After the Anglo-Dutch War in getting the island of Java ,
Java under Holland rule in the period
1811 to 1816. Thomas Stamford Raffles was appointed as Governor -General , and
he has a special interest in the history of Java . He collects antique
artifacts of ancient Javanese art and make notes on the history and culture of
Java has collected from his encounter with the local people in his travels
around the Java . On inspection visit in Semarang in 1814 , he was informed
about the existence of a large monument deep in the forest near the village of
Neely . Because absent and his duties as Governor General , he can not go alone
to find it and sent HC building Cornelius , a Dutch engineer , to investigate
the existence of this large building . In two months , Cornelius and their
subordinates to cut down 200 trees and shrubs that grow in the hills of
Borobudur and clean the soil layer to bury this temple . Because of the threat
of landslides , he can not dig up and clean up all the aisle . He reported his
findings to Raffles including various drawings sketches submit Borobudur.
Although the discovery is only mentioned a few sentences , Raffles is credited
for inventing the back of this monument , as well as attracting the attention
of the world on the existence of this monument is ever lost .
Award on this site is growing slowly . For quite a long time
Borobudur has become a source of souvenirs and income for thieves , looters
temple , and collectors ' artifacts hunter " . Head of Buddha statue is
the most often stolen . Because buddha statues stolen all too heavy and bulky ,
statues accidentally overturned and dropped by the thieves so that his head
severed . That's why many are now in Borobudur found headless Buddha statue .
Borobudur Buddha head has long been a coveted collector of antiquities and
museums around the world . In 1882 , the chief inspector of cultural artifacts
recommended that Borobudur reliefs dismantled entirely and moved to the museum
due to unstable conditions , uncertainties and theft are rampant in the
monument . As a result , the government appointed Groenveldt , an archaeologist
, to hold a thorough investigation of the site and take into account the actual
condition of the complex ; report states that this excessive concern and
suggested that these buildings were left intact and not dismantled to be moved
.
Part of Borobudur temple stolen as souvenirs objects ,
statues and carvings hunted antiques collector . This historic site looting
action even one sanctioned colonial government . In 1896 , the King of Thailand
, Chulalongkom when visiting Java in the Dutch East Indies ( now Indonesia )
expressed interest in having some parts of Borobudur . Dutch government permit
and presented eight carts full of statues and parts of the building Borobudur .
Artifacts are trafficked to Thailand , among others ; five Buddha statues along
with 30 stones with reliefs , two stone lions , some kala -shaped stone ,
stairs and gates , and guards Dwarapala statues that once stood in Dagi hill -
a few hundred meters to the northwest of Borobudur .
The building
structure
Approximately 55,000 cubic meters of andesite stone quarry
and transported from place to build a monument.Penatahan stone is cut in a
certain size , transported to the site and put together without using cement .
Borobudur structure does not use cement at all , but the interlock system (
interlocking ) is like Lego blocks that can be attached without adhesive .
These stones were put together with the right bumps and holes and fit each
other, and form " dove tail " that locks the two blocks of stone.
Relief made at the location after the structure of the building and the walls
completed.
The monument is equipped with a drainage system that is good
enough for the region with high rainfall . In order to prevent inundation and
flooding , 100 showerheads installed in every corner , each with a unique
design shaped head when giant or makara .
Its great you may visit us with your family.