Prambanan Temple Compounds
Name of Building
Prambanan Temple Compounds
Town or City, Country where the building was originally established
Central Java, Indonesia
Date the building was designed and/or first built
Construction: 8th to 9th Century CE
Abandoned: 11th Century CE
Reconstruction Begins: 1918-1930
Reconstruction Finished: 1987-1991
Surrounding shrines still under reconstruction to this day.
Surrounding shrines still under reconstruction to this day.
Name of Architect, Builder, or Primary Patron Responsible
Attributed to the Shailendra dynasty
Finished and Inaugurated during the reign of King Pikatan
Reconstruction done by the Dutch Colonial Government
Culturally Specific Time Period
Medieval South East Asia
Geo-Location
-7.751792038027463, 110.49142448465443
Materials
Stone
Size and/or Scale of Building
The compound covers 39.8 hectares.
Architectural Type
Religious
Building Description
A massive elevated stone square sits at the center of this compound as foundation. A gate building sits in the middle of each side of the square. In the middle is a large stone structure with a decorated facet and pointed roof reaching 47 metres out to the sky. Flanked by one slightly smaller version of this building to the left and one to the right. Facing this set of buildings is an even smaller row of three structures built similarly to the previous 3 but with a square foundation and uniform in size. The surfaces are decorated with intricate reliefs depicting an ancient epic. Similar motifs decorate the main stone foundation in which these structures sit. The shapes of the buildings are very geometrical, allowing for interesting light reflection and shadow projection. Surrounding this main compound are a series of smaller structures that are undergoing reconstruction, their appearance is not as complete as the main section of the compound. A square wall with protruding faces on each side corrals the entire section.
The material of these buildings is stone.
The material of these buildings is stone.
Image source
Image 1: temple-598969_1920.jpg , Image by Deny Sabri from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/photos/temple-candi-prambanan-598969/)
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Image 3: Candi Prambanan - 066 Three Heads, Brahma Temple (12042301204).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Candi_Prambanan_-_066_Three_Heads,_Brahma_Temple_(12042301204).jpg)
Image 2: Prambanan Temple Compound Map en.svg , (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prambanan_Temple_Compound_Map_en.svg)
Image 3: Candi Prambanan - 066 Three Heads, Brahma Temple (12042301204).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Candi_Prambanan_-_066_Three_Heads,_Brahma_Temple_(12042301204).jpg)
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Creative Commons or other copyright information
Image 1: Content License
Image 2: Creative Commons
Image 3: Creative Commons
Image 2: Creative Commons
Image 3: Creative Commons
Student First and Last Name
Waldemar Barrios
Collection
Citation
Attributed to the Shailendra dynasty, Finished and Inaugurated during the reign of King Pikatan , and Reconstruction done by the Dutch Colonial Government , “Prambanan Temple Compounds,” World Architecture, accessed June 28, 2026, https://worldarchitecture.artinterp2.org/items/show/21.
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