Taken with Nikon D90, dated Jan 2011
Borobudur is a buddhist temple, built in the 9th century, and has 1460 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues in its complex. Located north west of Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. This monument is constructed as a ten-terraces building, comprises six square platforms topped by three circular platforms, and the lowest level was used as supporting base. A main dome, located at the center of top platform, is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues seated inside perforated stupa.
Taken with Nikon D90, dated Jan 2011
Each terrace has beautiful relief panels which consisting of hundreds of wonderfully detailed statues and sculptures, representing Buddhist teachings mixed with images of Javanese life of a thousand years ago. In order to understand the sequence of the stories on the relief panels, you have to walk clockwise from the entrance of the temple.
Entrance fee is about 120,000 Rp.
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