Boro-Budur Temple to Become a Tourist Attraction

Signs Publishing Co. · Melbourne, Victoria · Jun 21, 1920

FromAustraliasian Signs of the Times, Vol. 35, No. 25.

Boro-Budur Temple to Become a Tourist Attraction

The great Buddhist temple of Boro-Budur, in Central Java, will shortly, if the plans of the Dutch Government are carried out, become as well known as the Pyramids of Egypt. The temple, which is one of the most gigantic and finest buildings ever erected, was built about the seventh century after Christ, but when a Mohammedan invasion swept the country eight hundred years later, the temple was deserted and soon became covered with jungle and volcanic débris. In 1814 it was accidentally discovered by Sir Stamford Raffles, and was restored later by the Dutch authorities. Its out-of-the-way position, however, has resulted in a great scarcity of visitors; but now that the Dutch Government has started an aeroplane service in the Malay Archipelago, this world wonder will doubtless become a favourite spot for globe-trotters.