Record no. MRB-2026-005720

World's Largest Buddhist Temple

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Built on the island of Java between roughly 750 and 850 CE, the Borobudur temple complex is recognized as the largest Buddhist monument in the world, comprising nine stacked platforms decorated with more than 2,600 relief panels and hundreds of Buddha statues. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991.