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Kalasan

temple, Indonesia
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    Kalasan, for example, built in the second half of the 8th century, was a large square shrine on a plinth, with projecting porticoes at the centre of each face. The roof was surmounted by a high circular stupa mounted on an octagonal drum, the faces…

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    Kalasan, for example, built in the second half of the 8th century, was a large square shrine on a plinth, with projecting porticoes at the centre of each face. The roof was surmounted by a high circular stupa mounted on an octagonal drum, the faces…

    Read More