Borobudur is one of the wonders of the world. The grandest temple in the world has some amazing things to know. The attraction of foreign tourists to Borobudur is still inferior to foreign tourists visiting Angkor Wat.
In fact, the Ministry of Tourism launched a new 10 Bali program, one of which was Borobudur. In short, a new Bali was formed only to stimulate the number of tourists to come to Indonesia and visit Borobudur.
Yes, the point is like Bali, which always counts foreign exchange and attracts foreign tourists to visit there! If you know, there are some interesting facts about Borobudur.
Borobudur has always been a sacred place during the Vesak celebration. You can count how many monks are there to pray there. They not only come from Indonesia, but from various countries, one of them is from Thailand.
Other facts, experienced by tourists from China and Thailand who feel amazed by the magnificence of this Borobudur temple. They were impressed and said that Borobudur was more magnificent than Angkor Wat. Indonesian people should be proud because this magnificent temple is in your country. One of the valuable assets to bring in tourists from abroad!
Borobudur was once discovered by Raffles when he colonized Indonesia. The British Governor General wrote his findings in his book entitled The History of Java.
There are many versions related to Borobudur. Raffles himself interpreted Borobudur in 3 versions of the name, Borobudur which means the Great Buddha (Boro = Great, Budur = Buddha), as an ancient place (Boro = regional name, Budur = ancient), and means many Buddhas (Boro = Many, Buddur = Buddha) As with Raffles, the website of the Directorate General of the Ministry of Education and Culture defines another, as a fertile tree of life around the temple
Borobudur Temple is located in a strategic place flanked by two mountains, Mount Merapi and Mount Merbabu, the other mountains are Sumbing and Sindoro. The Menoreh Mountains did not escape the part to guard the Borobudur temple. You also know that around the Borobudur Temple there is a river, Progo and Elo, which surrounds the temple.
Do you know, if the pile of stones that make up the Borobudur Temple is made of volcanic beams that do not include adhesives.
Relief at Borobudur temple totaled 2,672 out of 1,212 decorative reliefs and 1,460 relief stories. You can enjoy it while visiting there.
If you notice the reliefs on the walls of the Borobudur temple are stories of the life of Buddha. Have you ever known that the land of Kedu around Borobudur is an ancient lake? This is one of the controversial discoveries revealed by the artist and Buddhist architecture W.O.J Nieuwenkamp. Uniquely he said that Borobudur is a lotus flower that floats on water.
To get to Borobudur you can take a flight to Yogyakarta, if there are direct flights. However, if not you can transit first in Jakarta, then continue the trip to Yogyakarta.
Yogyakarta can be the best and closest transit place when you want to go to Borobudur. Even though you use land transportation though. From Yogyakarta you can continue using the bus until you reach Magelang to get to Borobudur.
You don't need to be confused about finding accommodation around the magnificent temple. Lots of lodging that you can choose according to the bag and the ability of each fund. Starting from hotels that are one to five star.
When you come to Borobudur, try to wear polite clothes! There you can also hire a tour guide to tell the history of Borobudur. If you are lucky you can enjoy traditional dance performances.
source : kaskus