CulturalRef. 592
Borobudur Temple Compounds
Cultural World Heritage property in Indonesia, inscribed in 1991 under criteria (i), (ii), (vi).
7.608° S, 110.204° E
- State Party
- Indonesia
- Region
- Asia and the Pacific
- Year of inscription
- 1991
- Type
- Cultural
- Area of property
- 26 ha
- Location
- Central Java
- What it is
- Buddhist temple, architectural ensemble
- Component parts
- 3 (serial property)
- Reference
- WHC 592 · Wikidata Q29070
Why it is on the List
(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
nearby
Closest World Heritage sites
Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.
28 kmThe Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and its Historic LandmarksIndonesia · 2023Cultural
36 kmPrambanan TempleIndonesia · 1991Cultural
73 kmSangiranIndonesia · 1996Cultural
546 kmUjung Kulon National ParkIndonesia · 1991Natural
577 kmCultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana PhilosophyIndonesia · 2012Cultural
1038 kmKomodo National ParkIndonesia · 1991NaturalIndonesia
More sites in Indonesia
- The Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and its Historic Landmarks2023
- Prambanan Temple1991
- Sangiran1996
- Ombilin coal mine2019
- Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy2012
- Lorentz National Park1999
- Komodo National Park1991
- Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra2004
- Ujung Kulon National Park1991
1991
Also inscribed in 1991
- Komodo National ParkIndonesia
- Prambanan TempleIndonesia
- Ujung Kulon National ParkIndonesia
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