BOROBUDUR is the greatest Budha temple in IX century, 123 x 123 meters size,1460 reliefs on the wall, 504 stupas Budha. Built 300 before Angkor Wat, Cambodia. Made it became World Wonder Heritage.
Every one who had the opportunities for a vacation, this temple will be on the top priority to visit in the rest of his/her life.
Location. Temples located near Magelang town, Central Java bordered Yogjakarta. To visit the site, preferable come and stay in Yogjakarta, its closer then go to Semarang first. You may stay at International hotel next to Borobudur or stay at Yogjakarta city. Don't worry. alot of stars Hotel available in towns. Not recommended stayed at Magelang town, because in Jogjakarta city there were places to see than Magelang.
If you travel and stay on the cruise ship and harbour in Semarang city in the North Java sea, your guide will drive you to Borobudur and return in the afternoon to your ship or stars Hotel in Semarang city .
In case you had a limited time, you may take a first flight, early in the morning from Jakarta, visit Borobudur and return on the same day by the last flight.
Make sure you had a good health especialy your muscles, joints and feet in order to step up to the top 34,5 meter high temple through stone stairs in 6 levels. Visitors with wheelchair farther stop, was the bottom of the stairs, no lift built on the temple. At 2nd level to the top stood 504 Stupas Budha sitted in the open air and Budha sitted closed with holes around. Every visitors tempted enter the hand to reach Budha palm and relief , amuse if coud make it, touch, tap the palm.
Please take a look below photo and compare the sunset on the beach and this twilight from the top of the temple, the yellow ligt above thin clowds and silhoutte of a stupa. Feeling how great the creator of the temple, built May 28, 824 (not 1824), 300 years before Angkor wat temple in Cambodia.
The above Stupas Budha on the upper level, Budha sitted closed in a round cages with holes around as shown as a small white dots.
Look at these two photo in twilight under thin lighting by weaken sun shine, feeling we were somewhere in the top of a mountain and peacefully hemisphere surrounding.
Yes, right, the meaning of the Borobudur itself was a terraces mountain. Some said, Borobudur means a temple at the high mountain.
Below photo was Borobudur in distance built in the top of the hill, covered by thin clouds, fogs at dawn, acessible by the cars and public Buses near the temple.
How peacefull the people lived surrounding as shown by the people riding a old transportation, a bycle under the palm tree.
It was true that this temple used for Budhaism sevices. In many occasion, serviced held here under, in the spacing yard, by days or nights. Followers came from a Jakarta, big cities, others places, especially from Bali, that most population were Hindu.
The two photos right side were Prambanan temple closer to Yogjakarta. You may visit these site in the same day visitting the Borobudur.
Below photo was a Building in down town Semarang city, central Java capital if you came from notrh sea by crise ship. One of several Duth buildings, built in Dutch era.
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