HISTORY & CIVILIZATIONS · 8th–9th C.
Borobudur, Java, Indonesia
Borobudur’s terraces and reliefs form a monumental Buddhist complex in central Java.
The story, as a puzzle
A Buddhist monument in volcanic country.
Pilgrims walk clockwise up nine stacked platforms, past more than 2,600 relief panels and some 500 Buddha statues, to reach the top of this 9th-century monument. Where?
Where it is
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