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Java Revealed: Borobudur & Prambanan (Indonesia Travel Guide) By: Approach Guides,David Raezer,Jennifer Raezer

Java Revealed: Borobudur & Prambanan (Indonesia Travel Guide)

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Travel guidebooks for the ultra curious, Approach Guides reveal a destination’s essence by exploring a compelling aspect of its cultural heritage: art, architecture, history, food, or wine.

In Central Java, two massive temples rise as witness to the greatness of two empires‚ one Buddhist and one Hindu. Borobudur, the main temple site of the Buddhist Sailendra Dynasty (760-830) sprawls horizontally, in deference to its stupa-mound inspiration. Prambanan, built by the Late Sanjaya (830-1016) Hindu empire that displaced the Sailendras, on the other hand, soars vertically, resembling the Hindu architecture of South Indian dynasties. 
 
We have created this Approach Guides eBook to help visitors understand these two world-clazz sites, as well as Java's broader architectural tradition.
 
This guide offers a condensed, yet comprehensive overview of Javanese stone architecture, from its origins in the fifth century until 1527. In providing this overview, we traverse a vast temple landscape that spans many Buddhist and Hindu Empires, including the Early Sanjaya / Mataram (732-760), Sailendra (760-830), Late Sanjaya (830-1016), Singosari (1222-92) and the Majapahit (1292-1527). For each of these empires, our discussion provides:
 
• a brief historical review;
• its religious orientation (and how this manifests itself in the architecture);
• a review of the temple building style, including both architecture and sculptural decoration;
• how this style related and contributed to the two overarching architectural styles (in Central Java and East Java);
• our picks for the best, most well-preserved temple sites.
 
Finally, this Approach Guides eBook concludes with a rather comprehensive discussion of the two most iconic structures in Javanese architecture, Borobudur and Prambanan.
 
We hope you enjoy what we believe is a totally unique cultural guide to some of the best temple sites in Java and wish you a wonder-filled cultural experience!
 
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PRAISE FOR APPROACH GUIDES
Compulsive (and compulsively informed) travelers, the Raezers are the masterminds behind the downloadable Approach Guides, which are filled with a university course-worth of history and insights for 62 destinations worldwide. WHY WE LOVE IT: The Raezers share our desire for deep, well-researched information on the wonders of the world.
- Travel + Leisure
 
What started as one couple's travel notes aimed at filling in the gaps in guidebooks has become ApproachGuides.com - a menu of downloadable travel guides that cover cultural and historical topics of interest to thoughtful travelers.  What's hot: Bite-sized travel guides that specialize in topics ranging from 29 pages on the foods of Italy to one that helps you explore the historical and architectural significance of Angkor's famous temple structures in Cambodia.
- LA Times
 
Approach Guides encompass the whole cultural experience of a place, whether it is Ancient Buddhist Caves in India and China, Islamic Cairo, Ancient Mediterranean Mosaics, or a Guide to the Regional Foods of Italy. Each guide delves into the subject, truly exploring it (and making you want to GO THERE NOW). Perfect for the thinking traveler, Approach Guides are one of the best travel guides I've ever found.
- Wandering Educators
 
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