Hyatt Yogyakarta

Church across from Prambanan Temple

Prambanan from Ratu Boko

A bit of a walk to the site

Gate -- consists of 2 gateways in paduraksa form

Skinny sheep

Paseban aka public audience hall

Stair to the lower site

Artistic shot?

Pendopo aka Audience Hall

Baby & mom deer

Not sure what these are

Batur

I don*t know they kneel down to eat

I think they used to be water fountain

The right size for Forever Friend Bear!

Detail stone crafting

Stone crafting

Mushroom shape stone craft

Actually they are water fountain, not just stone crafting

Pool aka Princessly Place

Side door to the pool

Dome shape architecture

Stone rubble

Pool

Face of a giant crafted on the stone

Keputren aka women*s quarter

Pendopo from pool

Entrance to the pendopo

What is this? Use some imagination

Very steep stair

The second gate has 5 doors

The gate

Stone crafting

The floor, stair are made of soft white limestone

250ml Coca Cola

Candi Lara (Loro) Jonggrang, or simply Candi Prambanan

Me & FF @ Candi Prambanan

FF @ Candi Prambanan

There are 237 temples in the complex

Many of them have deteriorated or been looted leaving just scattered stones

Candi Angsa

Candi Nandi

Beautiful crafting

Brahma and Shiva Temple

Usually a funny face above the door

More funny face crafting

Nandi & Garuda Temple

The three main temple in the back are Brahma, Shiva & Vishnu

The three shrine in front of the three main temples is dedicated to vehicle of the respective gods

The bull Nandi for Shiva, the scared swan Hamsa for Brahma and Eagle Garuda for Vishnu

The Shiva temple is the tallest and largest structure in Prambanan complex

The Shiva shrine located at the center and contains five chambers

Story of Ramayana carved on the inner walls of the balustrades

The architecture of Prambanan temple follows the typical Hindu architecture traditions based on Vastu Shastra

Prambanan was originally named Shivagrha and dedicated to god Shiva

An UNESCO World Heritage Site

Rear of Brahma Temple

Rear entrance of Shiva Temple

Beautiful stone craft on the outer wall

Beautiful stone craft on the outer wall

Beautiful stone craft on the outer wall

Stone rubble of the temples in the outer and middle zone

Candi Sewu

A large Buddhist temple complex meaning *one thousand temples*

Most of the smaller temples are in rubble form

Contains a large central temple surrounded by a cluster of smaller ones

The central temple is recently renovated and intricately decorated

Few of the standing surrounding small temples

Few of the standing surrounding small temples

The statue niches are all empty or destroyed

Entrance of Candi Sewu

Free shuttle from Prambanan to Sewu

Lunch @ local stall

Noodle with chicken

Bus route 1A from Yogyakarta to Prambanan

Evening snacks