Borobudur is a Buddhist temple. Built by Syailendra dynasty between 750-850 AD. Along the decrease of power of its dynasty, Borobudur is forgotten. In 1815, a ruler British Governor, Thomas Stamford Raffles start a project to uncover Borobudur from Merapi volcano dust.
In 1983 the project was finished by Indonesia government and in 1991 Borobudur had a world heritage site status from UNICEF.
If you watch Borobudur you will wonder how the workers build such a giant building and it's 2760 relief detail with available technology at this era. Almost 60.000 cubic meters of stone. How to cut and transport it from river around Borobudur.
Every Wesak Day (Buddhist holiday) in May or June, a festival will be hold in this temple. Borobudur mean Buddhist monastery on the hills is located at Magelang, Central Java Province. One hour drive from Yogyakarta.
Other tourist attraction at / back to Yogyakarta.
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