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Prambanan Temple, also known as Roro Jonggrang Temple, is the largest and grandest Hindu temple building in Indonesia, even in Southeast Asia. Built around 850 AD by Sri Maharaja Rakai Pikatan, as a counterpoint to the establishment of the Borobudur Buddhist temple which is located not far from Prambanan.
The construction of the Prambanan temple is to glorify Trimurti or the 3 main Hindu gods namely, Brahma as the creator god, Vishnu as the guardian god, and Shiva as the god of destruction.
Prambanan Temple is located in the Special Province of Yogyakarta and Central Java. The temple building is located in Bokoharjo Village, Prambanan District, Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta. Meanwhile, the entrance to the temple is located in Tlogo Village, Prambanan District, Klaten Regency, Central Java.
The architecture of the building is tall and slender in accordance with Hindu architecture in general. With the Shiva temple as the main temple with a height of up to 47 meters, towering in the middle of a cluster of smaller temples.
The Prambanan temple building is thought to have completely collapsed due to an earthquake that hit in the 16th century. The Javanese folk tale, namely the legend of Roro Jonggrang, was inspired by the temples and statues in the main building of the Prambanan temple.
Prambanan Temple is included in the World Heritage Site protected by UNESCO, a status granted in 1991.
Some parts of the Prambanan temple are being restored to repair damage to buildings and statues caused by the 2006 earthquake in Yogyakarta.
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