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Budha Relief
this is one of Borobudur relief, many interesting relief that you can find at Borobudur temple, that telling buddha stories. Come to yogyakarta and visit this remarkable heritage of the worlds
Kasongan
Kasongan
When you said Kasongan it mean central of handycrafts and ceramics industry that located in Jogjakarta, it was inside the territory of Bantul regency, is about 7 kms from Jogja. Beside farming, the villager made a handycraft and ceramics and they sold their product on their gallery. Some product in various kind and size made [...]
Parankusumo
Parangkusumo
According to the people’s belief, Parangkusumo was used to be the meeting place between the kings who reigned Mataram Kingdom and Kanjeng Ratu Kidul. Every year, on the 30th day of Rejeb-name of month in Javanese calendar that based on the rotation of the moon-certain sacred ritual held. This symbolic ritual revolves giving offerings to [...]
Krakal Beach
Krakal Beach
To get to Krakal beach you have to pass Wonosari, the capital of the Gunungkidul Regency, about 38 km from Yogyakarta. The winding and mountainous road is well asphalted. Krakal is about 21 km from Wonosari. Located at 7 km eastern side of the road where branches off the main road crossing limestone hills [...]
Parangtritis Beach
Parangtritis Beach
Parangtritis has been famous for long, not only as a beach resort where sand dunes, sandy beach and rocky cliffs meet, but it is also a historical place which closely to the mysterious legend of the Queen of the South Sea (Kanjeng Ratu Kidul). Kanjeng Ratu Kidul, who together with her trusted right-hand person, [...]
BOROBUDUR TEMPLE
Located 42 km from jogja, Was build at 9th century AD. Discovered at 1814, when Raffles governed Java. This temple consist of six square bases topped by tree circular illustrate budhist teaching and story while 432 budha images sit in chambers on terraces.
If your are visited jogja, i say it a must to go there, [...]
PRAMBANAN TEMPLE
Prambanan temple is located some 17 km from Yogyakarta. Sanjaya Dynasty built this 47 meters high Hindu temple in the 9th century. Atahe main temple is located in the inner courtyard and surrounded by several small temples called “Perwara”. As a Hindu temple the main temple has three shrines, dedicated to the Hindu trinity. [...]
SEWU TEMPLE
Sewu temple is located just several hundred meters north-east of Prambanan temple. It is a large and vast Buddhist’s temple including several other small temples like Lumbung, Bubrah, and Lor Kulon temple.
KING BOKO’S PALACE
King boko’s Palace is located some 19 kilometres at the eastern side of Yogyakarta, and about 2 kilometres from Prambanan temple. The panoramic view of its surroundings is beautiful. To the south, imprecisely visible, unfolds the south coast. And at the northern side one, tourists can see the Mount Merapi, Prambanan, and Kalasan temples with [...]
PLAOSAN TEMPLE
Plaosan temple is about one kilometers at the east of the Sewu temple. This Buddhist temple consists of two main temples standing side by side, each having terraces bases. The relief carved on the southern main temple portrays a man, and the other one show a woman. Another peculiar object that is interesting to see [...]
