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.

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Sewu Temple canonical 6
Banyunibo Temple 1

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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
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

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Ratu Boko nearbySite Sewu Temple
Klaten Regency contains Sewu Temple
Kalasan District contains Sewu Temple
this entity surface form: Banyunibo Temple
Plaosan Lor locatedNear Sewu Temple