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Borobudur — illustrated travel poster

Indonesia · Asia

Borobudur

Buddhist mandala carved from a hill.

CulturalInscribed 1991

Poster

BorobudurBuddhist mandala carved from a hill.

The Story

The world's largest Buddhist temple is a stone mandala of nine ascending terraces, crowned by stupas that hold seated Buddhas peering through stone latticework into the volcanic dawn.

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