Journal of Architecture & Environment | Vol. 22, No. 1, Apr 2023: 75 - 90 75 IDENTITY MEANING OF A GAPURA WRINGINLAWANG AT THE HINDUISM-SEMERU LUMAJANG TEMPLE Rizal Ardy Firmansyah*, Murni Rachmawati**, Ima Defiana** *) Master Student, Department of Architecture, Institute of Technology Sepuluh Nopember, Indonesia **) Department of Architecture, Institute of Technology Sepuluh Nopember, Indonesia e-mail: murnirach@arch.its.ac.id ABSTRACT Semiotics, as a science that studies signs, have a wide range of knowledge, and one of them is in the field of Architecture, which is a result of the cultural process of society because architectural works are the embodiment of the life of that society. Semiotics, as the science of signs, can be a tool for tracing cultural relations in architectural objects or works. Pura Mandharagiri Semeru Agung, an architectural work that carries Balinese Hindu culture, is located at Mount Semeru, specifically in Senduro in the Lumajang district. An architectural object in the form of a gate with the name Wringinlawang stands proudly at the entrance to the site. Wringinlawang, in shape and colour, has a style different from the temple area class. Therefore, there is a need for a study related to the existence of the wringinlawang object in the middle of the temple area, which carries Balinese Hindu culture. To trace the process of wringinlawang's existence and its meaning to the surrounding community, semiotics will be the primary tool in tracing the sign, the Gapura Wringinlawang. This research explores the factors influencing the importance of the Gapura Wringinlawang and the relationship between the formed characters. The method used in this research is qualitative research using interview data alongside a literature review. The results of Charles S. Pierce's semiotic StudyStudy show that the Gapura Wringinlawang contains a symbol of cultural identity for the Senduro community around the temple building. The culture in question is Javanese culture manifested through the building style used in the Gapura Wringinlawang building because of the context of the location. Keywords: Semiotic, Javanese, Gapura, Identity Meaning INTRODUCTION Reading the meaning of religious buildings is one of the research topics in the StudyStudy of the meaning of architecture. However, in several related studies, research on religious buildings tends to look at meaning only from the side of the building user or congregation rather than other viewpoints. The Mandaragiri Semeru