Saturday, 4 January 2014
Borobudur was heavily affected by the eruption of Mount Merapi in October and November 2010. Volcanic ash from...
Following the major 1973 renovation funded by UNESCO, Borobudur is once again used as a place of worship...
Borobudur attracted attention in 1885, when Yzerman, the Chairman of the Archaeological Society in Yogyakarta, made a discovery...
Following its capture, Java was under British administration from 1811 to 1816. The appointed governor was Lieutenant Governor-General...
Borobudur lay hidden for centuries under layers of volcanic ash and jungle growth. The facts behind its abandonment...
There is no written record of who built Borobudur or of its intended purpose. The construction time has...
In Indonesian, ancient temples are referred to as candi; thus locals refer to "Borobudur Temple" as Candi Borobudur....
A major festival in the Buddhist Calendar, Waisak day celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha Siddharta...
The Aksobya open air theatre of Borobudur hosts a very special Javanese dance event once each year in...
In 1982, a 21 year old Englishman named Philip Beale climbed the Borobudur temple intent on studying the...
The base level of the temple plays an important role in illustrating the first of the three zones...
LAYER UP Borobudur temple is built to represent many layers of Buddhist theory. From a birds eye view,...
