It would seem that our planet has been so thoroughly studied that there is simply no room for "blank spots" on it. But no, even in the modern world there are still secrets and riddles that are not subject to the most modern methods of research. One of them is a temple ensemble of Borobudur, long successfully hiding from human eyes in the forest thickets of the island of Java, which is in Indonesia .
The Borobudur Temple - history
There are a number of theories about who and when Borobudur was built. Most likely, it was erected between 750 and 850 years. According to the most conservative estimates, construction work took at least 100 years. And two centuries later the temple was abandoned by people and buried under a layer of ash after the eruption of the volcano. Almost a thousand years, Borobudur was safely hidden under the jungles, until the British colonialists discovered it in 1814. From that time the epoch of Borobudur's return to people began. Almost immediately after the discovery, excavations and restoration work began in the complex, which almost became the cause of his final death. Only at the end of the 20th century was a full-scale restoration, during which all components of the complex found their place.
The Borobudur Temple - description
The place of erection of Borobudur unknown builders chose a natural hill and overlaid it with huge stone blocks. Outwardly, this temple ensemble has the appearance of a stepped pyramid with a base of 123 meters and a height of 32 meters. Each step or terrace symbolizes the stages through which the human soul passes in an effort to achieve nirvana. Roughly speaking, Borobodur is a huge stone book, narrating about the stages of self-improvement. Consider wall illustrations of this book, striving to achieve perfection, can be infinitely long.
The Borobudur temple is crowned by a stone stupa, inside of which is a huge statue of Buddha. In total, the temple has about five hundred Buddha statues of different sizes.
How to get to the temple of Borobudur?
To see Borobudur with your own eyes, you need to buy plane tickets to Singapore or Kuala Lumpur. These cities are connected by direct flights to the city of Yogyakarta, from where you can reach the destination by bus or by renting a car.
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