Sacred Places of Asia - Indonesia (Java)

View of downtown Bangkok and the Chao
Phraya River (from balcony of Peninsula Hotel)
Sambi-Sari temple (Yogyakarta area)
Hindu temple built by a king of the Sanjaya dynasty
Sambi-Sari temple
Photo of Borobudur from the air (from internet)
Note the size of the people to get a sense of scale
Image of Buddha at Borobodur temple
Images of Buddha at Borobodur temple
Relief of of Queen Maya's dream at Borobudur
One of the relief carving of 11th century trading ship
used as basis for ship reconstruction (following photo)
[photo by Jeff Chapman]
Reconstruction of 11th century trading ship
based on relief carvings at Borobudur temple
View of Mt Merapi and Mt Merbabu as seen from
sunrise atop Borobudur; this valley is surrounded by
two sets of twin volcanoes -- Merapi and Merbabu to the NE
and Sumbing and Sindoro to the NW; Mt Merapi is active
Prambanan Temple (Yogyakarta area)
stunning Hindu temple built in the 11th century
Prambanan Temple stunning Hindu temple complex built in the 11th century
Prambanan Temple with view of Mount Merapi
in background (active volcano)
Prambanan Temple with view of Mount Merapi
in background (active volcano)
Prambanan Temple -- Brahma
Prambanan Temple and Mount Merapi
Prambanan Temple and Mount Merapi
Prambanan temple relief carvings -- Shiva
Prambanan temple statue -- Shiva
Prambanan temple relief carvings -- Shiva
Prambanan temple sacred bull statue -- Shiva