... Wonderful sunset view of one of the most famous and largest Buddhist historical sites in the world... a massive temple complex that took 75 years to build... Borobudur sits on top of a natural hill standing guard over paddy fields, jungle canopies and distant hills... the temple is still in use for pilgrimage, and once a year Buddhists in Indonesia celebrate Vesak (Buddha`s birthday) at the monument... after 10 centuries of neglect it was rediscovered by European in 1814, buried under volcanic ash and jungle growth... in the 1970s the Indonesian Government and UNESCO worked together to restore Borobudur to its former majesty... the restoration took eight years to complete and today The Borobudur Temple complex is the single most visited site in Indonesia and one of the most amazing things to do in Indonesia... Thanks a lot Annie and Julien!【ツ】
The Borobudur Temple location is in the Kedu Valley, in the southern part of Central Java.
Borobudur is a Buddhist stupa in the Mahayana tradition. It covers an enormous area of 2,500 m2. The monument consists of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, topped by a central dome.The walls and balustrades are decorated with fine low reliefs, covering a total surface area of 2,520 m2.The temple is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues.The central dome is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues, each seated inside a perforated stupa.
Borobudur was declared a World Heritage Site in 1991.
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