Sewu
Sewu is an eighth-century Mahayana Buddhist or Hindu temple located 800 metres north of Prambanan in Central Java, Indonesia. The word for a Hindu or Buddhist temple in Javanese is "candi", hence, the common name is "Candi Sewu".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Temple
- Description: Buddhist temple in Central Java, Indonesia
- Also known as: “Candi Sewu” and “Tjandi Sewu”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Prambanan and Bubrah Temple.
Prambanan
Hindu temple
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Prambanan is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, in southern Java, Indonesia, dedicated to the Trimūrti, the expression of God as the Creator, the Preserver and the Destroyer. Prambanan is situated 1 km south of Sewu.
Bubrah Temple
Bubrah is a 9th-century Buddhist temple located within the complex of the Prambanan Temple Archaeological Park, in Central Java, Indonesia. Experts believe that the temple was designed as a part of the greater Sewu temple compound. Bubrah Temple is situated 290 metres south of Sewu.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prambanan and Maguwoharjo.
Prambanan
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Prambanan is a complex of massive ancient Hindu temples in Central Java, Indonesia. It was built by the Mataram Kingdom, rulers of central Java and defeaters of the Sailendra Dynasty.
Maguwoharjo
Village
Photo: Okkisafire, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maguwoharjo is a village, which is situated 8 km southwest of Sewu.
Umbulmartani
Village
Photo: Kembangraps, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Umbulmartani is a village, which is situated 9 km northwest of Sewu.
Sewu
- Categories: architectural structure, archaeological site, candi, and religion
- Location: Klaten, Surakarta, Central Java, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Sewu” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معبد سيو”
- Balinese: “Candi Sewu”
- Chinese: “塞烏寺”
- Chinese: “塞烏神廟”
- Chinese: “色烏禪邸”
- Dutch: “Candi Sewu”
- Dutch: “Sewu”
- Dutch: “Tempelruïne Candi Sewu”
- French: “Candi Sewu”
- German: “Candi Sewu”
- Hebrew: “מנג’וסריגה”
- Hindi: “सेवु मंदिर”
- Indonesian: “Candi Sewu”
- Japanese: “セウ寺院”
- Javanese: “Candhi Sewu”
- Javanese: “Candhi Sèwu”
- Madurese: “Canḍhi Sèwu”
- Malay: “Candi Sewu”
- Malayalam: “സേവു”
- Portuguese: “Sewu”
- Spanish: “Candi Sewu”
- Tamil: “செவு கோயில், மத்திய சாவகம்”
- Thai: “เซวู”
- Vietnamese: “Sewu”
- Western Frisian: “Candi Sewu”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sewu”. Photo: Crisco 1492, CC BY-SA 3.0.