Borobudur monument in Java - Art & Culture

Q.  The Borobudur monument is in
- Published on 12 Aug 15

a. Cambodia (then Kambhoja)
b. Sumatra
c. Java
d. Bali

ANSWER: Java
 
The greatest monument of Indo-Java art is the Borobudur which was built during A.D. 750-850 under the patronage of the Sailendras. It is situated on the top of a hill. It consists of nine successive terraces, crowned by a bell-shaped stupa at the centre of the topmost terrace. Borobudur is described as an epic in stone, the most wonderful Buddhist stupa in the world.

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