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Last week I was visiting Borobudur temple. It was a great temple and one of the biggest
Buddhist temples in the world.

I had been there for several times and I still love to go there again and again. I know a little bit
about the history of the restoration of the Borobudur Temple.

Event

Borobudur temple was built in 9th-century in (now) Magelang city, Central Java, Indonesia.

That temple was built during the reign of Sailendra Dynasty as the symbolic monument retelling
the life of Buddha in which people can learn about Buddhist religion.

The temple was design in Javanese Buddhist architecture as the acculturation of Indian and
Javanese culture.

Some evidences and theories suggest that Borobudur temple was disappeared during the reign
of Hindu kingdoms and Islam in java in 14th-century and the years after it.

It was disappeared because of the eruption of Merapi Mountain that buried most of the
surrounding area including Borobudur.

But because of that eruption then the temple was survived and untouchable until in 1814 during
the British colonialization, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (the British ruler of Java at that time) got
information that there was a hill with carved texture.

After that Thomas Stamford Raffles made a project to dig and clear that area and after 2 months
working the Borobudur temple was appeared.

But of course at that time the face of Borobudur was extremely different from it appearance
today.

Since it was found the British government restored that temple and continued by the Dutch
government. The largest restoration was undertaken by Indonesian government and UNESCO
between 1975 until 1982.

Roerientation

Since that now we can enjoy and learn about the beauty of the Borobudur Temple.

Answer the following questions!

1. When di the writer visit Borobudur temple?

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2. Where was it located?

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3. “Since it was found the British Goverment...”. The word “it” in the sentence refers to ....

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4. When was the temple built?

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5. Is Borobudur the biggest Buddist temple in the word?

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