Prambanan Temple Compounds
description: A massive elevated stone square sits at the center of this compound as foundation. A gate building sits in the middle of each side of the square. In the middle is a large stone structure with a decorated facet and pointed roof reaching 47 metres out to the sky. Flanked by one slightly smaller version of this building to the left and one to the right. Facing this set of buildings is an even smaller row of three structures built similarly to the previous 3 but with a square foundation and uniform in size. The surfaces are decorated with intricate reliefs depicting an ancient epic. Similar motifs decorate the main stone foundation in which these structures sit. The shapes of the buildings are very geometrical, allowing for interesting light reflection and shadow projection. Surrounding this main compound are a series of smaller structures that are undergoing reconstruction, their appearance is not as complete as the main section of the compound. A square wall with protruding faces on each side corrals the entire section. The material of these buildings is stone.
creator: Attributed to the Shailendra dynasty
creator: Finished and Inaugurated during the reign of King Pikatan
creator: Reconstruction done by the Dutch Colonial Government
source: Image 1: temple-598969_1920.jpg , Image by Deny Sabri from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/photos/temple-candi-prambanan-598969/) Image 2: Prambanan Temple Compound Map en.svg , (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prambanan_Temple_Compound_Map_en.svg) Image 3: Candi Prambanan - 066 Three Heads, Brahma Temple (12042301204).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Candi_Prambanan_-_066_Three_Heads,_Brahma_Temple_(12042301204).jpg)
date: Construction: 8th to 9th Century CE
date: Abandoned: 11th Century CE
date: Reconstruction Begins: 1918-1930
date: Reconstruction Finished: 1987-1991 Surrounding shrines still under reconstruction to this day.
contributor: Waldemar Barrios
language: Central Java, Indonesia
type: Religious