Prambanan

Prambanan (Indonesian: Candi Prambanan) is an 8th-century Hindu temple compound in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, dedicated to three Hindu Gods: the Creator (Brahma), the Preserver (Vishnu) and the Destroyer (Shiva) known as Trimurti. The Prambanan temple compound, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998,^[1] is the largest Hindu temple site in Indonesia and the second-largest in Southeast Asia after Angkor Wat. Main characteric of its Hindu architecture is tall and pointed architecture and towering with 47 m height in the central building (Shiva temple).^[2] These temple compounds originally consists of 240 temple structures (including 224 ruined Pervara temples), and represents the magnificent ancient Java's Hindu architecture and structure. Together with Buddhist Borobudur temple which were built at the same era and are physically located very close one to another, it is considered as a masterpiece and symbol of peace and religious harmony in Indonesia.^[3] Prambanan attracts many domestic visitors and also from around the world.^[4]

Prambanan
Prambanan Temple Compounds
Location	Bokoharjo, Prambanan, Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta & Prambanan, Klaten Regency, Central Java
Coordinates	7°45′8″S 110°29′30″E
Built	Originally built in 850 CE during the reign of the Hindu Sanjaya Dynasty
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type	Cultural
Criteria	i, iv
Designated	1991 (15th session)
Part of	Prambanan Temple Compounds
Reference no.	642
State Party	Indonesia
Region	Southeast Asia
Location within Java Show map of Java Prambanan (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia

Gallery

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  The main temple dedicated to Shiva
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  Temple of Vishnu
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  Temple of Brahma
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  Temple of Nandi
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  Brahma Statue
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  Vishnu Statue
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  The Ganesha Statue

References

1. "Prambanan Temple Compounds". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
2. "Prambanan Temple Complex". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
3. Borobudur and Prambanan Temples: UNESCO Cultural Heritages and Symbol of Indonesian Peace and Religious Harmony, Hary Gunarto, International Journal of Multidisiplinary Studies, May 2019, pp. 1001-1005.
4. "Prambanan - World Heritage Site - Pictures, Info and Travel Reports". www.worldheritagesite.org. Retrieved 2022-03-08.