Historical landmarks in Java

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#1

Prambanan Temple

Hindu temple

Expansive, 9th-century Hindu temple complex featuring structures with stone spires & sculptures.

4.70 (110.6K reviews)
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#2

Borobudur Temple

Buddhist temple

Dating from the 9th century, this site is renowned as the largest Buddhist temple in the world.

4.70 (104.4K reviews)
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#3

Lawang Sewu

Tourist attraction

Former colonial-era headquarters of the Dutch East Indies Railway Company, offering guided tours.

4.60 (70.5K reviews)
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#5

Wisata Sam Poo Kong

Buddhist temple

Historic temple complex with traditional Chinese & Javanese architectural features.

4.50 (28.1K reviews)
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#7

Cultural & exhibition center on a 16-acre, 19th century sugar factory site with a café & museum.

4.60 (22.3K reviews)
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#8

Notable historic mosque & museum with exhibits, prayer services & unique timbered accents.

4.70 (22.2K reviews)
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#12

Tugu Kartasura

Historical landmark

Bustling intersection around a military monument, with simple cafes serving noodles & meat skewers.

4.50 (17.5K reviews)
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#14

Arjuna Temple

Hindu temple

One of the earliest Hindu temples in Central Java, with a square layout, built in the 8th century.

4.60 (16.7K reviews)
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#15

Kota Lama Semarang

Tourist attraction

Old town with Dutch colonial buildings like a church & a train station, plus antique shops & cafes.

4.80 (15.1K reviews)
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#16

Tugu Muda Semarang

Historical landmark

Dedicated in 1953, this stone monument commemorates an Indonesian battle for independence.

4.70 (14.8K reviews)
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#17

Kujang Monument

Historical landmark

Built in 1982, this 25-m. monument is constructed to resemble an ancient West Java weapon.

4.70 (14.7K reviews)
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#18

Plaosan Lor Temple

Buddhist temple

1 of 2 ornate Buddhist temples in a 9th-century complex with many buildings, stupas & shrines.

4.60 (11.8K reviews)
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#19

Cetho Temple

Hindu temple

Sacred mountainside Javanese-Hindu temple built in the 15th century & overlooking tea plantations.

4.70 (11.7K reviews)
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#21

Copper statue with a fountain featuring a horse-drawn carriage scene from epic poem "Mahabharata."

4.60 (10.4K reviews)
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#22

Pura Mangkunagaran

Historical landmark

Royal residence since 1757, part of which is open to the public for touring historic displays.

4.70 (10.3K reviews)
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#24

Sambisari Temple

Hindu temple

Once buried underground, this historic site offers a semi-excavated 9th-century Hindu temple.

4.60 (8.1K reviews)
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#25

Penataran Temple

Hindu temple

Remains of an ancient Hindu temple complex, with gardens & many preserved reliefs & carvings.

4.60 (7.6K reviews)
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#26

Pesanggrahan Rejawinangun

Historical landmark

Partly restored, 18th-century house of the emperor, with mazelike rooms & traces of former gardens.

4.50 (6.4K reviews)
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#27

Landmark monument with pillars resembling bamboo spears, surrounded by fountain & flower beds.

4.70 (6.2K reviews)
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#28

Monument & fountain on a traffic circle, dedicated to the local fishing community & lit up at night.

4.70 (6K reviews)
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#30

Sukuh Temple

Hindu temple

600-year-old temple complex dedicated to birth & new life, consisting of a pyramid & statues.

4.60 (3.8K reviews)
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#31

Candi Jolotundo

Hindu temple

Hindu temple on Mount Penanggungan, known for its sacred spring said to have healing energy.

4.60 (3.7K reviews)
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#32

Keraton Kanoman

Historical landmark

Traditional, 17th-century palace with a pavilion, Chinese ceramic decorations & a museum of relics.

4.50 (3.6K reviews)
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#34

Gua Belanda

Historical landmark

Adventure destination known for a manmade early-1900s cave built as a bunker for the Dutch Army.

4.50 (3.5K reviews)
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#36

Panggung Krapyak

Historical landmark

Former royal lodge built in the late 1700s with a smooth white facade broken only by arched windows.

4.60 (3.1K reviews)
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#40

Pawon Temple

Buddhist temple

9th-century rectangular temple carved with intricate reliefs & built from mountain rocks.

4.50 (3K reviews)
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#42

Sojiwan Temple

Buddhist temple

Reconstructed 9th-century Buddhist temple ornately decorated with carved stone reliefs & statues.

4.60 (2.9K reviews)
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#46

Kaibon Palace

Historical landmark

Sprawling stone remains of a stately palace built in 1815, a popular spot for wedding photography.

4.50 (2.3K reviews)
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#47

Lawet Monument

Historical landmark

Striking sculpture of a giant swallow's nest in a traffic circle, known as a symbol of the city.

4.70 (2.3K reviews)
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#50

Banyunibo Temple

Buddhist temple

A restored, 9th-century Buddhist temple with carved decorations, surrounded by rice fields & forest.

4.60 (2.1K reviews)

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