Sambisari temple

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Hindu temple Shiva temple archaeological site candi

Sambisari Temple is a 9th-century Hindu Shiva temple buried for centuries under volcanic ash near Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and later excavated and restored as an important archaeological site of the Medang Kingdom.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu temple → Shiva temple → archaeological site → candi →
builtDuring	Medang Kingdom →
buriedBy	volcanic ash →
buriedFor	centuries →
constructionCentury	9th century →
country	Indonesia →
currentUse	archaeological research site → tourist attraction →
dedicatedTo	Shiva →
discoveredBy	local farmer →
discoveredIn	1966 →
elevationRelativeToGround	below surrounding ground level →
excavationEnd	1980s →
excavationStart	1966 →
hasArchitecturalStyle	Central Javanese Hindu architecture →
hasFeature	Agastya statue → lingga and yoni → main temple (candi utama) → statue of Durga Mahisasuramardini → statue of Ganesha → statue of Shiva → sunken courtyard → surrounding stone walls → three perwara temples →
hasOrientation	east →
hasProtectionStatus	protected cultural heritage site →
heritage	Medang Kingdom →
locatedIn	Central Java cultural region → Kalasan District → Purwomartani → Sleman Regency → Yogyakarta Special Region →
locatedNear	Yogyakarta →
locatedOn	Java →
managedBy	Archaeological Heritage Preservation Agency of Yogyakarta →
materialUsed	andesite stone →
nearbyCity	Yogyakarta →
nearbySite	Kalasan Temple → Prambanan Temple → Sari Temple →
region	southern slopes of Mount Merapi →
religion	Hinduism →
restoredIn	1980s →
tourismType	cultural tourism site →
usedFor	religious rituals (historically) →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Medang Kingdom →	hasPart