Curious Cat Travel Photo Blog » stone http://travel-photos.curiouscatblog.net Sat, 16 Feb 2013 11:43:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Candi Sewu, Yogyakarta, Indonesia http://travel-photos.curiouscatblog.net/2012/11/21/candi-sewu-yogyakarta-indonesia/ http://travel-photos.curiouscatblog.net/2012/11/21/candi-sewu-yogyakarta-indonesia/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2012 03:08:09 +0000 John Hunter http://travel-photos.curiouscatblog.net/?p=504 photo of Candi Sewu entrance

Sewu temple is the second largest Buddhist temple in Indonesia, Borobudur is the largest. The Sewa temple is located in the Prambanan temple complex in Yogyakarta, Indonesia (about 1 km away from Prambanan temple). They are rebuilding many of the temples on the site which now lie in ruins.

Candi Sewu was likely built in the 8th century as the royal palace at the end of the Rakai Panangkaran kingdom.

Related: Buddha Statues, Borobudur Temple, Java, IndonesiaBanteay Srei temple, CambodiaGrand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

photo of stone block and temples at Candi Sewu

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Banteay Srei, Cambodia http://travel-photos.curiouscatblog.net/2012/08/24/banteay-srei-cambodia/ http://travel-photos.curiouscatblog.net/2012/08/24/banteay-srei-cambodia/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:23:19 +0000 John Hunter http://travel-photos.curiouscatblog.net/?p=480 photo of Banteay Srei temple, Cambodia

Banteay Srei temple, Cambodia. The temple is an another amazing temple in the vicinity of Siem Reap, Cambodia. Banteay Srei is fairly small, but I was definitely very glad I took a day trip (1/2 day really) from Siem Reap to here and Kbal Spean.

Related: Angkor WatCliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, USAGrand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

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