Prambanan Temple Compound

Prambanan is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound near Yogyakarta in southern Java. The central building reaches 47 metres high.

The Shivagrha inscription records that the Shiva temple was inaugurated on 12 November 856. King Lokapala issued this inscription.

Workers changed the Opak River's course during construction to secure the complex from Merapi's volcanic materials.

The Brahma temple was reconstructed between 1978 and 1987 using anastylosis with original stone blocks.

The Vishnu temple was rebuilt from 1982 to 1991; central zone main temples were completed by 1993.

A British surveyor discovered the temples by chance.

As of February 2023, only 6 of the original 224 pervara temples are fully reconstructed.

Balinese and Javanese Hindu communities perform sacred ceremonies at Prambanan annually. The site remains an active place of worship.