Yogyakarta Special Region (Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, DIY) or called Jogjakarta is officially one of Indonesia’s 32 provinces. It is located on the island of Java. It is the only province in Indonesia that is still formally governed by a precolonial Sultanate: The Sultanate of Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat. Read more…
1. Candi Borobudur (Borobudur Temple)
The Borobodur Temple complex is one of the greatest monuments in the world. It is of uncertain age, but thought to have been built between the end of the seventh and beginning of the eighth century A.D. For about a century and a half it was the spiritual centre of Buddhism in Java, then it was lost until its rediscovery in the eighteenth century. For each direction there are ninety-two Dhyani Buddha statues and 1,460 relief scenes. Read more…
Prambanan Theatre on the next site of the world heritage archeological park of Prambanan temple is one of the world class arts centers, officially opened on 1990. This architectural icon with its distinctive Prambanan view is sited within Yogyakarta’s civic district, just about 15-30 minutes of down townYogyakarta.
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Prambanan Theatre on the next site of the world heritage archeological park of Prambanan temple is one of the world class arts centers, officially opened on 1990. This architectural icon with its distinctive Prambanan view is sited within Yogyakarta’s civic district, just about 15-30 minutes of down townYogyakarta. Read more…