotton wadding, and melodious birdsong. At the start of the Well Gumuling up and functioning, under the stairs
is a four meter wells with crystal clear water that serves to establish
ablutions before prayer five times a day.The last stop in Taman Sari is Kenongo Building, the tallest building in Tama Sari. The
building was the original function of the dining room Sultan, after
nearly three centuries, past history of this building has lost its
function as a dining room. However, Kenongo building still standing in old age as a witness to history. From this place, tourists can witness the moment the sun sank in a stunning red twilight.
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