Borobudur
Buddhist temple in Java, Indonesia
Borobudur, or Barabudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. It is the world's largest Buddhist temple.[1][2][3]
| Borobudur | |
|---|---|
 Borobudur, a UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Location | Magelang, Central Java |
| Coordinates | 7°36′29″S 110°12′14″E / 7.608°S 110.204°ECoordinates: 7°36′29″S 110°12′14″E / 7.608°S 110.204°E |
| Built | Originally built in the 9th century during the reign of the Sailendra Dynasty |
| Restored | 1835 |
| Restored by | Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles |
| Architect | Gunadharma |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, vi |
| Designated | 1991 (15th session) |
| Part of | Borobudur Temple Compounds |
| Reference no. | 592 |
| State Party |  Indonesia |
| Region | Southeast Asia |
  Location within Java  Borobudur (Indonesia) | |
The temple has nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, topped by a central dome. It is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues.[4] The central dome is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues, each seated inside a perforated Stupa.
Related pages Edit
- Sewu temple
References Edit
- ↑ "Largest Buddhist temple". Guinness World Records. Guinness World Records. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ↑
Purnomo Siswoprasetjo (4 July 2012). "Guinness names Borobudur world's largest Buddha temple". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "Borobudur Temple Compounds". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. UNESCO. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ↑ Digital Preservation of Borobudur’s Narrative Relief Wall UNESCO Seminar, Hary Gunarto, Jakarta, 2011.