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Amazing photos Henri. I am surprised Bill didn't climb into one of them.

July 31, 2012

I love that you have bits of the sarong on all these pages, really pulls them together.

July 13, 2012

The stupas are quite unique with the different colors stone used and so many. Great photos.

July 10, 2012

this is so cool! very interesting!

July 09, 2012

Interesting.

July 09, 2012

Interesting facts! Purity of form is a discipline of not only architecture but of the mind, body and spirit throughout Eastern philosophy and religion as well.

July 08, 2012

Borobudur, Indonesia - Page 6

Borobudur is built as a single large stupa. The foundation is a square, approximately 387 ft on each side. It has nine platforms, of which the lower six are square and the upper three are circular. The upper platform features seventy-two small stupas surrounding one large central stupa. Each stupa is bell-shaped and pierced by numerous decorative openings. Statues of Buddha sit inside the pierced enclosures in each stupa.

The terraces contain circles of perforated stupas, an inverted bell shape, containing sculptures of Buddha, who face outward from the temple. There are 72 of these stupas in total.

The three circular terraces leading to a central dome or stupa represent the rising above the world, and these terraces are a great deal less ornate, the purity of form is paramount.