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   Prambanan Temple

   Prambanan (Indonesian: Candi Prambanan, Javanese: Rara Jonggrang, Hanacaraka: ꦫꦫꦗꦺꦴꦁꦒꦿꦁ) is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, in southern Java, Indonesia, dedicated to the Trimūrti,…

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   Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat

   The Royal Palace of Yogyakarta is a palace complex in the city of Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia. It is the seat of the reigning Sultan of Yogyakarta and his family.

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   Kalasan Temple

   Kalasan (Indonesian: Candi Kalasan, Javanese: ꦕꦟ꧀ꦝꦶꦏꦭꦱꦤ꧀, Candhi Kalasan), also known as Candi Kalibening, is an 8th-century Buddhist temple in Java, Indonesia.

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   Sewu

   Sewu is an eighth-century Mahayana Buddhist or Hindu temple located 800 metres north of Prambanan in Central Java, Indonesia.

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   Sari Temple

   The Sari Temple is an 8th-century Buddhist temple located at Dusun Bendan, Tirtomartani village, Kalasan, Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

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   Plaosan temple

   Candi Plaosan, also known as the Plaosan Complex, is one of the Buddhist temples located in Bugisan village, Prambanan district, Klaten Regency, Central Java, Indonesia, about 1 kilometre (2⁄3 mile) to the northeast of the renowned Hindu Prambanan Temple.

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   Ratu Boko Temple

   Ratu Boko or Ratu Boko Palace is an archaeological site in Java. Ratu Boko is located on a plateau, about three kilometres south of Prambanan temple complex in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

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   Kauman Great Mosque

   Kauman Great Mosque, approximate English translation of Javanese Mesjid Gedhe Kauman (Javanese: ꦩꦱ꧀ꦗꦶꦢ꧀ꦒꦼꦝꦺꦏꦲꦸꦩ꧀ꦩꦤ꧀; officially Mesjid Gedhe Kauman Karaton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat), is a Great Mosque of the Yogyakarta Sultanate in Java, Indonesia.

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   Malioboro Street

   Jalan Malioboro is a major shopping street in Yogyakarta, Indonesia; the name is also used more generally for the neighborhood around the street.

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    Banyunibo Temple

    Banyunibo is a 9th-century Buddhist temple located in Cepit hamlet, Bokoharjo village, Prambanan, Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

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   Taman Sari

   Taman Sari Water Castle, also known as Taman Sari (Javanese: ꦠꦩꦤ꧀ꦱꦫꦶ), is the site of a former royal garden of the Sultanate of Yogyakarta.

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   Prambanan Temple Compounds

   Prambanan Temple Compounds is the World Heritage designation of a group of Hindu temple compounds that lie on the border between Yogyakarta and Central Java, Indonesia.

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   Fort Vredeburg

   Fort Vredeburg Museum was a former colonial fortress located in the city of Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

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   Dirgantara Mandala Museum

   Dirgantara Mandala Museum, officially known as the Central Museum of the Indonesian Air Force "Dirgantara Mandala", is a museum of the history of the Indonesian Air Force.

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   Tugu Yogyakarta

   Tugu Yogyakarta (Javanese: ꦠꦸꦒꦸꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ, Tugu Ngayogyakarta) is an important historical pillar landmark in the city of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

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   Ganjuran Church

   The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Indonesian: Gereja Hati Kudus Yesus), also known as the Ganjuran Church (Indonesian: Gereja Ganjuran), is a Roman Catholic church located in Ganjuran, Bantul, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

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   Sonobudoyo Museum

   The Sonobudoyo Museum is a Javanese history and culture museum and library in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The museum contains the most complete collection of Javanese artifacts, after the National Museum in Jakarta.

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   Sambisari Temple

   Sambisari (Javanese: ꦱꦩ꧀ꦧꦶꦱꦫꦶ) is a 9th-century Hindu temple located at Sambisari hamlet, Purwomartani, Kalasan, Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

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   Plered

   Plered (also Pleret) was the location of the palace of Amangkurat I of Mataram (1645–1677). Amangkurat moved the capital there from the nearby Karta in 1647.

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    Sajiwan

    Sojiwan (Javanese orthography: Såjiwan, or sometimes spelled Sajiwan) is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple located in Kebon Dalem Kidul village, Prambanan, Klaten Regency, Central Java.

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