CULTURAL HERITAGE HUNTING PHOTOGRAPHY IN RATU BOKO TEMPLE AT YOGYAKARTA

HUNTING PHOTOGRAPHY IN RATU BOKO TEMPLE

Queen Boko Temple

Ratu Boko Temple is a building which was supposed experts have a history of multi-function consisting of several components, namely the fortress palace (palace) and caves. Keraton Ratu Boko locations can be reached via the highway from Yogyakarta-Solo Yogyakarta, approximately at km 17 or T-junction turn right to the extent Prambanan + 3 km.

The main building Ratu Boko is the ancient relics found by archaeologists first time the Netherlands, HJ De Graaf in the 17th century. Its form as the main gateway in the form of buildings, temples, ponds covering 20 meters x 50 meters with a depth of two meters, caves, fences and the square, the burning of the temple, and Paseban. Petilasan marquee buildings, halls, three small temples, ponds, and the princess there is in the southeast. While Wadon cave, cave Lanang, and several other caves, and ponds, and statues of Buddha located in the east.

HJ De Graaf notes based on news from European travelers who are traveling, south of Prambanan temple there are archeological sites. As the story developed in the local community, this site was associated with Prabu Boko from Bali.

Year 1790 Van Boeckholtz find archeological ruins on a hill, Ratu Boko. The discovery was immediately published. Apparently, it’s attracting scientists Makenzic, Junghun, and Brumun. In 1814 they organized the visit and recording. One hundred years later, FDK Bosch conduct research, and his research titled van Ratoe Kraton Boko.

From the site itself is the oldest evidence found in 792 AD The inscriptions form Abhayagiriwihara. Inscription that mentions a figure named Tejahpurnpane Panamkorono. Predictably, he is the Rakai Panangkaran mentioned in the inscription Kalasan year 779 AD, 907 AD Prasati Mantyasih, and the inscription of the Middle Wanua III in 908 AD. Rakai Panangkaran who built the temple of Borobudur, Candi Sewu, and Temple Kalasan. However Ratu Boko is still shrouded in mystery. Not yet known when built, by whom, for what, and so forth. People just expect it of a palace building.

quen boko temple

quen boko temple

According to Prof. Chemistry, an expert on the history, buildings Boko Palace is a bastion Balaputradewa or Rakai, Rakai Pikatan youngest son. Allegedly assaulted by Rakai Rakai Walaing Puhuyaboni, great-grandson Sanjaya who feel more entitled to the throne than Pikatan Rakai, Rakai Pikatan merely because of Pramodharwani husband, Crown princess Samarottungga Buddhist. In Rakai serve targeted Walaing battle was repelled and forced to flee over the hills Ratu Boko and make fortifications there. But in the end Kraton Boko can be battered and occupied Rakai who deliberately break the tablets that contain genealogical Walaing Rakai, by eliminating the part that contains the names of father, grandfather and great-Walaing Rakai.

Ratu Boko restoration began in the Dutch colonial era in 1938. The effort was then followed by the Indonesian government since 1952.

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