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tinggi-tinggi, misalnya Candi Siwa Prambanan mencapai The next important thing to talk about is how
ketinggian 47 meter. Penelitian N.J.Krom (1923), the temple stones were carried, what tools were
memperoleh hasil yang menarik, yaitu bahwa batu-batu used? Temples of Central Java (Classic Old Style)
tersebut ditarik ke bagian atas candi melalui VLVL PLULQJ are mostly tall, such as Prambanan Shiva Temple
Batu-batu tersebut setelah dibentuk sesuai keperluan, that can reach up to 47 meters high. N.J. Krom
misalnya batu-batu untuk dinding dipotong-potong dalam research (1923), obtained interesting results, namely
bentuk persegi panjang, bujur sangkar atau agak that the rocks were pulled to the temple top through
bulat, sementara bagian yang akan dipahat dibuat hypotenuse. Stones were shaped as needed, for
secara bentuk garis besarnya dahulu, misalnya example wall stones were cut in rectangle, square
kepala NƗOD, VLPEDU DQWH¿NV GDQ PDNDUD. or slightly round shapes, while surfaces to be
Kemudian batu-batu itu diangkat ke atas melalui carved were roughly outlined beforehand, for
“sisi miring” berupa tanah yang ditimbun di sisi H[DPSOH WKH KHDG RI NƗOD VLPEDU DQWH¿NV DQG
dekat batu-batu yang telah ditumpuk tersebut, makara. Then the stones were lifted through
timbunan tanah yang semakin tinggi dapat the “hypotenuse”, which was made of soil
dipakai sarana untuk menarik batu-batu piled to the side of the stacked stones, the
ke bagian atas. Setelah pemasangan batu pile of soil was made higher and higher
selesai, para ĞLOSLQ mulai memahat dan
so it can be used to pull stones to the top.
menghaluskan batu mulai dari atas ke After stones installation completed, the
bawah. Cara ini dibuktikan oleh Candi

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