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You do not need to rush back to the inn after a visit to Prambanan Temple, because not far from the world's most beautiful Hindu temple that you will also see the other temples are just as entertaining. Headed north as far as 1 km, you will see Plaosan, a temple constructed by Rakai Pikatan for his queen, Pramudyawardani. Located in Orchard District Bugisan Prambanan temple architecture is a blend of Hindu and Buddhist.

Plaosan complex is divided into two groups, namely Plaosan and Plaosan Lor Kidul. Both temples have a rectangular terrace surrounded by a wall, where the form of meditation and substations in the western part of the stupa on the other. Because of that similarity, the appearance and Plaosan Lor Kidul nearly identical when viewed from a distance so far Plaosan also often called the twin temples.

Lor Plaosan building has a central courtyard surrounded by a wall with the entrance on the west. In the center of the courtyard there is the marquee size 21.62 mx 19 m. In the eastern part of the pavilion there are three pieces the altar, that is the altar of the north, east and south. Preview Amitbha, Ratnasambhava, Vairochana, and there at the altar Aksobya east. Stupa Ksitigarbha Samantabadhara and figures in the north aisle, while the image of Manjusri there at the altar west.

Plaosan Kidul also have a pavilion in the center surrounded by eight small temples are divided into two levels and each level consists of four temples. There is also a picture of Tathagata Amitbha, vajra Vajrapani with the attributes and at Utpala Prajnaparamita regarded as the "mother of all Buddha." Some other pictures can still be found but not at the site of the original. Figure Manujri which according to a Dutch scientist named Krom also found significant.

Part Bas reliefs of this temple has a unique picture of men and women. There is a man who depicted sitting cross-legged with his hands to worship and male figure with hands vara mudra and the vase at the foot of a man surrounded by six smaller ones. A woman is pictured standing there with hands vara mudra, while all around there are books, pallets and vase. Chrome believes that figure is a picture of her male patron supporters of the two monasteries.

The entire complex has 116 stupas Plaosan perwara and 50 chapels. Perwara stupa can be seen on all sides of the main temple, chapels as well as smaller. When walking to the north, you can see open building called Mandapa. Two prasati can also be found, that the inscriptions on the pieces of gold to the north of the main temple of the inscriptions is written in stone at the Temple Perwara first line.

One of the particularities Plaosan is a smooth surface of the terrace. Chrome believes terrace of this temple is different from other temples built terrace in the same period. According to him, it was related to the functions of the alleged temple at that time to save the canonical texts of Buddhist monks. Other allegations came from Dutch scientists, if the number of priests in the area a bit so maybe the porch was used as a monastery (Buddhist temples).

If you look around the temple, you will know that Plaosan is actually a vast temple complex. It can be seen from the fence along the 460 m from north to south and 290 m from west to east, also interior fence consisting of trenches along the 440 m from north to south and 270 m from west to east. Trenches that make up the interior of the fence can be seen by walking eastwards through the middle of this historic building.