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| Prambanan, Trimurti temple compound |
Name of the temple: Prambanan, Trimurti temple
compound
Area (m²): 152,000
Place: Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Country: Indonesia
About:
- Candi Prambanan or Candi Rara Jonggrang is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound in Central Java, Indonesia, dedicated to Shiva.
- It also houses shrines of Vishnu, Brahma, and their consorts.
- The temple compound is located approximately 17 kilometers (11 mi) northeast of the city of Yogyakarta on the boundary between Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces.
- The temple compound, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the largest Hindu temple site in Indonesia, and one of the biggest in Southeast Asia.
- It is characterized by its tall and pointed architecture, typical of Hindu temple architecture, and by the towering 47-metre-high (154 ft) central building (Shiva shrine) inside a large complex of individual temples.
- Prambanan attracts many visitors from across the world.