Article

A Short Note About the Zenithal Sun and the Sewu, Prambanan and Borobudur Temples in Java

Amelia Carolina SparavignaPolitecnico di Torino

SSRN Electronic Journalrepository2017en

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Abstract

The layouts of the Sewu, Prambanan and Borobudur temples in Java are probably linked to the passage through the zenith of the sun, as we can see counting the number of ancillary temples and stupas we find in them.

Topics

Historical and Architectural Studies Historical Astronomy and Related Studies Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies

Identifiers

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4984954

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