IJO TAMPLE

Ijo Tample

Ijo Temple located in Orchard Groyokan, Sambirejo Village, Prambanan District, Sleman District, Province IN Yogyakarta. Location of the temple Ijo highest compared to other temples in the Prambanan area in Bukit Ijo. Ijo temple complex consists of 17 structures on 11 core pages that rises to the east. The main temple there on the top terrace accompanied by three of chapel overlooking the east. Ijo Temple was first discovered by HEDorrepaal in 1886. After Dorrepaal, the next stranger is CARosemeir who discovered the stone statues and three-yoni linga in the main temple room. Third stone statues is Ganesha, Shiva, and a four-armed statue without a head of one of them carrying disc. Identifying the building-yoni phallus at the main temple shows that this temple has a Hindu background.
Going along the street leading to the southern part of Queen Boko Palace complex is such an exciting journey, especially for cultural tourism lovers. The reason is that there are so many temples mushrooming in that area. One of them that is rarely talked about is Candi Ijo or Ijo Temple; one temple of which location is the highest compared to other temples in Yogyakarta.

Ijo Temple was built in around the ninth century on a hill named the Green Hill of which height is 410 meters above the sea level. Because of this height, we can enjoy not only the temple but also natural view below such as terraces of agriculture land with its steep slope. Even though this is not a fertile area, natural view around the temple is so beautiful to enjoy.

The complex of the temple consists of 17 building structures that are divided into 11 terraces. The first terrace functioning as the yard leading to the entrance is a terrace with staircase stretching from west to east. The building on the eleventh terrace is in the form of encircling wall, eight pole phallus, four buildings namely the main temple, and three ancillary temples. The placement of the building on each terrace is based on the level of its being sacral. The building on the highest terrace is the most sacral.

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