Title: Ruins of Prambanan, Tjandi Sewoe, Soerakarta Residence

Description

• This photograph depicts the ruins of the temple of Prambanan in central Java, the largest Hindu temple ever built in Indonesia and one of the largest in Southeast Asia. Dedicated to the triumvirate of Shiva, Brahma, and Vishnu, the temple was built around 850 A.D. by the Mataram dynasty but abandoned soon after its construction. The Mataram dynasty practiced aspects of both Hinduism and Buddhism, and the temple complex includes some of the earliest Buddhist temples in Indonesia. Prambanan was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. The photograph is from the collections of the KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies in Leiden.

Artist

• Springer, C.

Publication Information

• Mieling, Den Haag

Language

• Dutch

Place

• Southeast Asia > Indonesia > Surakarta

Time

• 1850 CE - 1899 CE

Topic

• Religion > Other religions > Religions of Indic origin
• History & geography > History of Asia > Southeast Asia

Additional Subjects

• Hinduism;
• Historical remains;
• Sleman;
• Temples

Type of Item

• Prints, Photographs

Physical Description

• Lithography; color; 38 x 51 centimeters

Institution

• Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and the Caribbean Studies KITLV