Sewu Temple (Klaten)
| buddhist temple, listed building / architectural heritage
Indonesia /
Jawa Tengah /
Prambanan /
Klaten
World
/ Indonesia
/ Jawa Tengah
/ Prambanan
temple, buddhist temple, listed building / architectural heritage
Sewu is an eighth century Mahayana Buddhist temple located 800 meters north of Prambanan in Central Java, Indonesia. The word for a Hindu or Buddhist temple in Indonesian is "candi," hence the common name is "Candi Sewu." Candi Sewu is the second largest Buddhist temple complex in Indonesia; Borobudur is the largest. Sewu predates nearby "Loro Jonggrang" temple at Prambanan. Although the complex consists of 249 temples, this Javanese name translates to 'a thousand temples,' which originated from popular local folklore (The Legend of Loro Jonggrang). Archaeologists believe the original name for the temple compound to be Manjusrigrha.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewu
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 7°44'38"S 110°29'34"E
- Lima Persatuan CANDI BUDDHA. Candi Sewu, Candi Rejo (LOR), Candi Pulerejo (KULON), Candi Bubrah (KIDUL), Candi GANA (WETAN). MATARAM SYAILENDRA WAMCA 0.6 km
- Prambanan Temple Complex 0.7 km
- KAWASAN MANDALA PRASADA/CANDI VAJRASANA MANJUSRIGRHA ( CANDI SEWU ), RAKAI PANANGKARAN 714 Saka (792 M). 1.1 km
- SIVA PLATEAU, BUKIT RATU BOKOHARJO 2.8 km
- SIWA PLATEAU (CIVA PLATEAU) BUKIT GUMUK IJO 4.1 km
- Bekas Komplek Percandian Candi Krapyak. (Candi Grogol, Candi Krapyak, Candi Polangan.) 6.8 km
- Bekas KRATON KERAJAAN MATARAM KUNO ( HINDHU - BUDDHA ) MATARAM SANJAYA - SYAILENDRA WAMCA. 17 km
- Borobudur Temple Park 36 km
- Candi Gedongsongo 63 km
- desa gunung tugel sendangharjo 72 km
- Dusun Ngangkruk Baru 0.5 km
- Dusun Bugisan 0.7 km
- Tlogo Lor RW 07 0.8 km
- Dusun Bogem 1.5 km
- Dusun Pakem 1.7 km
- Dusun Keniten 1.8 km
- Dusun Ringinsari 1.9 km
- Klaten Regency 15 km
- Special Region of Yogyakarta 16 km
- Central Java (Jawa Tengah) 64 km