Prambanan temple

Prambanan (Indonesian: Candi Prambanan, Javanese: Rara Jonggrang) is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, in southern Java, Indonesia, devoted to the Trimrti, the expression of God as the Creator (Brahma), the Preserver (Vishnu), and the Destroyer (Shiva). The temple compound lies about 17 kilometers (11 miles) northeast of Yogyakarta, on the border between the provinces of Central Java and Yogyakarta.

The UNESCO World Heritage Site temple compound is the largest Hindu temple site in Indonesia and the second largest in Southeast Asia after Angkor Wat. It is distinguished by its tall and pointed architecture, which is typical of Hindu architecture, as well as by the towering 47-meter-high (154-foot) central edifice inside a massive complex of separate temples. Prambanan temple compounds once comprised 240 temple constructions that symbolized the grandeur of ancient Java's Hindu art and architecture, and it is also considered a masterpiece of Indonesia's classical period. Prambanan welcomes visitors from all over the world.