It's massive stupa which took 8 years to restore, Borobudur is absolutely the most impressive and famous Buddhist monument of the world, located at top of a hillock overlooking lush green fields and distance hills, rises to seven terraces or about 40 metres above the ground.
The walls of the Borobudur are decorated with 1500 superbly sculptured reliefs extending over 6 km. It was built in the VIIIth century and took 75 year to finish. Close to the Borobudur lies Mendut Temple and Pawon Temple, which are supposedly an integral part of the Borobudur.
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