Prambanan - Central Java

Prambanan Temple
Rara Jonggrang Temple or Lara Jonggrang located in the Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple complex in Indonesia. This temple is located in Central Java, approximately 20 km east of Yogyakarta, 40 km west of Surakarta and 120 km south of Semarang, just on the border between the provinces of Central Java and Yogyakarta. Rara Candi Prambanan Jonggrang located in the village whose territory is divided between the districts of Sleman and Klaten.
This temple was built in about the year 850 by two men, one of which is Pikatan Rakai, the second king of Mataram dynasty 1 or Balitung Maha Sambu, during the Sanjaya dynasty. Once built, not long from the time of construction of the temple was abandoned and deteriorating.
In 1733, Prambanan temple was found by the CA. Lons a Dutch national, then in 1855 Jan Willem IJzerman started to clean and move some rocks and soil from the chambers of the temple.
Many parts of the temple is renovated, using new stones, as many original stones were stolen or reused elsewhere. A temple will only be restored if at least 75% of the original stone is still there. Therefore, many small temples are not rebuilt and only the foundations are visible.
And now, Prambanan temple is a protected site by UNESCO since 1991. Among other things this means that the complex is shielded and has a special status, for example in situations of war.
Prambanan is the largest Hindu temples in Southeast Asia, the main building is 47m high.
This temple complex consists of 8 main shrines or temples and more than 250 small temples.