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The Secret and Wonders of Borobudur Temple

Borobodur temple is the largest Buddhist monument in the world. Borobodur temple is located in the village of Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The location of the temple is approximately 100 km southwest of Semarang and 40 km northwest of Yogyakarta.  Borobudur temple was built in the time of King   Samaratungga of Wangsa dynasty in 824. It means that Borobudur was built 300 years before Angkor Wat in Cambodia and 400 years before the great cathedrals of Europe. Borobudur has an area of ​​ 123x123 m² with 504 Buddha statues, stupas overlay 72 and the first stupa. This temple has a form of architecture that reflects the influence of the Indian Gupta. Borobudur Temple building area is 15,129 m², composed of 55,000 m³ of stone, consists of 2 million pieces of rocks. The average stone size of 25 x 10 x 15 cm. Stone cut overall length of 500 km with a total weight of 1.3 million tons of rock. The walls of the Borobudur Temple is surrounded by pictures or reliefs whic...