Religieuze bezienswaardigheden in Midden-Java

Sacred Sites of Indonesia

Central Java serves as a crossroads for Indonesia's major religious traditions. This collection features the 9th-century Borobudur, the world’s largest Buddhist temple, alongside the sprawling Hindu compounds of Prambanan. It includes the 15th-century Sukuh and Ceto temples on Mount Lawu, reflecting late Majapahit architecture. Beyond ancient stone ruins, the list encompasses the modern, bird-shaped Gereja Ayam and significant local mosques, illustrating the region's transition from ancient kingdoms to a diverse modern spiritual landscape.

Sacred Sites of Indonesia — Kaart

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Borobudur Temple

A 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument and UNESCO World Heritage site. It features nine stacked platforms decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues, culminating in a central dome surrounded by 72 perforated stupas.

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Prambanan Temple Compounds

Prambanan Temple Compounds is the World Heritage designation of a group of Hindu temple compounds that lie on the border between Yogyakarta…

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Giant Chicken Church

Locally known as Gereja Ayam, this bird-shaped prayer house was built in the 1990s. Designed as a dove with a crown, the structure includes multiple prayer rooms and an observation deck in the head providing views of the surrounding forests.

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Mendut Temple

Mendut is a ninth-century Buddhist temple, located in Mendut village, Mungkid sub-district, Magelang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia.

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Borobudur Temple

Borobudur, also transcribed Barabudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency, not far from the city of Magelang and…

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Pawon Temple

Pawon is a Buddhist temple in Central Java, Indonesia.

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Mendut

Mendut is a ninth-century Buddhist temple, located in Mendut village, Mungkid sub-district, Magelang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia.

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Shiva Temple

The largest and tallest structure within the Prambanan complex, standing 47 meters high. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, the temple contains a four-meter statue of the deity and intricate stone carvings depicting scenes from the Ramayana.

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Candi Sewu

An 8th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple complex located near Prambanan. It is the second-largest Buddhist temple in Indonesia, originally consisting of 249 structures arranged in a mandala layout guarded by giant Dvarapala statues.

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Sukuh

Sukuh is a 15th-century Javanese-Hindu temple that is located in Berjo, Ngargoyoso district, Karanganyar Regency, Central Java, Indonesia…

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Ceto Temple

Ceto is a fifteenth-century Javanese-Hindu temple that is located on the western slope of Mount Lawu on the border between Central and East…

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Umbul Temple

Umbul Temple is a Mataram-era Hindu temple in Kartoharjo, Grabag, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.

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Masjid Besar Arrohman

A significant local mosque serving as a center for worship and community gathering, featuring traditional Javanese-Islamic architectural elements.

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Masjid Baitussalam

A mosque located in the Central Java region, serving as a place of prayer for the local Sunni Muslim community.