Candi Muaro Jambi — Attraction in Jambi

This is written in the museum: Justification of Outstanding Universal Value The Muarajambi Temple Compound Site has outstanding universal value as seen from the cultural heritage findings and the relatively intact and preserved environment that has been maintained by the local community. Having such values, the Muaraja bi Temple Compound Site has the potential to be nominated as a Word Heritage under the criteria in the Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the Word Heritage Convention, as follows: (ii) To exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design. The Muarajambi Temple Compound Site illustrates the exchange of culture and human values over a span of time within the period of the Hinduism-Buddhism culture in Indonesia and specifically in Jambi. The values of humanities are reflected in the building of the temples based on the philosophy of Hinduism-Buddhism. In terms of technology and architecture, the structures illustrate the skills and the knowledge in various fields starting from selecting the location, method of constructing the temple and land use adjusted to the geographical condition and environment of the temple compound. The Muarajambi region -that is located in the natural leave of Batanghari River and is a floodprone area- has been realigned to become a viable area for worship rituals and for settlement at that time. The findings of man-made canals -that pass around the temple complex and the water reservoirs- are evidence that the people of the past have the local wisdom to conserve water, use the canals for transportation, obtain source of protein from the various fish cultivated in these canals connected to the Batanghari River. From the architectural point of view, it is apparent that the local community of that time around the Muarajambi temple compound already possessed the capacity to destan and build structures from bricks following the Hinduism-Buddhism philosophy. The technology in producing brick blocks -starting from selecting the material, molding, heating, and applying construction techniques is considered as unique knowledge and skills of the people in that age. (ili) To be a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared. The Muarajambi Temple Compound Site is evidence of a civilization that was built in the age of the ancient Malay Kingdom around the 7th Century AD up to the 14th Century (in the Hinduism-Buddhism era in Jambi). (in) Be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates significant stages in traditional human settlement, land use, or water management that represents cultural values or the interaction of a culture (or cultures), or the interaction of humans with nature, especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change; From the architectural stand point, the Muarajambi temple compound are typical structures built in the age of the Hinduism-Buddhism in Sumatera around the 7th Century AD up to the 14th Century AD. There were at least 82 ruins of ancient buildings that were discovered in this site. Seven of them have been exposed and have been given intensive conservation treatment, namely the Gumpung, Tinggi I, Tinggi II, Kembar Batu, Astano, Gedong I and Gedong Il, and the...

Candi Muaro Jambi (Muaro Jambi Temple) actualy the name of a huge complex of temples Candi Tinggi, Candi Gedong, Candi Gumpung, & Candi Astano are names of the most famous temples that built by red brick there. Here you'll find the descent of Sriwijaya Kingdom (the capital placed at Palembang, today named Taman Purbakala) temples where about 3,000 students of Budha spent their time for studying the religion and any other disciplines (record by I' Tsing, china's student were there). It's about 30km from Telanai (center of Jambi City) and about an hour from the airport. This place is recomended for you who wanna find the atmosphere of peace, you'll find that the temples placed in a country that the people (race of Melayu Jambi) so kind, & still life side by side with the nature, green is the most of color. If you lucky you'll find Duku, a sweet fruit around the temple, more information? Just come...

Berlokasi di Kecamatan Muaro Sebo, Kabupaten Muaro Jambi, Jambi, tepatnya di tepi sungai Batang Hari, sekitar 26 kilometer arah timur Kota Jambi, situs purbakala ini diperkirakan berasal dari abad ke-11M. Kompleks percandian agama Hindu-Buddha tersebut diklaim yang terluas di Indonesia dan kemungkinan besar merupakan peninggalan Kerajaan Sriwijaya serta Kerajaan Melayu. Kondisinya yang sangat terawat dan apik tentu membuat lokasi ini daya tarik tersendiri bagi pelancong. Bahkan sejak tahun 2009 Kompleks Candi Muaro Jambi telah dicalonkan ke UNESCO untuk menjadi situs warisan dunia. Situs ini ditemukan pertama kali pada tahun 1824 oleh seorang letnan Inggris bernama S.C. Crooke saat melakukan pemetaan daerah aliran sungai untuk kepentingan militer. Tahun 1975 pemerintah Indonesia mulai melakukan pemugaran serius yang dipimpin R. Soekmono. Di sini baru sembilan bangunan yang telah dipugar, dan seluruhnya bercorak Buddhisme. Kesembilan candi tersebut meliputi Candi Kotomahligai, Kedaton, Gedong Satu, Gedong Dua, Gumpung, Tinggi, Telago Rajo, Kembar Batu, dan Candi Astano. Namun sebagian besar dari 61 jumlah candi masih berupa gundukan tanah (menapo) yang belum dikupas, seperti menelusuri dimensi masa silam. Tempat yang diyakini sebagai bertemunya berbagai budaya dibuktikan dengan adanya manik-manik berasal dari Persia, Cina, dan India yang cukup membuat kita terperangah. Sementara agama Buddha Mahayana Tantrayana diduga menjadi agama mayoritas dengan ditemukannya lempeng-lempeng bertuliskan wajra pada beberapa candi yang membentuk mandala. Wisatawan dipastikan berdecak kagum ketika menelusuri situs yang memiliki luas 12 km persegi, panjang lebih dari 7 kilometer serta luas sebesar 260 hektar yang membentang searah dengan jalur sungai. Yang terbayang tentu kejayaan kerajaan itu di masanya. Sebagai sumber informasi dan pengetahuan, situs dibuka untuk masyarakat umum. Itulah sebabnya lingkungan sekitar diberi fasilitas jalan agar para pengunjung dapat mengeksplor kompleks percandian. Anak-anak bisa mengendarai sepeda untuk efisiensi waktu dan tidak lelah berjalan saat mengelilingi kompleks. Seraya mengagumi kebesaran Nusantara, kunjungan ke situs pun menjadi sesuatu yang fun bagi anak-anak, dan travelling ke lokasi ini pun sayang untuk dilewatkan dan dagi pecinta peninggalan bersejarah, bertandang ke Kompleks Percandian Muaro Jambi sebuah alternatif wisata yang sangat berharga...