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Photograph taken by Gertrude Bell in Indonesia, March 1903

Description

View of tier of temple - made from grey andesite. Built during Sailendra dynasty. Ten tiers (one is buried) - central stupa is surrounded by three circles of stupas and supported by five levels of square terraces. Each level has carved friezes: base showing hell and lower world, rising through the earthly to the celestial regions and nirvana at the top of the temple. Indonesian guide nearby.

Reference code
GB/3/2/3/220
Creator
Bell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian
Creation Date
Photograph Album Caption by Gertrude Bell
Borobudor
Former reference
RTW 3_220
Photograph album
Location
IIIF Manifest
https://collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/iiif/info/p21051coll153/5513/manifest.json