"Indonesia´s largest Hindu temple." Prambanan by euzkadi
Prambanan Travel Guide: 122 reviews and 421 photos
One of the largest Hindu temples in South East Asia. It was built around 850 Christian Era by king Rakai Pitakan, king of the second Mataram dinasty. It´s a huge complex of buildings and shrines, the site was abandoned for centuries after their construction and reconstructed in 1918. Prambanan was heavily damaged by the 2006 earthquake.
The complex has eight shrines or Candis. The three main shrines are dedicated to Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu.
Reviews (6)
The Ramayana.
Things to Do
(6)
The twenty sides of the temples are ornated with bass-reliefs depict the Ramayana legend. This story is also shown by... more travel advice
Vishnu Shrine.
Things to Do
(6)
The Shrine of Vishnu is located north of the complex, in front of it there is a small candi on the east side dedicated... more travel advice
Prambanan and the Merati Volcano.
Things to Do
(6)
The Merati Volcano is the guardian of Prambanan, it stands close to the temples, and gives a magnificent background to... more travel advice
Temple of the Slender Virgin.
Things to Do
(6)
Prambanan is located 10 miles east of Yogyakarta, Prambanan is actually the name of the local political district but... more travel advice
Prambanan Travel Guide
Member Travel Pages
- "Prambanan: temples and more temples"
- "Hindu temple complex"
- "IMPREXXION: YOGYAKARTA-BOROBUDOR-PRAMBANAN"
- "Largest Hindu Temple complex in South East Asia"
- "Under Construction"
- "Indonesia´s largest Hindu temple."
- "Prambanan visit"
- See All...
Explore the World
Badges & Stats in Prambanan
- 6 Reviews
- 13 Photos
- 0 Forum posts
- 0 Comments
- 289PageViews
- See All Stats
- See All Badges (17)
Have you been to Prambanan?
Share Your TravelsLatest Activity in Prambanan
- Posted in Travel Seoul Forum "Gyeongju."
- Uploaded a Photo to "More than 250 small shrines."
- Wrote a Review The Ramayana. in Prambanan Things to Do
- updated a Prambanan Travel Page "Indonesia´s largest Hindu temple."
Top 10 Pages
-
Luang Prabang
Intro, 44 reviews, 160 photos
-
Kathmandu
Intro, 44 reviews, 95 photos
-
Bagan
Intro, 30 reviews, 97 photos
-
Top 5 Page for this destination
Guatemala City
Intro, 31 reviews, 89 photos
-
Gouvernorat de Tunis
Intro, 36 reviews, 76 photos
-
Córdoba
Intro, 29 reviews, 66 photos
-
Pokhara
Intro, 19 reviews, 74 photos, 1 travelogue
-
Namib-Naukluft Park
Intro, 25 reviews, 68 photos
-
Cape Town
Intro, 22 reviews, 69 photos
-
Kairouan
Intro, 24 reviews, 64 photos

Desert
Jungle and Rain Forest
Backpacking
Comments