Merak Temple, Klaten Regency

Name: Merak Temple
Address: Klaten Regency, Indonesia

#2 among attractions in Klaten Regency

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Merak temple, or locally known as Candi Merak, is a 10th-century Javanese Shivaist Hindu temple complex located in Karangnongko village, in Klaten Regency, northwest from Klaten town, Central Java, on southeastern slopes of Mount Merapi. The temple complex consisted of a main building and three perwara temples, dating from the 9th or 10th century, from the Mataram Kingdom. ()

Local name: Candi MerakCoordinates: 7°40'0"S, 110°33'0"E

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Klaten Regency Indonesia

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Merak Temple – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sewu, Candi Kedulan, Plaosan, Bubrah Temple.

6.6 miSW
8th-century Buddhist temple complex
Sewu, Prambanan
169 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.
7.7 miSW
Stela
Candi Kedulan, Prambanan
196 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.
6 miSW
Temple, Buddhist architecture, History museum
Plaosan, Prambanan
152 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.
6.7 miSW
Ruins
Bubrah Temple, Prambanan
172 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.

Merak Temple, Klaten Regency

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Merak Temple – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Sewu, Prambanan

Candi Kedulan, Prambanan

Plaosan, Prambanan

Bubrah Temple, Prambanan