Taman Mini Indonesia

If normally you can visit a museum to learn more about the culture of an area, this time you can visit Taman Mini Indonesia Indah as a giant museum to know the culture of Indonesia. As the name implies, the tourist attractions in Indonesia initiated by Tien Soeharto became a place to see the Indonesian culture in a mini version. In the area of tourist attractions in Indonesia, there are an artificial lake with an island that resembles islands in Indonesia from Sabang to Merauke. You can walk around the lake by boat swan that has been provided. Taman Mini Indonesia Indah also has a pavilion area of 34 provinces in Indonesia. Each pavilion area traditional style and included traditional clothing, household appliances everyday and traditional weapons. There is also a cafeteria in each pavilion serving typical cuisine of each region. Besides miniature archipelago of Indonesia and pavilion area, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah also still has many museums and recreational vehicle for a family. Tourist attractions in Indonesia could be the right choice for those who want to introduce Indonesia to children in a fun way

Borobudur Tample

Borobudur is a Buddhist temple. It was built in the ninth century under Sailendra dynasty of ancient Mataram kingdom. Borobudur is located in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. Borobudur is well-known all over the world. Its construction is influenced by the Gupta architecture of India. The temple is constructed on a hill 46 meter high and consists of eight steps like stone terrace. The first five terraces are square and surrounded by walls adorned with Buddhist sculpture in bas-relief. The upper three are circular. Each of them is with a circle of bell shape-stupa. The entire upper structure is crowned by a large stupa at the center of the top circle. The way to the summit extends through some 4.8 km of passage and stairways. The design of Borobudur symbolizes the conception of universe in Buddhist cosmology. It is believed that the universe is divided into three spiritual spheres, kamadhatu, rupadhatu, and arupadhatu. The first sphere, kamadhatu, represents respectively the sphere of desires where we are bound to our desires; the second sphere, rupadhatu, represents forms where we abandon our desires but are still bound to name and form; and the last sphere, arupadhatu, represents formlessness where there is no longer either name or form. Borobudur temple which is rededicated as an Indonesian monument in 1983 is a valuable treasure for Indonesian people. With its magnificent size and architecture, no wonder that Borobudur Temple includes 7 wonders of the world.