Barong Temple
Barong temple (Indonesian: Candi Barong; Javanese: ꦕꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦧꦫꦺꦴꦁ, romanized: Candhi Barong) is a 9th-century Hindu candi (temple) located approximately 800 meters east-southeast from Ratu Boko compound. The temple is located on a hill in Candisari hamlet, Bokoharjo village, Prambanan subdistrict, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The temple is named barong according to its kala's head carving on top of the niches of its temples that resembles Barong.
| Barong ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦁ | |
|---|---|
The gate of Barong temple and its two main buildings | |
Location within Java Barong Temple (Indonesia) | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Hindu candi |
| Town or city | near Yogyakarta (city), Yogyakarta |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 7.7754785°S 110.4972972°E |
| Completed | circa 9th century |
| Client | Sailendra or Mataram Kingdom |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | interlocking andesite stone masonry |
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