The Borobudur Temple
Borobudur is a Hindu-Buddhist temple built in the 9th century under the Sailendra dynasty of java.It is located near Magelang on the island of Java, Inbonesia.
Abandoned in the 11th centucy and partially excavated by archaeologists in the early 20th century, Borobudur temple is well-known all over the world. Ifluenced by the Gupta architecture of India, the temple is constructed on a hill 46 m (150 ft) high and consists of eight step-like stone terraces, one on top of the other. The fist five terraces are square and surrounded by wals adorned with Buddhist sculptures in bas-relief; the upper three are circular, each with a circle of bell-shaped stupa (a Buddhist shrine). The entire edifice is crowned by a large stupa at the centre of the top circle. The way to the summit extends througg some 4.8 km of passages and stairways. The design of Borobudur a temple-mountain symbolizing the structure of the universe, influenced the temples built at Angkor, Cambodia.
Borobudur,rededicated as an Indonesian national monument in 1983, is a valuable treasure for Indonesian people.
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