Candi Barong history who have time and dragon ornaments like barong at the entrance is a Hindu temple located in the east not far from Queen Boko Temple, which is in the hamlet of Candisari, Bokoharjo village, Prambanan, Yogyakarta. This temple was built in about the seventh century to the 9th and 10th at the time of the Ancient Mataram Kingdom.

Barong temple complex is located on the hills to the ground with some 3 berundak temple on every porch. On the highest terrace there are 2 temples to worship gods and goddesses Sri Vishnu as the symbol of fertility. Each temple has a size of approximately 8 meters x 8 meters by 9 meters high.

Candi Barong is composed of 3 level.Yaitu first level is the foundation of the temple of flat land. The second level of the court who allegedly once stood a building that uses wood elements other than the rock element. While this third level is the level of the most sacred, where there are 2 main temple and a gate.
To get there, we have to go through 3 steps that are in the west. Temple complex located on the foundation stones that form the shape talud second pelataran.Pelataran measuring approximately 12 x 8 meters. In the court found the stone ruins of buildings remaining. Identified in this yard was once a supporter of the temple complex of buildings.
Of patches and remnants of stone, thought to be a kind of residential buildings or pendopo.Candi Barong is at the third level. Before entering the temple complex, there is a gate adorned with Kala-Makara motive to cross. Identified around this temple there is a fence but the fence has collapsed and left only a little on the side of the north gate.
There are 2 main temple of the position "less symmetric" because this temple to the south tend to be indented. The second glimpse of this temple appears the same, but there are some differences that we can find. The first temple located on the north (in front of the entrance gate) are slightly smaller. Motif carvings and statues are there in this temple was a bit different.
This temple does not have the room. There are only 4 niches Kala-Makara decorated on all four sides. Statue in the temple there is any barong was lost or perhaps already secured taau bisamungkin had been stolen and traded. According to the reference I read, the temple was found a statue of the goddess Dewi Sri, fertility, the wife of the god Vishnu. Also found was also decorated with wings oysters (Sankha) which is a symbol of the god Vishnu.
The first temple, which was directly in front of the temple gate is a temple in honor of the god Vishnu, while the temple next to a goddess temple in honor Sri.Dari these characteristics, can be identified that Candi Barong is a Hindu temple. From the form of the building, this temple is expected to be built in the 9th century.
Dewi Sri discovered statue was a sign that the temple was suspected to be the temple worship of Goddess Sri to beg fertility. Moreover, the location of this temple is above the hill which is relatively less fertile land. The temple building itself in the form of floor, body, and the roof of the temple. Foot of the temple compound in the form of a square base level. We can find diamonds and engraved vine motif in this section. Between the legs and body separated by a corridor decorated with triangles.
Body temple is Kala-Makara niche decorated with vines on the wall. At the bottom of the niche, we find the decoration dwarf creature named Ghana pot.Badan flanked by carvings and roof ornament of the temple separated triangles, as in the separator body and the foot of the temple. The roof consists of 3 levels of gem diamond shape.
The condition of the temple buildings are still very good and intact. Motif carvings and reliefs can still be seen clearly. Only statues that should fill the recesses of the temple we can ndak temukan.Bentuk entire temple complex is also interesting, because there are parts that are not symmetrical but on the other side there is a very symmetrical. Well, confused is not it? Not far from the complex Candi Barong, in the north we find the ruins of stone. When we went there, we ndak find any clues about the rubble stone. This possibility is the remains of stone temples Barong compilers that can not be arranged temple complex kembali.Selain appeal, that they are located on the hill giving mantab and pleasant scenery

Architecture Spatial and Ratu Boko

Ratu Boko probably built around the 9th century AD by the Dynasty Sailendra, who later took over the Hindu Mataram. As a monument to the ancient relic, the Queen Boko still keep the mystery. Attributes contained here is referring to a village area. But still, the experts are still difficult to identify, whether it is a royal parks, palaces, fort, or temple.

Ratu Boko has 3 fruit terrace, each of which are separated by stone walls and fortresses. To reach the first terrace, we had to pass a big gate which was built in 2 stages. To the west of this terrace there is a fort or Lime Stone Temple (Temple of Limestone). Lime Stone Temple called because it was made of limestone. The distance is approximately 45 m from the first gate.Second and first terraces separated by a wall andelit. This second terrace can be reached after passing through the gate at paduraksa consisting of 3 door. Larger doors (Main Gate) is in the middle, flanked by two smaller gates.The second and third terrace of the castle separated by walls of limestone and andelit. To enter into the third deck, we need to go through the gate 5, where the most central gate larger in size when compared with other 4 flanking the gate.

On the third terrace (terrace greatest) is centered remnants. Here we can find among others Pendopo (Meeting Room). The foundation of this marquee measuring 20 m long, 20 m wide and 1.25 m high, located to the north of this terrace

Borobudur temple architecture is very interesting, consisting of three main parts of legs, body and head of the temple. In borobudur walls carved reliefs. Relief is a series of stories that depicted in one frame (panel) for one scene. There are thousands of frames in this temple plus hundreds of Buddhist sculptures found in the stupas and niches available on the temple walls.
A unique thing, that this temple was architecturally interesting format or structured mathematically. each bagain leg, body and head candi always have a ratio of 4:6:9. Placement-placement stupanya also have its own meaning, plus the estimated relief of the astronomical berkatian borobudur makes it an interesting historical evidence for the observed. One of the results of this study can be read on the site, "In Pursuit of Sacred Science: Architectural Survey of the Rectangular Terrace Levels" by Mark Long

Period of 'darkness' Borobudur Temple.
Borobudur temple where civilization swallowed. No trace of history that can
reference about the existence, functions and activities of Borobudur temple
at that time.
Tahun1814.
Found buried in a bush
thicket by Cornelis HC. At that time ruled by the English Java
by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles as the Governor-General. When
a visit to Semarang, Raffles received the news that dikedu
there are temples that have not been explored.
Year 1817
For the first time the existence of Borobudur Temple.
revealed to the European public through the book The History of Java articles
Raffles. Although only mentioned briefly and no exposure to
Raffles has at least enough to throw a discourse about the existence
Buddhist temple in Central Java.
Year 1831
WOJ Niewenkamp, Dutch artist Yang
known to be very obsessed with a culture of the archipelago, making some
sketches of Borobudur. One of the famous and cause
controversy until now was a sketch about the existence of the lake
around the ancient Borobudur temple.
Year 1835
Tahun'kemunculan back 'Borobudur temple
surface of the earth. Hard work by Dutch officials, Hartmann.
His interest led to remarkable personal initiative to
Cornelius continue working with shrubs menyingakirkan
cover the surface of the Borobudur temple and do the cleaning in the temple.
Year 1842
When entering the Borobudur temple dome Hartmann
find hundreds of Buddhist stupas and relief, but no record
details about the process and results of the most spectacular discoveries of this.
Previously no one knew that in a large dome saved a lot of Borobudur stupa.

Year 1873
Monograph Candi Borobudur to
first published in Dutch language and translated into
in French a year later. Contains hundreds of sketches and
Borobudur temple image and its contents. Created on the initiative of the Dutch government
sedikitnay involving 3 experts: Leeman, Wilsen and
Brumund. Since this was published monographs, public access
area (particularly Europe) to information becomes open Borobudur
wide. And began to take place in the 'map of world history' and
attract the attention of experts to study more about Candi Borobudur.
Year 1907-1911
The first restoration carried out under
Theodore Van Erp led by the Dutch government funds. Selam
he restoration photo documentation of the temple before it,
during and after restoration and perform data collection and inventory
the number of stupas and relief. But the most prominent is
Van Erp reconstruct the success of Borobudur temple as a whole to become
shape we see today.