Category Archives: Yogyakarta Temples
Borobudur International Festival 2009
From July 16th to 20th, 2009, Gunadharma field in the area of Borobudur temple, Magelang, Central Java was so extravaganza. Various traditional dances from Indonesia and some foreign countries were greatly performed in the Borobudur International Festival as a part of Cultural preservation and Indonesian tourism promotion.
Prambanan Temple Yogyakarta
Prambanan Temple Yogyakarta Prambanan Temple Yogyakarta is a collection of massive Hindu temples (candi) built by the 10th century Mataram Kingdom, rulers of central Java and defeaters of the Sailendra Dynasty. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, in most any other country constructions on the scale of Prambanan would be quickly designated as a national symbol, … Continue reading
Borobudur Temple Yogyakarta
Borobudur Temple Yogyakarta The sheer scale of Borobudur is breathtaking Borobudur Temple Yogyakarta is about 40 minutes north of Yogyakarta by car. Built over a period of some 75 years in the 8th and 9th centuries by the kingdom of Sailendra, Borobudur is the largest Buddhist monument in the world. Constructed out of an estimated … Continue reading