SAMBISARI TEMPLE (Photo 1 of 13)

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SAMBISARI TEMPLE (Photo 1 of 13)

Address: Kalasan, Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
GPS Coordinate: S7°45'44.9" E110°26'48.7" (view map)

Sambisari temple is predicted to be constructed between 812 - 838 AD, possibly under the government of Rakai Garung. The complex of the temple consists of 1 main temple and 3 supporting temples. There are 2 fences surrounding the temple complex, on the fences was totally reconstructed, while the other was only showed a little in the east side of the temple. Still function as borders, there are 8 stand phalluses distributed in each point of direction.

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. Read more...