"Borobudur a MUST !" a Borobudur Travel Page by VincentJJ

Borobudur
From Jogyakarta one can travel easily to the Borobudur and Prambanan temples, which are half-day trips from the city.
Jogyakarta is situated between the foot of the still-active Merapi volcano and the mystical Indian Ocean, home of 'Loro Kidul,' Queen of the South Seas.
The most famous of Indonesia's temples is this huge Buddhist pyramid. Located north west of Jogyakarta, Borobudor was completed in the second half of the ninth century. Like the Hindu temple complexes Prambanan and the Dieng plateau, Borobudur was unknown and neglected for almost a thousand years, covered under thick layers of volcanic ash. Ironically the temple was completed as Buddhism was losing its stronghold as a religious force.

Borobudur, which dwarfs the neighboring temples of Candi Pawon and Mendut, remains one of the main cultural attractions in Indonesia. From afar Borobudur looks like a huge but ordinary stone construction. But from nearby we can see that it consists of hundreds of wonderfully detailed statues and sculptures, representing Buddhist teachings mixed with images of Javanese life of a thousand years ago.

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