Facts about Borobudur temple


  • Borobudur Temple was built between the 8th century
Based on the written script, the construction of the Borobudur Temple is estimated to be carried out between the 8th and 9th centuries. It took 75-100 years to complete it during the reign of King Samaratungga
Unfortunately, there is no concrete evidence regarding the main reason Borobudur Temple was built. As the development of the Islamic empire in Java, Borobudur Temple began to be abandoned in the 14th century

  • Borobudur Temple was discovered by the Governor General of England
The British Governor General on Java, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, discovered Borobudur Temple in 1814. He wrote this story in a book called The History of Java.
On his orders, H.C Cornelius was assigned to clean up the Borobudur Temple area for study. Slowly but surely, finally many parties who want to save the Borobudur Temple site

  • The biggest temple in the world
It turns out that Borobudur temple is not the largest temple in Indonesia, but also the largest temple in the world. This temple area is 123x123 m2 with 10 levels. No wonder it could be one of the wonders of the world. Wonderfull Indonesia
  • Relief on the Temple Wall
In This Temple There are 1460 reliefs that illustrate the story of Buddhist life.
And the relief is composed of many images such as images of humans both nobles and commoners, plants, animals. The Diana relief is like a book that records the life of ancient Java
  • Borobudur is a pilgrimage tour for Buddhists
After the restoration, Borobudur began to become a religious tourism for Buddhists. Until now, this temple is also used as the center of Vesak celebrations in Indonesia which attracts domestic and international tourists