Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Prambanan Temple Indonesia




Candi Prambanan or Candi Rara Jonggrang is a 9th-century  Hindu Temple compound in  Central Java, Indonesia, dedicated to the Trimurti, the expression of God as the Creator (Brahma), the Preserver (Vishnu) and the Destroyer  (Shiva). The temple compound is located approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of the city of  Yogyakarta on the boundary between Central Java and  Yogyakarta Province. 
The temple compound, a  UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the largest Hindu temple site in Indonesia, and one of the biggest in Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its tall and pointed architecture, typical of   Hindu Temple Architecture, and by the towering 47-metre-high (154 ft) central building inside a large complex of individual temples. Prambanan attracts many visitors from across the world. Reference : Wikipedia Encyclopedi.

Kinahrejo Village Yogyakarta

Kinahrejo Village, Sleman, located only 4 kilometers from Mount Merapi. Before the eruption of Mount Merapi in the year 2010, the Village Kinahrejo was a favorite tourist area for ​​local and foreign tourists. 

Before the eruption of Mount Merapi in the year 2010, the Village Kinahrejo a favorite tourist area of ​​local and foreign tourists. Kinahrejo is the residence village of the late Mbah Maridjan. He is a trim caretaker until his death in 2010 because of a hot cloud on Mount Merapi last erupted in late 2010. Nowadays Kinahrejo become the best panoramic sunrise of mount Merapi. 
Reference : Clownol, Indonesiavirtual, Wikipedia Encyclopedia

Jalan Malioboro Yogyakarta

Jalan Malioboro (English : Malioboro Street) is a major shopping street in Yogyakarta, Indonesia ; the name is also used more generally for the neighborhood around the street. It lies north-south axis in the line between Yogyakarta Kraton and Mount Merapi. This is in itself is significant to many of the local population, the north south orientation between the palace and the volcano being of importance.
The street is the centre of Yogyakarta's largest tourist district surrounded with many hotels and restaurants nearby. Sidewalks on both sides of the street are crowded with small stalls selling a variety of goods. In the evening several open-air streetside restaurants, called Lesehan, operate along the street. Less obvious to the tourist, but more for the local population, side streets, lanes and structures that lead on to Malioboro are as important as the street itself.

Reference : Wikipedia Encyclopedia