Kalasan, Yogyakarta

Name: Kalasan
Address: Yogyakarta, Indonesia

#34 among attractions in Yogyakarta

Temple, Buddhist architecture

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Kalasan, also known as Candi Kalibening, is an 8th-century Buddhist temple in Java, Indonesia. It is located 13 kilometers east of Yogyakarta on the way to Prambanan temple, on the south side of the main road Jalan Solo between Yogyakarta and Surakarta. Administratively, it is located in the Kalasan District of Sleman Regency. ()

Local name: Candi Kalasan Coordinates: 7°46'12"S, 110°28'12"E

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Nearby attractions include: Prambanan Temple Compounds, Candi Ratu Boko, Sewu, Candi Kedulan.

1.9 miNE
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Prambanan Temple Compounds, Yogyakarta
50 min walk • The Prambanan Temple Compounds, a UNESCO World Heritage site located near Yogyakarta, Indonesia, is a stunning example of Hindu temple architecture. This ancient temple complex, also known as Rara Jonggrang, dates back to the 9th century and is the largest Hindu temple...
1.3 miE
Ancient stone palace complex
Candi Ratu Boko, Prambanan
34 min walk • Ratu Boko or Ratu Boko Palace is an archaeological site in Java. Ratu Boko is located on a plateau, about three kilometres south of Prambanan temple complex in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
2.4 miNE
8th-century Buddhist temple complex
Sewu, Prambanan
61 min walk • Sewu is an eighth century Mahayana Buddhist temple located 800 metres north of Prambanan in Central Java, Indonesia. The word for a Hindu or Buddhist temple in Indonesian is "candi," hence the common name is "Candi Sewu." Candi Sewu is the second largest Buddhist temple complex in Indonesia; Borobudur is the largest.
1.8 miN
Stela
Candi Kedulan, Prambanan
47 min walk • Kedulan temple is the ruin of a 9th-century Hindu candi located not far from Sambisari temple. The temple is located in Tirtomartani village, Kalasan subdistrict, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The style and architecture bear striking similarities to the nearby Sambisari temple.
1.7 miW
Temple, Historical place
Candi Sambisari, Yogyakarta
43 min walk • Sambisari is a 9th-century Hindu temple located at Sambisari hamlet, Purwomartani, Kalasan, Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The temple was buried about five metres underground. Parts of the original temple have been excavated.
3.1 miNE
Temple, Buddhist architecture, History museum
Plaosan, Prambanan
81 min walk • Candi Plaosan, also known as the 'Plaosan Complex', is one of the Buddhist temples located in Bugisan village, Prambanan district, Klaten Regency, Central Java, Indonesia, about 1 kilometre to the northeast of the renowned Hindu Prambanan Temple.
0.6 miNE
Temple, Historical place
Candi Sari, Prambanan
17 min walk • The Sari Temple is an 8th-century Buddhist temple located at Dusun Bendan, Tirtomartani village, Kalasan, Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is located about 130 meters northeast of the Kalasan temple.
2.3 miNE
Ruins
Bubrah Temple, Prambanan
58 min walk • Bubrah is a 9th-century Buddhist temple located within the complex of the Prambanan Temple Archaeological Park, in Central Java, Indonesia. Experts believe that the temple was designed as a part of the greater Sewu temple compound.
1.9 miE
Temple, Buddhist architecture, Ruins
Sojiwan, Prambanan
48 min walk • Sojiwan is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple located in Kebon Dalem Kidul village, Prambanan, Klaten Regency, Central Java. The temple is located nearly two kilometres southeast of Prambanan temple. This temple is among numbers of temples scattered in Prambanan Plain.
3 miE
Temple, Ruins
Candi Ijo, Yogyakarta
78 min walk • Ijo temple is a Hindu candi located 4 kilometers from Ratu Boko or around 18 kilometers east from Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The temple was built between 10th to 11th century CE during the Mataram Kingdom period.
2.2 miNE
Temple, Historical place
Candi Lumbung, Prambanan
56 min walk • Lumbung or Candi Lumbung is a 9th-century Buddhist temple compound located within the complex of Prambanan Temple Tourism Park, Central Java, Indonesia.

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Halte Jl. Solo • Lines: 1A (2 min walk)