Prambanan is known as the biggest Hindu temple in Indonesia which located between two provinces that are Yogyakarta and Central of Java. Prambanan temple also often called Loro Jonggrang temple because the local legendary story increase in midst natives. Conciseness, there were a beautiful queen and bad giant. The bad giant intended to married her but she didn’t desire him become her husband. She gave requirement in order he made one thousand temple for her in one night, it mean the temple had been build before at dawn. The bad giant really want her so he and his fellow began built the temple. The temples were almost finished build at midnight and it made she worried. She had an idea to collect country women to lap “lesung” (traditional tool for made paddy become rice) to give sign that morning was come just like commonly in every morning and it made cock crow. The bad Giant was surprise and angry because he just needed one more to got one thousand temples. Realize, he had been done brown then he banned Loro Jongrang became a temple and complete one thousand temples. You can find out sculpture of Loro Jongrang there. This story increasing midst natives and there isn’t establishment.
Prambanan is famous with this tale that is Ramayana which is often showed in Prambanan. You can enjoy how beautiful Prambanan with abundance light and show in night. Ramayana told a man named Rama, a prince of king Dasarata of Kosala in capital Ayodya (name of a place) and his wife named Sinta. Occasionally, this story entitled Rama and Sinta.
Prambanan Temple
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Scenery
Three height temples abandon impress extravagant and mystic romantic atmosphere. Green field lies along path through way in temple area. In temple area, beside three height temples which statue each temple also contain stack of stone in the outside. Unfortunately, you aren’t allowed entrance in every side temple because the temple was almost broken because earthquake which happened in this region at 2007, but you can still enjoy wonder temple. Prambanan have been one of place for shooting of film, “The Philosopher” (2014).
Basic Information
Location: Klaten, Regency of
Prambanan, Province of Central Java, Indonesia
Ticket Price (last update 2014)
Domestic
Adult : 30.000
($2.5)
Children
(under 6 year): 12.500 ($1)
Internasional
Adult: 171.000
($13.5)
Children
(under 6 year): 85.000 ($7)
Transportation: There are public transportation to reach this
place or you can take travel. Trans Jogja (Government of Jogjakarta public
transportation) will take you to Prambanan comfortably.
