인도네시아 중앙 자바섬 정글 속의 '치킨교회' Mysterious, Abandoned Indonesian Church Shaped like a Giant Chicken(VIDEO)
Mysterious, Abandoned Indonesian Church Shaped like a Giant Chicken
인도네시아 중앙 자바섬 정글 속에는 폐기된 교회가 방치되어 있다.
마치 거대한 닭 모양을 하고 있어 'Gereja Ayam 치킨교회'라 불리우며 매년 수백명의 관
광객들과 사진작가들이 몰려들고 있다.
이 건물을 지은 다니엘 알람사에 의하면 그가 이 지역에 교회를 지으라는 신의 계시를 받
았다는 것이다.
그래서 아내의 고향 'Magelang'에서 그리 멀지 않은 언덕에 교회를 짓기로 결정했으며
30명의 현지인들과 건축물을 짓기 시작했다.
건물이 완성된 후에는 알람사가 교회 신자임에도 불구하고 무슬림 불교도 등 모든 종교자
가 출입할 수 있도록 허용했다.
이 건물은 정신병 , 마약 등의 재활시설로도 사용됐으며 건설비 부족으로 2000년에 문을
닫았으나 세계 각지에서의 방문은 계속되고 있다.
사실 교회라기보다 기도원이라고 할 수 있다.
by Ki Chul Hwang
Conpaper Editor Distributor
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By Jenny Zhang
Deep in the dense forests of Central Java, towering above the surrounding trees, lies an abandoned, crumbling church in the shape of a giant chicken with its beak open mid-squawk. Called Gereja Ayam ("Chicken Church") by locals, this bizarre building attracts hundreds of travelers and photographers to the hills of Magelang, Indonesia each year.
The story behind Gereja Ayam is almost as strange as the structure itself. In the late '80s, a man named Daniel Alamsjah claims he received a divine message from God telling him to build a prayer house in the shape of a dove. The 67-year-old chose a hill not far from Magelang, his wife's hometown, as the site of his ambitious project. Together with 30 locals, Alamsjah started construction on the impressive building in the '90s.
Despite his Christian faith, Alamsjah says that the prayer house was meant to welcome worshippers of all religions. Many Christians, Muslims, and Buddhists congregated under its rooftop, while the lower floors were used as rehabilitation facilities for drug addicts, children with disabilities, disturbed youths, and the mentally ill.
The church closed its doors in 2000 because construction costs were too high, but it continues to be an object of fascination to many visitors in the area.
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Photo source: Teman Setaman
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