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By admin, August 10, 2011 6:43 am

Tasikardi word is a combination of two syllables of Sundanese, namely tasik and ardi which means an artificial lake. Historically, the lake was built during the reign of Panembahan Maulana Yusuf (1570-1580 AD), the second sultan of the Sultanate of Banten. That said, the lake which covers five acres and the bottom was covered with brick tile, the former, is the resting place of the sultans of Banten with his family.

At that time, the lake is also known as Kardi Situ has a double function. In addition to the water reservoir of the River Cibanten used to irrigate the rice fields, the lake is also used to meet the water supply for the family palace and the surrounding communities. Water flowed to the Lake Palace Tasikardi Surosowon through pipes made of clay 2-40 inches in diameter. Before use, the lake ?water is first filtered and deposited in a special screening known as pengindelan brother (red filter), pengindelan white (white filter), and pengindelan of gold (gold filtering).

Today, Lake Tasikardi, along the Great Mosque of Banten, Surosowon Palace, Palace Kaibon, Old Market Attack, Fort Speelwijk, and Vihara Avalokitesvara, enter the Site Banten Lama. The existence of these sites are located in Serang, in addition to a silent witness of the glories of civilization Sultanate of Banten in the past, is also a historical tourist destination that’s fun. The manager of a travel agency has been packed any of these sites in a special tour package, namely the Old Banten Tourism Regions.

The lake is located in the Village Tasikardi Margasana, District Kramatwatu, Serang District, Banten Province, Indonesia. Attack of the city, the capital of Banten province, visitors can access the lake by riding public transportation Tasikardi Kramatwatu majors. The historic lake is located about 6 kilometers west of the City Attack, or is about 3 kilometers to the southeast palace Surosowon.