Prambanan Temple (Jogja)


Prambanan Temple



Built on 850 CE by Rakai Pikatan and expanded by King Lokapala and Balitung Maha Sambu the Sanjaya King of Mataram Kingdom, Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple complex in Indonesia which consists of 240 temples but throughout the years many of this temples were destroyed and left.
The base of the temple are called Bhurloka, which is a large space marked by a rectangular wall, that is 390 meters wide and has stone walls surrounding it.
Bhuvarloka are the central body of the temples and the middle square of the complex, this area has 4 rows of 224 small individual identical shrines, The Bhuvarloka is 222 square and used to have stone walls.
The top of the temples are called Svarloka is the innermost square that represents the realm of the gods.
There are 16 temples that located in the Svarloka which consists of 3 main templed dedicated to, Brahma the god of creation, Shiva the destroyer of the universe, and Vishnu the keeper.
Shiva are the largest temple are the and the tallest  standing on 47.6m while Brahma and Vishnu are 33m. Prambanan also held the famous Ramayan Ballet which are the must watch show when you go to prambanan temple.


Ramayana Ballet


The transport to Prambanan are very straightforwards, first of all prambanna located 17km south west of Yogyakarta and 40 km north east from Solo, which are major city in the area. The main road connecting the two large cities passes right by Prambanan.


Sunset on Prambanan

Full Moon on Prambanan
Best time for visit 15.00 - 18.00
Ticket prices Rp 380.000,00 for 10 years old and above, Rp 230.000,00 for 3-10 years old
Raya Solo - Yogyakarta Street number.16, Kranggan, Bokoharjo, Prambanan, Sleman, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta


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