HERITAGE RECORD · 642

Prambanan Temple Compounds

普兰巴南寺庙群

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Built in the 10th century, this is the largest temple compound dedicated to Shiva in Indonesia. Rising above the centre of the last of these concentric squares are three temples decorated with reliefs illustrating the epic of the Ramayana, dedicated to the three great Hindu divinities (Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma) and three temples dedicated to the animals who serve them.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ47721 ↗

Inception0850

Administrative areaQ5030623 · Q11480 · Q3557

WikipediaPrambanan ↗

Chinese Wikipedia普兰巴南 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.

(iv)An outstanding example of a building, ensemble or landscape illustrating a significant stage in human history.

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