Journals Information
Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 11(6), pp. 3739 - 3753
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2023.110636
Reprint (PDF) (1493Kb)
The Semiotics Analysis on Crossroad and Grid System of Cakranegara City Indonesia
Lalu Mulyadi *, Lalu Achmad Juniarta
Faculty of Architecture, National Institute of Technology, Indonesia
ABSTRACT
A crossroad only functions as a traffic road in most Indonesian cities and possibly in other countries too. Yet this assumption will be functioning differently for crossroads found in the city of Cakranegara Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara Indonesia. These crossroads not only function as a crossing but also function as a medium for cultural activities and religious rituals. Many crossroads in the city of Cakranegara have specific meanings and concepts. A considerable amount of crossroads are connected to become a road system in a form of the grid system. The method applied in determining the meaning and concept of the crossroad and grid system in the city of Cakranegara was semiotic analysis by Peirce. In the semiotic analysis, the crossroad and the grid system are treated as a sign. The result found that crossroads in Cakranegara city is a form of natural energy knots which at certain times are used as a medium for cultural activities and religious rituals to request spiritual protection from God. The finding from these crossroads serves as an invicible fortress to protect the city of Cakranegara, by providing supernatural powers known as niskala for making the city safeguarded and be comfortable to live in.
KEYWORDS
Semiotics Analysis, Crossroads, Grid System, Cakranegara, Socio-Cultural and Religious
Cite This Paper in IEEE or APA Citation Styles
(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Lalu Mulyadi , Lalu Achmad Juniarta , "The Semiotics Analysis on Crossroad and Grid System of Cakranegara City Indonesia," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 11, No. 6, pp. 3739 - 3753, 2023. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2023.110636.
(b). APA Format:
Lalu Mulyadi , Lalu Achmad Juniarta (2023). The Semiotics Analysis on Crossroad and Grid System of Cakranegara City Indonesia. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 11(6), 3739 - 3753. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2023.110636.