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Prambanan Temple is the largest Hindu temple compound in Central Java, Indonesia, located 18 km east of Yogyakarta. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the largest Hindu temples in southeast Asia, characterized by its tall pointed architecture and central building inside a large complex. The temple was built around 850 CE during the Sanjaya Dynasty but was later abandoned and deteriorated. Reconstruction began in 1918 and the main building was completed in the 1950s, though many original stones have been stolen. The temple was damaged in an 2006 earthquake but has since reopened while surrounding areas remain closed for safety.

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Prambanan Temple is the largest Hindu temple compound in Central Java, Indonesia, located 18 km east of Yogyakarta. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the largest Hindu temples in southeast Asia, characterized by its tall pointed architecture and central building inside a large complex. The temple was built around 850 CE during the Sanjaya Dynasty but was later abandoned and deteriorated. Reconstruction began in 1918 and the main building was completed in the 1950s, though many original stones have been stolen. The temple was damaged in an 2006 earthquake but has since reopened while surrounding areas remain closed for safety.

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Prambanan Temple

Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple compound in Central Java in Indonesia, located approximately

18 km east of Yogyakarta.

The temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the largest Hindu temples in south-east

Asia. It is characterised by its tall and pointed architecture, typical of Hindu temple architecture, and by

the 47m high central building inside a large complex of individual temples.

It was built around 850 CE by either Rakai Pikatan, king of the second Mataram dynasty, or Balitung

Maha Sambu, during the Sanjaya Dynasty. Not long after its construction, the temple was abandoned

and began to deteriorate. Reconstruction of the compound began in 1918. The main building was

completed in around 1953. Much of the original stonework has been stolen and reused at remote

construction sites. A temple will only be rebuilt if at least 75% of the original stones are available, and

therefore only the foundation walls of most of the smaller shrines are now visible and with no plans for

their reconstruction.

The temple was damaged during the earthquake in Java in 2006. Early photos suggest that although the

complex appears to be structurally intact, damage is significant. Large pieces of debris, including

carvings, were scattered over the ground. The temple has been closed to the public until damage can be

fully assessed. The head of Yogyakarta Archaeological Conservation Agency stated that: “it will take

months to identify the precise damage”. However, some weeks later in 2006 the site re-opened for

visitors. The immediate surroundings of the Hindu temples remain off-limits for safety reasons.

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