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Sunday, 7 April 2013

borobudur temple,,the most beautiful temple...

BOROBUDUR TEMPLE,,

borobudur is the biggest temple in the ninth century measuring 123x123 meters. its located at magelang, 90 km southeast of semarang, or 42 km northwest of yogyakarta. borobudur temple is one of the best-preserved ancient monument in indonesia that are most frequently visited by over a million domestic as well as foreign visitors. it also had been acclaimed by the world as a cultural heritage main kind. the architectural style has no equal through out the world. it was completed centuries before angkor wat in kamboja. borobudur is one of the worlds most famous temples.it stand majestically on a hilltop overlooking lush green fields and distant hills. borobudur is built of gray andesite stone. it rises to seven terraces, each smaller than the one below it. the top is the great stupa, standing 40 meters above the ground. the walls of the borobudur are scluptured in bas-reliefs extending over a total length of six kilometers. it has been hailed as the largest and most complete ensemble of buddhist relieves in the worlds, unsurprassed in artistic merit and each scene an individual masterpiece.

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