Borobudur Temple
Borobudur is one of the wonderful
buildings on the world. It is located in Magelang, Central of Java, Indonesia.
Borobudur is the biggest buddhist temple on the world. It was built on the
plato between Merapi and Merbabu Mountain. When you enter to the front yard of
it, you will find the step way that it looks like the ladder to the Borobudur
temple. Its long is about 700 meters. There are three parts of this temple. The
first is the foot of the temple, second is the body of the temple, and the last
is the head of the temple or it is usually called Stupa.
On the foot of the temple you
will find two lion statues. They are in the left and right of the step. The
step is only for two people if they want to walk on it. The step is made of
stone. There are some ornamens that explain about the story of the mataram
kingdom or The Buddha story.
On the body of temple, there are
some buddha statues round the edge of temple. In this place you see the scenary
around the temple. It is the most favorite spot to take a picture.
On the top of the temple you will
see the stupa. It has the shape like a triangle. It has the spiritual meaning
for buddhist.
On the yard of the temple there
are many souvenir seller as long as the exit way. The souvenirs are traditional
clothes, temple miniatures, and the other accesories
A million people visit this
temple every year and they are foreign and domestic to spend their holiday.