Sewu Temple
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Sewu Temple is a large 8th-century Buddhist temple complex in Central Java, Indonesia, renowned as one of the oldest and most significant religious monuments near the Prambanan area.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sewu Temple canonical | 6 |
| Banyunibo Temple | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple complex
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Javanese Buddhist architecture
ⓘ
Mandala layout ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtDuringReignOf |
Rakai Panangkaran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sailendra dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 8th century ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| distanceToPrambanan | about 800 meters north ⓘ |
| era | Classical Javanese period ⓘ |
| etymology | "Sewu" means "thousand" in Javanese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalValue | important example of early Central Javanese Buddhist architecture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Bodhisattva statues
ⓘ
Kala-makara portals NERFINISHED ⓘ central main shrine ⓘ reliefs with Buddhist iconography ⓘ stone stupas ⓘ surrounding smaller shrines ⓘ |
| hasLayout | central sanctuary surrounded by concentric rows of shrines ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | protected cultural property of Indonesia ⓘ |
| hasRestoration |
20th-century archaeological restoration
ⓘ
21st-century conservation work ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Prambanan Temple Compounds UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Java
NERFINISHED
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Prambanan area ⓘ Sleman Regency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Prambanan Temple Compounds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Java NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Borobudur Conservation Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | andesite stone ⓘ |
| nativeName | Candi Sewu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTemple |
Bubrah Temple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lumbung Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Prambanan Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMainTemples | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfPerwaraTemples | 240 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Prambanan Temple Compounds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Yogyakarta cultural region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the largest Buddhist temple complexes in Central Java
ⓘ
one of the oldest Buddhist religious monuments in the Prambanan area ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism destination ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1991 ⓘ |
| visitorActivity |
pilgrimage
ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Banyunibo Temple