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The Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and its Historic Landmarks

Cultural World Heritage property in Indonesia, inscribed in 2023 under criteria (ii), (iii).

The Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and its Historic Landmarks, Indonesia
Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong ValleyBorobudur Temple CompoundsCultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana PhilosophyForest Research Institute Malaysia Forest Park SelangorGunung Mulu National ParkKinabalu ParkKomodo National ParkMurujuga National ParkNiah National ParkOmbilin coal minePrambanan TemplePurnululu National ParkSangiranSingapore Botanic GardensThe Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and its Historic LandmarksTropical Rainforest Heritage of SumatraUjung Kulon National Park7.801° S, 110.365° E
State Party
Indonesia
Year of inscription
2023
Criteria
iiiii
Area of property
291 ha
Location
Yogyakarta, Bantul
What it is
cultural heritage, Ley line
Component parts
11 (serial property)
Official website
jogjaworldheritage.com/
Reference
WHC 1671 · Wikidata Q96012243

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Prambanan Temple, Indonesia15 kmPrambanan TempleIndonesia · 1991CulturalBorobudur Temple Compounds, Indonesia28 kmBorobudur Temple CompoundsIndonesia · 1991CulturalSangiran, Indonesia66 kmSangiranIndonesia · 1996CulturalCultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy, Indonesia557 kmCultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana PhilosophyIndonesia · 2012CulturalUjung Kulon National Park, Indonesia567 kmUjung Kulon National ParkIndonesia · 1991NaturalKomodo National Park, Indonesia1018 kmKomodo National ParkIndonesia · 1991Natural
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