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Prambanan Temple Compounds

French: Ensemble de Prambanan
The Prambanan Temple Compounds is a World Heritage site in Indonesia defined by the UNESCO in 1991 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 357 (588, 533) in our monthly survey..

"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."
Copyright © 1992 2014 UNESCO/World Heritage Centre. All rights reserved."

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