King Boko Palace

King Boko Palace is a luxurious palace complex that was built in the eighth century. The most luxurious building during its time was built by one of the relatives of Borobudur founder.

Sambisari Temple

After being buried under the earth for hundreds of years, the first slab of the stone was discovered in 1966. It took 21 years to excavate and construct hundreds of "puzzle" pieces of the stones before Sambisari temple finally stands firmly.

Prambanan Temple

Prambanan

Prambanan is the masterpiece of Hindu culture of the tenth century. The slim building soaring up to 47 meters makes its beautiful architecture incomparable.

Prambanan Temple, history

Prambanan Temple Compounds

Built in the 10th century, this is the largest temple compound dedicated to Shiva in Indonesia. Rising above the centre of the last of these concentric squares are three temples decorated with reliefs illustrating the epic of the Ramayana, dedicated to the three great Hindu divinities (Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma) and three temples dedicated to the animals who serve them.

Prambanan Temple, The Grandeur of The World Heritage Site

Prambanan Temple, The Grandeur of The World Heritage Site. Indonesia has a lot of cultural heritage, in part of the cultural heritage that has worldwide or have been known throughout the world. One among the world heritage site is the historic Borobudur and Prambanan temples. Prambanan temple is the largest Hindu temple in Southeast Asia. Prambanan temple is located not far away from the temple of Borobudur. This marks the inter-religious harmony.

Plaosan Temple

Plaosan Temple

Plaosan temple that was built by Rakai Pikatan has some uniqueness compared to other temples, namely its twin main temple and the terrace with smooth surface. In this temple, there are Vajrapani, Amitbha, and Prajnaparamitha figures.

Tara Temple

Tara Temple

Tara Temple is the oldest Buddhism temple in Yogyakarta that was built by Rakai Panangkaran, the king of Syailendra dynasty who also conceptualized the construction of Borobudur Temple.

Borubudur, history

History

There is no written record of who built Borobudur or of its intended purpose. The construction time has been estimated by comparison between carved reliefs on the temple's hidden foot and the inscriptions commonly used in royal charters during the eight and ninth centuries. Borobudur was likely founded around 750 AD. This corresponds to the peak of the Sailendra dynasty in central Java (760–830 AD), when it was under the influence of the Srivijayan Empire. The construction has been estimated to have taken 75 years and been completed during the reign of Samaratungga in 825.

Bromo Tengger Semeru, National park

Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park is located in East Java, Indonesia, to the east of Malang and to the southeast of Surabaya, the capital of East Java. It is the only conservation area in Indonesia that has a sand sea, the Tengger Sand Sea (Laut Pasir Tengger), across which is the caldera of an ancient volcano (Tengger) from which four new volcanic cones have emerged.

Celebes Crested Macaque, Sulawesi

He Celebes Crested Macaque lives on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. It has a very impressive face that looks like a Moai statue with a Mohican hairstyle. Loss of habitat and meat hunting threatens their existence today.

Wayang Kulit

Mirror of the Javanese society

On warm evenings in many places a traditional and centuries old ritual is happening in Central Java. Tempted by the sounds of the gamelan young and old come together to be enchanted by heroes from a far past, which move as shadows on a white cloth. Unto deep in the night the public is attracted by the wayang kulitplay, in which exciting stories are changed with jokes from the daily life.