Prambanan Temple

Prambanan temple locates in the east part of Yogyakarta, is known as the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia. Nothing word was said of when the temple was built, and who ordered it. But its beliefs were built in the 9th century AD by King Belitung Maha Sambu of the Sanjaya dynasty. The assumption is based on the content Syiwagrha inscription found around the Prambanan and now kept in the National Museum in Jakarta. The stone's inscription was dated 856 AD and written during the reign of Rakai Pikatan.

The restoration takes a long time as if nothing had finished. Prambanan temple was a rediscovery of the great ruins, of Shiva temple reported by CA Lons in 1733. Every effort in excavation and recording of the first was conducted under the supervision of Groneman. The excavation temple completed in 1885 includes cleansing scrub and rock groupings temple ruins.

In the year 1902, the excavations continued efforts by van Erp. Grouping and identification of rock debris are carried out in more detail. Restoration of the Prambanan temple was resumed under the supervision of the Antiquities Department and supervised by P.J. Perquin. Through these efforts, some of the temple's ruins of Shiva were renovated. In 1926, formed a restoration committee temple site under the leadership of De Haan to continue the efforts that have been implemented by Perquin. Under supervision, the development of more refined results Shiva and temples continued renovation.

In 1931, De Haan died and was replaced by V.R. Romondt. The second restoration of the Apit temple was completed in 1932. The restoration was stopped in 1942 when the Japanese took power in Indonesia. After going through the long process and halting the war and the transition of power. The Shiva and Apit temples finished in 1953 of restoration. The Prambanan temple restoration continues implemented gradually.