Gunung Wukir

Candi Gunung Wukir
The ruin of the main temple of Canggal, only the base and a Yoni remain, the body and roof parts are missing.
Location within Java
Gunung Wukir (Indonesia)
General information
Architectural styleCentral Javanese Candi
LocationMagelang Regency, Central Java., Indonesia
Coordinates7°38′03″S 110°17′48″E / 7.634266°S 110.296801°E / -7.634266; 110.296801

Gunung Wukir temple, or Canggal temple, or also known as Shivalinga is a Shivaite Hindu temple dated from the early 8th century, located in Canggal hamlet, Kadiluwih village, Salam subdistrict, Magelang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. The temple dates to the year 732, making it the first structure attributed to the ancient Mataram kingdom, which ruled Central Java from 732 to around the middle of the tenth century.

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