April 26th, 2006, 09:42
The amazing Buddhist Temple at Borabador - just an hours drive north of Yogjakarta on the island of Java.
Equally as impressive as Ankor Wat. Discovered by Raffles in about 1814
The figures for Borobudur are stupendous:
- stone embankment covering the basement: 11,600 cubic metres;
- 1,460 narrative panels covering 1,900 square metres;
- 1,212 decorative panels covering 600 square metres;
- 100 monumental gargoyles to carry away the rainwater;
- 432 Buddha images displayed from the galleries;
- 72 Buddhas displayed in stupas on the great terrace
- 1,472 stupa-shaped ornaments;
Words cannot express the majesty of this temple
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Equally as impressive as Ankor Wat. Discovered by Raffles in about 1814
The figures for Borobudur are stupendous:
- stone embankment covering the basement: 11,600 cubic metres;
- 1,460 narrative panels covering 1,900 square metres;
- 1,212 decorative panels covering 600 square metres;
- 100 monumental gargoyles to carry away the rainwater;
- 432 Buddha images displayed from the galleries;
- 72 Buddhas displayed in stupas on the great terrace
- 1,472 stupa-shaped ornaments;
Words cannot express the majesty of this temple
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL645/2417214/6890892/142223529.jpg
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL645/2417214/6890892/89206498.jpg
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL645/2417214/6890892/89077039.jpg
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL645/2417214/6890892/89077034.jpg
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL645/2417214/6890892/89077035.jpg
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL645/2417214/6890892/89077038.jpg
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL645/2417214/6890892/89077045.jpg