Descriptive Text tentang Candi Prambanan
Prambanan
temple is the largest and the most beautiful Hindu temple which ever built on
the Java island. The temple was built during the Hindu kingdoms in Indonesia in
the 10th century. Prambanan temple was built by Rakai Pikatan as a rival to
Borobudur and Sewu Temple located not far from Prambanan temple. However, a
legend tells that It is a temple built by Bondowoso as a promise to marry
Rorojonggrang. However, the construction of this temple was not completed
because the ruse of Rorojonggrang. Finally Bondowoso cursed Rorojonggrang
become a statue to complete the temple.
As the temple
which is very beautiful and gorgeous, the building complex of Prambanan temple
located at an altitude of 154 m above sea level and becomes one of the tourist
destinations in Jogjakarta. It is located in Prambanan village, District
Bokoharjo. It is approximately 17 miles from Jogjakarta. The location is only
about 100 m from the highway of Yogya-Solo so that it must be easy to reach.
The Height of
Prambanan temple is about 47 meters. It is 5 meters higher than Borobudur. The
complex of Prambanan temple shaped rectangular consists of 4 main parts: the
outer courtyard, Jaba Yard (outer court), Central Court, and Njeron court (Back
Court).
The outdoor
courtyard is an open area which has no the temple. The outdoor courtyard
surrounds the outer court which shaped square with an area of 390 m2. It does
not have a single temple inside. At first the outer courtyard surrounded by a
stone fence, but now the stone fence is not there anymore.
After the
outer court, there is a central courtyard which shaped rectangular with an area
222 m2. In the middle of the central courtyard there are 4 terraces in which
the deeper of the terrace location, the higher it is. The first terrace which
is the lowest terrace has 68 small temples which are lined and divided into
four lines that connect between entrances to every yard. In the second terrace,
there are 60 temples, in the third terrace there are 52 temples and the last,
top terrace or fourth terrace has 44 temples which has same size 6 m X 14 m2.
However, almost all the temples in the fourth terrace of the only remain the
ruins because of natural disasters.
Back Court or
inner court is the highest and the most holy place in the Prambanan temple. The
Court shaped rectangular with an area of 110 m2 and height is about 1.5 m. Back
court is surrounded by a stone fence. On its four sides, there are gate which
arch-shaped or also called Padaruksa. In front of the court gate, there is a
small temple which shaped square with the area of 1.5 m2 and the height is
about 4 m.
Inside the
back court, there are 2 temples which line from north to south and 3 temples in
the west overlook east. In the back court, there are also temples which are
representing three gods in Hinduism namely Vishnu temple in the northern,
Brahmin temple on the south, and in the middle, there is a Shiva temple. In
front of each of these temples, there are vehicle temples which represent the
vehicle of god.
The Vehicle
temples are Garuda temple located in front of Vishnu temple, Nandi temple (Ox)
in front of Shiva temple, and Swans temple in front of Brahma temple. The area
of these sixth temples is 15 m2 with 25 m in height. They face each other and
form a hallway.
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