Brief Description
The famous Buddhist temple is located in Central Java and dating back to the 8th and 9th century. Cone and the base of the pyramid of square terrace of five concentric, and three circular platforms, at the top, trunk of stupa monumental: It was built in three tiers. It covers a total area of 2500 square meters, railings and walls, are decorated with fine relief. A circular platform, 72 watermark pagoda, Buddha, around each. The monument was restored by UNESCO in 1970.
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Outstanding Universal Value
Brief synthesis
The Borobudur Temple Compounds is one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world, and was built in the 8th and 9th centuries AD during the reign of the Syailendra Dynasty. The monument is located in the Kedu Valley, in the southern part of Central Java, at the centre of the island of Java, Indonesia.
