Indonesia (Prambanan), Lake Toba, North Sumatra

Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 17508 islands. It has 34 provinces with over 238 million people and Indonesia is the world fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic with an elected legislature and president, the nation's capital is Jakarta. The official languages use to communicate is Indonesian. The currency used in transaction is Rupiah.

Prambanan

Prambanan temple is extraordinarily beautiful building constructed in the tenth century during the reigns of two kings namely Rakai Pikatan and Rakai Balitung. Soaring up to 47 meters (5 meters higher than Borobudur temple), the foundation of this temple has fulfilled the desire of the founder to show Hindu triumph in Java Island. This temple is located 17 kilometers from the city center, among an area that now functions as beautiful park.

There is a legend that Javanese people always tell about this temple. As the story tells, there was a man named Bandung Bondowoso who loved Roro Jonggrang. To refuse his love, Jonggrang asked Bondowoso to make her a temple with 1,000 statues only in one-night time. The request was nearly fulfilled when Jonggrang asked the villagers to pound rice and to set a fire in order to look like morning had broken. Feeling to be cheated, Bondowoso who only completed 999 statues cursed Jonggrang to be the thousandth statue.

Prambanan is the most beautiful Hindu temple in the world.

Candi Prambanan is a 9th century Hindu temple and compound in Central Jaya, Indonesia, dedicated to the Trimurti , the expression of God as the Creator, the Preserver and the destroyer.This temple is started construct in 850 AD and the height is 47 meter and the style is based on Hindu temple architecture style.

Lake Toba, North Sumatra

Lake Toba is a volcanic lake with a length of 100 kilometers and 30 kilometers wide (the largest volcanic lake in the world). In the middle of this lake there is a volcanic island called Samosir Island. Lake Toba has long been an important tourist destination in addition to Bukit Lawang, North Sumatra and Nias, attracting domestic and foreign tourists.

Lake Toba lies in the northern part of Barisan Mountain Range, which is volcanic and traverses Sumatra Island from northwest to southeast as its backbone. The lake through is surrounded by precipitous cliffs 400-1,200 m high. Based on the topographic feature and the wide distribution of volcanic ejecta around the lake, some geologists and vulcanologist have considered it to be a giant caldera or cauldron. The water surface of L. Toba is 905 m above sea level and about 1,100 km2 wide. The total area of the lake, including the areas of Samosir and Paradapur Islands, amounts to 1,780 km2. The mountains around the lake are called Batak Highlands.

Indonesia Lake of Toba

The lake is 100 km long, 30km wide and up to 505 meters deep

The lake is big and surround by mountains.

Amazing view and fresh air at Lake Toba, North Sumatra.

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