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Briton breathes life into stone to recreate Indonesia's maritime glory

Agence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579]

Briton Philip Beale has breathed life into stone -- using a ninth century temple carving to build a replica of an Indonesian ship which will retrace an ancient trade route of the first millennium. The...

Destinations: Borobudur | Indonesia
Topics: Travel | Ancient History
Located on Indonesia's island of Java, twenty-six miles northwest of Yogyakarta, the ancient sanctuary Borobudur is the world's largest Buddhist monument. Dating from the mid eighth century AD, and constructed over a period of over a hundred years, Borobudur was mysteriously abandoned early in the tenth century.

Borobudur - A photographic essay

Robert Tompkins - rtompkins [4,382]

A story told with photos.

Destinations: Borobudur | Indonesia
Topics: Travel | Photography | Architecture
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