Ijo Temple

Ijo Temple

Around the ninth century, in a green hill with a height of 410 meters above sea level in the wake of the temple. Ijo Temple, a temple as in the know now not far away in the southern part of Queen Boko Palace complex. Hindu Temple is located at the highest place among the places where the temples are located so far. Therefore, green panorama around it so it's amazing.

High hills were part of a thousand mountains, just east of the airport Adisutjipto, so the scenery under the green extend comfortable with the routine activities of a busy airport's runway. Temple complex is on offer for the gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva is situated in the hamlet Groyokan, Sambirejo village, Prambanan, Sleman, Yogyakarta.

Ijo Temple consists of 11 terraces. On the first terrace of the main temple stands a chapel and three are on the fence limit. The first terrace is a lawn to the entrance in the form of terraces stretching from west to east. Above the entrance was installed when the makara, a kind of motif is also found in Buddhist temples. One thing most interesting possibility that a form of acculturation Ijo Temple Hindu and Buddhist culture. 

Many sculptures or works of art in temples that are not noisy anonymously without the slightest approach to include the name of the maker. The process of this kind of cultural shows wise choice maker pemrakarsanya even in those days, that the views of audiences prefer the Java moral message in art ketiimbang the makers. "An exceptional local knowledge, It's incredible. " 

Sumber: 02 / 2010. Selera Wisatapun Berkembang. Exploring Jogja. DISPAR Prov. DIY