Prambanan Temple Compounds World Heritage Site

Official name

Prambanan Temple Compounds | UNESCO

Country

Indonesia | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Province of Central Java
-7.7522° Lat, 110.4916° Lon | Map

Code

642

Time Zone

Asia/Jakarta (WIB, +0700)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1991. Built in the 10th century, this is the largest temple compound dedicated to Shiva in Indonesia. Rising above the centre of the last of these concentric squares are three temples decorated with reliefs illustrating the epic of the Ramayana , dedicated to the three great Hindu divinities (Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma) and three temples dedicated to the animals who serve them.