Borobudur

Just 42 kilometres northwest of Yogyakarta stands the serene 1,000 year old Borobudur - the largest Buddhist monument in the world.

Borobudur was built between 778 and 856 - 200 years before Notre Dame was built. Yet, about a century after it was completed, it was mysteriously abandoned. At that time, the neighbouring Mount Merapi erupted and covered Borobudur with its volcanic ash. The temple was buried it for almost a millennium before was rediscovered in 1814. It was later restored with the help of UNESCO.