Barong Temple

Barong
ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦁ
The gate of Barong temple and its two main buildings
Location within Java
Barong Temple (Indonesia)
General information
Architectural styleHindu candi
Locationnear Yogyakarta (city), Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Coordinates7°46′32″S 110°29′50″E / 7.7754785°S 110.4972972°E / -7.7754785; 110.4972972
Completedcirca 9th century
ClientSailendra or Mataram kingdom
Technical details
Structural systeminterlocking andesite stone masonry
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Barong temple (Indonesian: Candi Barong; Javanese: ꦕꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦧꦫꦺꦴꦁ, romanized: Candhi Barong) is a 9th-century Hindu candi (temple) located approximately 800 meters east-southeast from Ratu Boko compound. The temple is located on a hill in Candisari hamlet, Bokoharjo village, Prambanan subdistrict, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The temple is named barong according to its kala's head carving on top of the niches of its temples that resembles Barong.