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pp. 144, b/w and colour illustrations, “Uncover the many mysteries of the long-missing “eighth wonder of the world.” Built by a now-forgotten civilization that flourished even as Europe languished in the Dark Ages, Borobudur in Central Java is the world’s largest Buddhist temple, erected out of 1.6 million blocks of worked volcanic stone and containing three miles of relief carvings and 504 statues of Buddha. Yet, for 1,000 years it lay deserted, until Java’s Lieutenant-Governor Sir Thomas Raffles decided to investigate rumors of a huge structure located deep in the jungle–and found this awe-inspiring edifice”
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| ISBN | 1841880582 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9781841880587 | |
| Number of pages | 144 | |
| Original Title | The Lost Temple of Java (Timewatch) | |
| Published Date | 2000 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | No Dj | |
| Binding | Paperback | |
| Size | Larger 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | london | |
| Edition | First edition | |
| Category: | Anthropology | |
| Author: | Phil Grabsky | |
| Publisher: | Seven Dials |
pp. 144, b/w and colour illustrations, “Uncover the many mysteries of the long-missing “eighth wonder of the world.” Built by a now-forgotten civilization that flourished even as Europe languished in the Dark Ages, Borobudur in Central Java is the world’s largest Buddhist temple, erected out of 1.6 million blocks of worked volcanic stone and containing three miles of relief carvings and 504 statues of Buddha. Yet, for 1,000 years it lay deserted, until Java’s Lieutenant-Governor Sir Thomas Raffles decided to investigate rumors of a huge structure located deep in the jungle–and found this awe-inspiring edifice”
| Weight | 1 kg |
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