Temple of Perambanan | YOGYAKARTA

One of Southeast Asia's most exquisite temples, Prambanan Temple is the biggest Hindu temple in Indonesia. This temple was first constructed under the rule of Rakai Pikatan from the Ancient Mataram Kingdom (mid-9th century), according to the Siwagrha inscription.

The kingdom's administrative headquarters, however, shifted to East Java at the end of the 10th century for reasons that are still unknown. The debris from Mount Merapi's eruption covered part of this spectacular temple after it was abandoned. Then a thick forest grew in the Prambanan area.

This temple's remnants were rediscovered hundreds of years later. As the history of this temple was unknown at the time, the creation of the Roro Jonggrang legend and its subsequent transmission through the generations.
Then, beginning in the 1930s, substantial attempts were made to restore the temple; nonetheless, the main temple's renovation was not finished until 1953.