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Magelang demands eight times increase in Borobudur visitor limit - Archipelago • June 10, 2025, 3:19 AM ET (Jakarta Post)
Indonesia may install permanent stairlift at Borobudur Temple: Minister • June 6, 2025, 3:39 AM ET (The Star)

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Also Known As Baraboedoer • Barabuḍur

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Borobudur, Indonesia
Borobudur
Borobudur, Java, Indonesia.
Borobudur, Indonesia
Sculptures at Borobudur, central Java, Indonesia.
stupas at Borobudur
Borobudur
A Dhyani-Buddha on one of the stupa terraces at Borobudur, Java, 8th century.
Borobudur: Buddha sculpture and stupas
Stupas at Borobudur, central Java, Indonesia.
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