NO. 6 



GREAT STONE MONUMENTS FEWKES 



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Boundary stones are repeatedly mentioned in Biblical writings. 

 Both the Romans and Chinese erected stone pillars commemorative 

 of battles, or memorials of famous emperors or generals. 



The consideration of the great monoliths of the Pacific islands 

 naturally lead us to the architectural wonders of Java, or to the great 

 temples which arose in that island under Hindoo influences. In the 



Fig. 21. — Elephant colossus, Ming Tombs, China, photo- 

 graph from F. B. Wright. 



silent jungles of this island stand the massive ruin of Chandi-Sewa, 

 the " thousand temples," adorned with figures constructed of solid 

 stone. Some of these ruins, as that of Chandi-Kali-Bening, surpass 

 in size those in India itself and the magnitude of the great temple of 

 Borohoda with its triple circle of towers compares favorably with 

 the temples of Luxor and Karnac. The human labor necessary to 



