Candi Sewu

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Candi Sewu is a large 8th-century Buddhist temple complex near Prambanan in Central Java, Indonesia, known for being one of the largest Buddhist temples in the country.

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Label Occurrences
Candi Sewu canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple complex
archaeological site
cultural heritage site
architecturalStyle Javanese Buddhist architecture
builtBy Sailendra dynasty NERFINISHED
builtDuring Sailendra dynasty NERFINISHED
builtInCentury 8th century
constructionPeriod circa 8th century CE
country Indonesia
governingBody Balai Pelestarian Cagar Budaya (Cultural Heritage Preservation Office) NERFINISHED
Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology NERFINISHED
hasAccess via Prambanan temple complex entrance
hasCentralTemple main sanctuary
hasCulturalContext Central Javanese classical period
hasCurrentUse archaeological research site
tourist attraction
hasDamageFrom earthquakes
hasDecorativeElements Buddhist statues
reliefs
stone carvings
hasFunction pilgrimage site
religious worship site
hasLayout mandala-like concentric layout
hasMainTempleType central main shrine
hasMaterial andesite
stone
hasNumberOfTemplesApprox 249
hasOrientation generally east-facing
hasPerimeter multiple concentric rows of perwara temples
hasPlanType square compound
hasReliefType Buddhist iconography
hasRestoration 20th-century restoration works
21st-century restoration works
heritageDesignation part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
locatedIn Central Java NERFINISHED
Prambanan Temple Compounds NERFINISHED
locatedNear Prambanan NERFINISHED
locatedOnIsland Java NERFINISHED
near Candi Bubrah NERFINISHED
Candi Lumbung NERFINISHED
Candi Prambanan NERFINISHED
Prambanan Hindu temple complex NERFINISHED
oneOfLargest Buddhist temples in Indonesia
partOf Prambanan archaeological park NERFINISHED
province Special Region of Yogyakarta NERFINISHED
region Yogyakarta region NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1991
UNESCOSiteName Prambanan Temple Compounds NERFINISHED

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Sewu temple complex nativeName Candi Sewu
Prambanan subdistrict contains Candi Sewu