In the South island, 42 km Northwest of Yogyakarta, is a unique monument of medieval Indonesian art - Borobudur ("monastery on the hill" or "temple of a thousand Buddhas", 778-856, built in the form 10-tiered stepped stone pyramid with a height of 34 m. the Wall symbolizes the sacred mount Meru of the stupa is decorated with 1460 reliefs on the theme of Buddha's life or illustrate ancient Indian epics "Ramayana" and "Mahabharata", and in the niches and on the round terraces are 504 statues of the Buddha.

A five-kilometer Road processions" in a spiral encircles all of this magnificent structure symbolizing the perfection and the path of knowledge of the spiritual principle in man. On the summit of the building, in the centre of the highest terrace, which offers breathtaking views of the surrounding mountain landscape, there is a sanctuary with a diameter of 15 meters, which symbolizes the highest goal of spiritual freedom. It is the largest monument of Buddhism in the southern hemisphere.