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Excavated places tagged “unesco” matching “Central Java”

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🇮🇩 Indonesia · Temple complex

Borobudur

Medang Kingdom Sailendra 780–835 CE · Mahayana Buddhist under Sailendra dynasty central Java

World's largest Buddhist Mandala mountain with 72 latticed stupas.

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🇮🇩 Indonesia · Temple complex

Borobudur Temple Compounds

Mataram Sailendra c.780–830 CE · Central Javanese Buddhist (Sailendra/Mataram)

Mahayana Buddhist mandala-mountain (c.775–825 CE) of Sailendra/early Mataram, 34.5 m high terraced pyramid with 2,672 relief panels (longest Buddhist narrative reliefs 2.5 km) and 504 Buddha statues.