Borobudur Temple

As one of the seven wonders of the world, Borobudur was built using the + / - 55,000 m3 of stone. Building up to this high kepuncak is 42m, with a width of 123 m. The primary Portrait and solid tower keangkasa and is a part of history that have been of 12 century. When the temple was established certainly not known with certainty. No evidence of a cause of Borobudur full darkness. Age determination made by considering the basic pattern and building the temple-carving that shows the pattern ukirannya Java middle 8 century BC.

Since built in the century to 8, the history of Borobudur arising sinking. Once completed, Borobudur and a research center pemngembangan budha religion. The religion embraces this, visit the Borobudur Buddhist to learn. All the relief of Borobudur contains a series of teachings of Buddhism. At that time the building of Borobudur become the center of attention and glorified as the holy building.

However, it is not prolonged. Along with the fall religious budha, Borobudur abandoned the pemeluknya. After the dynasty Cailendra (Caila = mountain, Indra = king) disappeared, Borobudur there is no news to give. There-century Borobudur darkness closed. No paper or news about Borobudur.



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Peak Borobudur stupa is surrounded by a parent stupa-small stupa


Along with the move to the central Javanese kingdoms of East Java, Borobudur become practical slipshod again. Former gray volcanic eruptions, which includes Borobudur media for growing grass and bushes. Small trees begin bertumbuhan made the switch Borobudur appearance of a mound of stones closed thicket stare haunted and making people afraid to approach.

In the early centuries to 18, Governor General of Great Britain named Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, received reports about the existence of a temple tertutp by bushes. Raffles then send perwiranya, H.C. Cornelius to visit the large temple, that is the Borobudur. Scrub clean, so nampaklahsebuah temple with statues of Buddha that many in number. The situation is deplorable temple, because many parts of the already collapsed. Many statues are damaged, broken and his head lengannya buntung. Unfortunately the government Inggirs not be long. Research and business into Borobudur improve neglected again. However, since the start of Borobudur note. With the opening of Raffles, many people visit the Borobudur.



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Appliances up to the main stupa, there are four steps in this temple of Borobudur, but it is always advisable to ascend the stairs from the east side


The Government of the Netherlands who started powerful again, starting interested. Unfortunately, not all people mean well. Statues and parts of the temple taken many beautiful people or government officials. One example is the year 1896, the government of the Netherlands East Indies, through the Resident Kedu, take eight trailer full of statues and a beautiful part of Borobudur to dihadiahkan to the King of Siam. Chulalangkon the king to visit Borobudur and will be very interested statues of Buddha from the temple. So diangkutlah gift from the Netherlands to the country. Until now, precious objects from Borobudur is stored in the Museum of Bangkok, Thailand ..

In the years 1907 to 1911 Borobudur direstorasi large-scale. Leaders of the restoration is Ir. Th. Van ERP, an engineer who bother to talented and have great attention to the fate of Borobudur. Cost is very much available, Borobudur, which almost collapsed demolished one by one. Then the stones are collected up. Circuits that are incorporated separately and searchable. Preparing a series of experiments that it is very difficult and long. Accuracy and patience necessary to do so and not be in error in the process that can be obtained form as the original temple was built when.



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The walls of the temple filled relief.


Results of work Van ERP ultimately satisfying, although many sections that have been lost, but Borobudur appear extraordinary. Unfortunately, the natural process can not be prevented. Rain and dirt always overrides the Borobudur, made the moss grow fast and some parts of the temple begin italic, thin and vanish. Finally, on 10 August 1973 the government of Indonesia, with the funds and trained personnel from various corners of the world to do the large-scale restoration of Borobudur. The ongoing restoration almost perfect, and the results can be enjoyed until now.
(from the book are summarized by the Borobudur Temple Aiaz Rajasa, which are sold at many locations to visit the temple)
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Borobudur temple architecture is very interesting, consists of three main parts, namely legs, body and the head of the temple. On the walls of Borobudur terpahat relief. Relief is a series of stories that depicted in a frame (the panel) for one scene. There are thousands of frame in this temple, plus the hundreds of statues of Buddha in the stupa-stupa and niche-niche in the wall of the temple.