Borobudur is Hindu - Budhist temple. It was build in the nineth
century under Sailendra dynasty of ancient Mataram kingdom. Borobudur
is located in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.
Borobudur is well-known all over the world. Its construction is
influenced by the Gupta architecture of India. The temple is constructed on
a hill 46 m high and consist of eight step like stone terrace. The first five
terrace are square and surrounded by walls adorned with Budist sculpture in
bas-relief. The upper three are circular. Each of them is with a circle of bell
shape-stupa. The entire adifice is crowned by a large stupa at the centre at
the centre of the top circle. The way to the summit extends through some 4.8 km
of passage and starways. The design of borobudur which symbolizes the structure
of universe influences temples at Angkor,
Cambodia.
Borobudur temple which is rededicated as an Indonesian monument
in 1983 is a valuable treasure for Indonesian people.
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