According to calculations by archaeologists, this great Buddhist temple temple takes 100 years to complete construction.
Located in the Central Java island region of Indonesia, Borobudur is a giant Buddhist temple tower that suddenly rises between the basin, surrounded by jungle.In 2012, Guinness World Records recognized it as the world's largest Buddhist temple tower.
The name Borobudur comes from the Sanskrit Vihara Buddha, which means "Buddha's seat on the hill".From the foot of the hill you have to climb more than 15m to reach the temple tower.
This temple was built during the period of the religious throne of Sailendra Buddha around the 8th - 9th centuries.
Borobudur structure consists of 9 overlapping floors, the lower one is lower, the total height is 42m, equivalent to the height of a modern 10-storey building.
Borobudur's lower six floors have polygon planes with 20 edges, while the upper three floors have circular planes - the most quintessential part of the project.
There are 36 stupa in the first circle (the suit or the tower), the second circle has 24 stupas.The stupa on these two floors is called Parinirwana and is all drilled around the diamond.
The third circle has 16 stupa, is perforated with square drums and called Nirwana, surrounded by a large stupa in the center.
It is estimated that if climbing on each floor and walking along the perimeter of all 9 floors, the total distance will be 5 km.
Borobudur's 6-storey walls are covered with reliefs, elaborately carved, depicting the life of the Buddha, the bodhisattvas and the enlightened heroes, as well as the teachings of the religion. Buddha
The total length of sculptures is over 4km.To feel the content of this massive work will take up to 2 days.
In addition to the reliefs, there are over 400 Buddha statues placed in the stupa and the four faces of Borobudur.
According to calculations by archaeologists, this great work takes 100 years to complete construction.
After the collapse of the Syailendra Buddhist dynasty, Borobudur was abandoned and forgotten for 10 centuries.
The work was sent to rediscover by a delegation of European scientists from the Dutch colonial government in Indonesia.
At that time Borobudur was much ruined and lay under a luxuriant vegetation.
It is believed that the temple tower was buried after the massive eruption of the volcano Merapi in this region in the 14th century.
This may be a blessing, when the ash has covered Borobudur, helping to limit the destruction of time and people.
Later, the colonial government gave Borobudur excavations to the locals, and the magnificence of the work when revealed was astonishing to all witnesses.
In 1970, the Indonesian government had to appeal to UNESCO for a comprehensive recovery of Borobudur.600 well-known restorer in the world restored the temple for 12 years and spent 50 million USD.
Today, Borobudur has returned to its original appearance and become one of the world famous wonders.
