Tangkuban Perahu Mountain

Mount Tangkuban Perahu, or also commonly referred Tangkuban Parahu is one of the largest mountain plateau Parahyangan. Nature Park Mount Tangkuban Perahu in the northern city of Lembang, north of the city of Bandung. Cool weather, the spread of tea gardens, valleys and tall pine trees to accompany your journey toward the gate area Tangkuban Perahu. To enter the area Tangkuban Perahu, you have to pay the ticket Rp 13,000, - per person plus a ticket to the vehicle.

There are two road craters that exist on this mountain. The first street or road longer by road conditions more difficult to pass and will normally be closed after the rain or when deemed dangerous to pass. The guard booth will give clues to past the new road which lies further to the top if the road was closed. Before the ticket payment in the first street, there are cottages for rent for a place to stay.

Passing through the new road, paved roads facilitate travel of your vehicle. On the street side there is winding trumpet flowers and other trees that will soothe your trip. Tangkuban Perahu mountain in the region there are three craters of interest to visit. Domas Crater is a crater, Crater Queen and Upas Crater. The largest crater between the three and most visited are Queen Crater. With a few hours walk away, you can even round the Queen is so wide crater while enjoying the beautiful panorama of Mount Tangkuban Perahu.

The core story of the legend of Tangkuban Perahu is a young man named Sangkuriang want to marry a woman named Dayang Sumbi beautiful. They fell in love. However, after finding the scar on his head Sangkuriang, Dayang Sumbi Sangkuriang is that they found out his son. Sangkuriang go first because he felt annoyed with her anger. Dayang Sumbi angry because Sangkuriang killing their pet dog when it fails to hunt deer for his mother.

Knowing Sangkuriang is his son, Dayang Sumbi Sangkuriang not want to marry. So, to reject the application Sangkuriang, Dayang Sumbi asked for a boat besarta lake within 1 night. Sangkuriang who ask for help from the magic genie to fulfill the desire Dayang Sumbi.

Viewing Sangkuriang almost completed its work, Dayang Sumbi intend blew it. Thanks to his prayer, the chickens crowing. Jin-jin who helped Sangkuriang running scared because he thought it was morning. As a result of work to make the boat and the lake is not completed. Sangkuriang who was furious because it failed to complete his work kicked homemade boat. The boat is then fell face down and there was Mount Tangkuban Perahu. When viewed from the city of Bandung, the mountain resembles an inverted boat.

Borobudur Temple

Borobudur was built around 800 AD or the 9th century. Borobudur was built by the followers of Mahayana Buddhism during the reign of Dynasty dynasty. This temple was built in the heyday dynasty dynasty. The founder of the Borobudur Temple, King Samaratungga originating from or dynasty dynasty dynasty. The possibility of this temple was built around the year 824 AD and was completed around the year 900 AD during the reign of Queen Pramudawardhani who is the daughter of Samaratungga. While the architects who contributed to build this temple according to stories passed down through generations named Gunadharma.

Borobudur own words based on the first written evidence that was written by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, Governor General of the United Kingdom in Java, which gives the name of this temple. There is no written evidence that older who gave the name of this temple of Borobudur. Only one of the oldest document showing the existence of this temple is Nagarakretagama book, written by the MPU Prapanca in the year 1365. In the book was written that this temple was used as a place of Buddhist meditation.

The meaning of Borobudur "abbey in the hills", which comes from the word "coal" (temple or monastery) and "beduhur" (hills or high ground) in Sanskrit. Therefore, in accordance with the meaning of the name Borobudur, then this place since long ago used as a place of Buddhist worship.

After Indonesian independence, in 1956, the Indonesian government requested the assistance of UNESCO to examine the damage to Borobudur. Then in 1963, out of the official Indonesian government's decision to conduct the restoration of Borobudur temple with the help of UNESCO. However, this restoration was only really started to be done on August 10, 1973. Process new refurbishment completed in 1984. Since 1991, Borobudur designated as World Heritage or World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Borobudur temple is located in Magelang, Central Java, about 40 km from Yogyakarta. Borobudur has 10 levels consisting of 6 levels of a square, circular level 3 circular and a main stupa as a peak. At every level there are several stupas. Altogether there are 72 stupas in addition to the main stupa. In every stupa there are statues of Buddha. Ten levels of Buddhist philosophy which describes the ten levels of Bodhisattva who must pass to reach the perfection of the Buddha in nirvana. This perfection symbolized by the main stupa at the top level. Borobudur structure when viewed from above form a mandala structure depicting Buddhist cosmology and human thinking.

Prambanan Temple

Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia, altitude 47 meters, was built in the 9th century. Location was 17 km east of Yogyakarta on the road to Solo. The main temple of Shiva Temple (center), Brahma Temple (south), Vishnu Temple (north). The temple is located in front of vehicle (vehicle) as a vehicle Trine; Temple Space is the vehicle of Brahma (God of Guardians), Candi Nandi (Ox) is the vehicle of Shiva (Destroyer Gods) and the Temple of Garuda is the vehicle of Vishnu (the god creator).

Prambanan temple is known kembai when a Dutchman named CALons visited Java in 1733 and reported on the existence of the ruins of the temple is overgrown with shrubs. The first attempt to save time by Ijzerman Prambanan Temple in 1885 to clean up the chambers of the temple from the ruins of stone. In 1902 began a new coaching job, led by Van Erp for the Shiva temple, Vishnu temple and Brahma temple. Attention to Prambanan temple continues to grow. In year 1933 successfully arranged experiment Brahma and Vishnu Temple. After experiencing a variety of obstacles, on December 23, 1953 Shiva temple completely refurbished. Brahma Temple restored starting in 1978 and inaugurated in 1987. Vishnu temple restored starting in 1982 and completed in 1991. Subsequent restoration activities carried out on 3 pieces of chapel located in front of the temple of Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma besarta 4 temples 4 temples corner of the screen and / or stakes.

Prambanan is the enshrinement with the main temple complex facing east, with the overall shape resembles a mound at 47 meters tall puppet. Hinduism knows Tri Murti of Lord Brahma as the Creator, Vishnu as the Preserver, Lord Shiva as the Destroyer. The main chamber of the main temple occupied by Lord Shiva as the Supreme Deity so it can be concluded Prambanan temple is the Shiva temple. Prambanan Temple or Shiva temple is also often referred to as the temple of Loro Jonggrang associated with the legend that tells about a virgin who Jonggrang or a tall girl, the daughter of King Boko, who built his kingdom on the hill south of the temple complex of Prambanan.

The banks of the temple is restricted by a fence ledge, which is decorated with reliefs of Ramayana can be enjoyed when we berperadaksina (walking around the temple with a central cansi always to the right of us) through the corridor. The story continues on the fence balustrade of Brahma temple located on the left (south) of the main temple. 'm On the fence ledge Vishnu temple located on the right (north) of the main temple, carved reliefs depicting the story Kresnadipayana childhood story Prabu Krishna as incarnation of god Vishnu in keangkaramurkaan who want to eradicate the crisis.

Room overlooking the main temple to the north contains Parung Durga, consort of Lord Shiva, but generally people call it a statue of Roro Jonggrang, who according to legend, the stone statue before the body of life of beautiful princess, who was condemned by Bondowoso knight, to complement its ability to create a thousand statues in one night.

The third front of the temple of the god Trine there are three temples which contain vehicle (vehicle) is the third god. All of them has now been restored and the only temple in the middle (in front of Shiva temple) which still contains a statue of a bull named Nandi, Lord Shiva vehicle.

Statue of geese as a vehicle of Brahma and Vishnu statue eagle as a vehicle which is expected before filling the chambers of the temple which is located in front of the second temple god it has now restored.

Sixth temple represent 2 groups facing each other, located on a page of a square, with edges along 110 meters.

Inside the pages are still standing other temples, the temple clamps 2 pieces with a height of 16 meters of each other, which is a stand in the north and the others stand in the south, 4 color and 4 temples temples sedut.

Changes in the Hindu community regarded as the most sacred page, located in the middle of the central courtyard which has sides 222 meters, and at first temple-chapel contains as many as 224 pieces in rows around the page in 3 lines.