Tour de Djokdja No. 29 / I: Recent Temples

Tour de Djokdja No. 29 / I: Recent TemplesWednesday, 7 March 2007

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Tour de Djokdja No. 29 / I: Recent Temples

Wednesday, 7 March 2007

Not the only one, Yogyakarta is a tourism destination that is famous for its richness in hereditary temples as one of the greatest cultures in Asia a thousand years ago. This richness is incomparable, even by world-class tourism destinations such as Singapore, Malaysia, and others; this makes Yogyakarta worth predicating 'Never Ending Asia'.

With this edition theme of "The Recent Temples", we would like to invite you to visit the newly discovered temples in Yogyakarta. Those temples were buried in the earth for hundred years because of the eruption of the Merapi Mountain in 1006 (as some geologists predicted) or intentionally they were neglected after the destruction by an earthquake and were covered by the volcanic ash through hundred years process.

Each temple has its own story to witness the civilization of its time. Gampingan temple that was discovered in 1995 will tell about a universal message. The finding of the inscription in Kedulan temple in 2003 revealed the existence of a village named Pananggaran, the holy building Tiwaharyyan, and an old dam. Finally, the reconstruction process of Sambisari temple that took almost 21 years teaches us to appreciate the hard work of archeologists in preserving the great cultures of the ancient time as tourism objects and historical direction for the next generations.

Bon Voyage!

  • Reading the Message from Nirvana in Gampingan Temple
    Gampingan temple that was discovered in 1995 was predicted to be part of Gampingan archeological site. The foot of the temple is decorated with various kinds of animals; one of them is a bird that was believed to be able to bring messages from nirvana.

  • Revealing the Puzzle of the Ancient Dam nearby Kedulan Temple
    Kedulan temple was discovered in 1993. The finding of this temple and two inscriptions in the excavating location raises a question on the existence of an old village named Pananggaran and a dam nearby.

  • 21 Years Construction the Sambisari Temple "Puzzle"
    After being buried under the earth for hundreds of years, the first slab of the stone was discovered in 1966. It took 21 years to excavate and construct hundreds of "puzzle" pieces of the stones before Sambisari temple finally stands firmly.

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