Prambanan Temple Central Java

Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple complex in Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, about 20 km east of Yogyakarta, 40 km west of Surakarta and 120 km south of Semarang, just on the border between the Province of Central Java and Yogyakarta.

Prambanan temple was built in about the year 850 AD by one of these two men, namely Rakai Pikatan (second king of Mataram dynasty I) or Balitung Maha Sambu during Sanjaya dynasty. Not long after being built, the temple was abandoned and deteriorating.

Renovation of this temple began in 1918 after he was found by the CA. Lons a Dutch national, then in 1855 Jan Willem IJzerman start to clean and move some rocks and soil from the chambers of the temple. some time later Isaac Groneman perform large-scale demolition and temple stones were piled haphazardly along the River Opak. In 1902-1903, Theodoor van Erp keep parts are prone to collapse. In the years 1918-1926, followed by the Bureau of Archeological (Oudheidkundige Dienst) under PJ Perquin in a more methodical and systematic, as known to his predecessors did the removal and demolition of thousands of stone without thinking of the restoration effort.

In 1931 was replaced by Ir. V.R. Van Romondt up in 1942 and later handed over leadership to the son of Indonesia's renovation and continued until 1993, and until now has not been completed. A temple will only be restored when at least 75% of the original stone is still there. Therefore, many small temples are not rebuilt and only visible foundations only. Now, this temple is a protected world heritage site by UNESCO since 1991.