BOROBUDUR TEMPLE

BOROBUDUR TEMPLE

Borobudur temple is located in the village of Borobudur, Magelang regency, Central Java.

Borobudur is the largest Buddhist temple in the world. Although it is not one of the seven wonders of the world.

Borobudur was built by Samaratungga, a king of the ancient Mataram kingdom which was a descendant of the dynasty in the 8th century. The existence of Borobudur was first revealed by Sir Thomas Stanford Rafles in 1814.

Temple 10 levels actually has an overall height of 42 meters. However, after the restoration, the overall height of the temple is only reached 34.5 meters with a building area of ​​the temple as a whole 123 x 123 meters.

Each level of the Borobudur temple from the first floor to the sixth floor has a square shape, while starting from the seventh floor to the tenth round.