Borobudur

1. What is it?

1.1. It is a 9th century Mahayana Buddhist Temple.

1.2. A giant Mayan temple in Indonesia that got covered in volcanic ash.

1.3. Borobudur is a 9th century Buddhist temple.

1.4. Borobudur is a 115 foot tall 1266 year old holy place used for Indonesians and outsiders to look at the ancient ruins and meditate. Nuns especially like to do this.

1.5. Borobudur, or Barabudur, is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist Temple. The monument consists of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, topped by a central dome. The temple is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. The central dome is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues, each seated inside a perforated stupa. It is the world's largest Buddhist temple, as well as one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world.

1.6. Borobudur is a Mahayana Buddhist Temple.

2. Where is it?

2.1. The coords of Borobodur are 7.6080S, 110.2040E.

2.1.1. Wrong, the coordinates are 7'36'29'S 110'12'14'E.

2.2. It is located in Melange,Central Java,Indonesia.

2.3. it is located in java

2.4. Borobudur is located in Kedu Vally, central Java, in the city of Java, Indonesia.

2.5. 26 miles Northwest of Yogyakarta at the same coordinates as the ones up there.

3. When was it built? When was it restored?

3.1. Borobudur was built around 750 AD, or 750 after Christ's death, or 1266 years ago. It was first restored from 1890-1891, and again from 1907-1911, and finally from 1975-1982.

3.2. It was built with 2,000,000 cubic feet of gray volcanic stone.

4. What does it look like?

4.1. The monument consists of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, topped by a central dome. Area: 26,910 ft² Architectural style: Architecture of India

4.2. The lower half looks like a pyramid, and on the top there is a dome. There is also a lot of faces.

5. What is a stupa? What is inside each stupa?

5.1. The stupas are the mini domes on top. Inside are the praying statues.

5.2. A Stupa is a Buddhist commemorative mound usually containing holy relics.

5.3. a stupa is a mound like structurer

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5.5. A stupa is a mound looking semicircle containing relics and is used by nuns as a place of meditation. There are 10 stupas in Borobudur's area.

6. Additional Facts

6.1. The best time to visit is between April and October.

6.2. A woman walks among the bell shaped spires of Indonesia's Borobodur.

6.3. Borobudur is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

6.4. It is built from grey volcanic stone.

6.5. Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles sparked the interest of the people about Borobudur in 1814.

6.6. It has 2,000,000 cubic feet of the stone.

6.7. The world's biggest stupa is 200 square meters in size.

6.8. The areas below Borobudur all lead down to a main stupa in the center of Borobudur!

6.9. The Menorah hill to the north is shaped like a sleeping person.

6.10. The monument guides pilgrims through an extensive system of stairways and corridors with 1,460 narrative relief panels on the walls and the balustrades.

6.11. Borobudur sounds like "boro butter", it can also be spelled Barabudur and Baraboedoer.

6.12. To say Stupa in Chinese and Korean:窣堵坡 ( Sūdǔpō) and 솔도파 Soldopha)

7. There are 504 Budda statues