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23Oct Thousand Temple (Candi Sewu)

Thousand Temple (Candi Sewu) SEWU temple (Sewu is a Java language, which means a thousand) is located 2 miles north of the temple of Prambanan. This is the second largest Buddhist temple complex in Java; professional restoration is under way to reach its original form. It is a mandala, the universe is manifested in the heart of the temple Mahadevan, surrounded by four rings of 250 small temples to the gods. SEWU temple complex is located in the Prambanan Temple area of the park, about 800 meters north of Rara Jongrang temples. The ...

23Oct Prambanan Temple

Prambanan Temple This is the most famous and most beautiful temples in Central Java, or more precisely a complex of temples. Located 15 kilometers from Yogyakarta, the top of the main temple is visible from afar and rises above the ruins of dispersion of ancient temples. Prambanan is the masterpiece of Hindu culture of the tenth century. The slender building rising 47 meters makes its beautiful architecture incomparable. Seventeen kilometers east of Yogyakarta, King Maha Sambu Balitung constructed the Prambanan temple in the middle of the ninth century. Its parapets ...