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that he had never seen " such stupendous and finished 

 specimens of human labour, and of the science and taste 

 of ages long since forgot, crowded together in so small a 

 compass as in this spot." They form a quadrangle of 

 540 by 510 feet, exactly facing the cardinal points, 

 and consist of an outer row of 84 small temples, 

 a second row of 76, a third of 64, a fourth of 

 44, and the fifth forming an inner parallelogram 

 of 28 — in all 296 small temples, disposed in five 

 regular parallelograms. In the centre is a large cruci- 

 form temple surrounded by lofty flights of steps, richly 

 ornamented with sculpture, and containing many apart- 

 ments. The tropical vegetation has ruined most of the 

 smaller temples, but some remain tolerably perfect, from 

 which the effect of the whole may be gathered. About 

 half a mile off is another temple, called Chandi Kali 

 Bening, 72 feet square and about 60 feet in height, 

 in very fine preservation, and covered with sculptures 

 of Hindu mythology surpassing any that exist in 

 India. Other ruins of palaces, halls, and temples, with 

 abundance of sculptured deities, are found in the same 

 neighbourhood. 



The great temple of Boro-bodor is situated in the 

 Kedu residency, near the Praga Eiver, and not far from 

 Jokjokarta. It is one of the largest and most striking 

 ruins in the world, and may be roughly described as 

 an enormous block of building 530 feet square and 

 about 120 feet high, occupying the summit of a 

 hill, and consisting of six terraces raised one above 

 the other, and culminating in a dagoba-like cupola, 

 which is surrounded by 72 smaller temples of a 

 similar shape, arranged in a triple row. The terraced 

 walls are surmounted by 400 sedent figures of Buddha 

 in covered niches, and the walls of the terraces on both 



