爪哇岛,印度尼西亚
婆罗浮屠大佛寺,爪哇岛,印度尼西亚 (© Robertharding/Shutterstock)
在圣山上(On the sacred mountain)
想象一下一个由200多万块石头组成的巨大拼图:那是博罗布杜。它建于9世纪,是世界上最大的佛教寺庙,位于印度尼西亚爪哇岛。由于其先进的交错石头系统,这个避难所经受了几个世纪的火山爆发和地震。虽然它被遗弃了几个世纪,但在19世纪被托马斯·斯坦福德·莱佛士重新发现。
原文:
Imagine a colossal puzzle of more than two million blocks of stone: that is Borobudur. Built in the 9th century under the Shailendra dynasty, it is the largest Buddhist temple in the world and is located on the island of Java, Indonesia. This sanctuary has withstood centuries of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes thanks to its advanced system of intertwined stones. Although abandoned for centuries, it was rediscovered in the 19th century by Thomas Stamford Raffles.
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