Discovery of Borobudur Temple
The history of Borobudur temple next entered the rediscovery stage. Please note that Borobudur Temple was hidden and desolations for centuries.
Borobudur was buried under a layer of volcanic dirt and dust which was then overgrown by trees and bushland until Borobudur was actually resembling a hill. Development process of Borobudur Temple.
It is unknown why Borobudur was abandoned and left uncared for. It is estimated that between 928 and 1006 CE when King Mpu Sindok moved the royal capital of Medang to the East Java region because the volcanic eruption became the factor why Borobudur was abandoned, although this is also uncertain.
The inclusion of the Islamic kingdom in the 15th century also made Borobudur unforgettable. Although there are stories and legends of Borobudur Temple that circulated about the success of this temple in the past.
New in 1814 AD, Borobudur Temple again found again. At that time Java was under British rule led by Thomas Stamford Raffles as Governor-General. Raffles has an interest in Javanese history and culture.
During an inspection to Semarang, Raffles heard a large monument hidden in a forest near the village of Bumisegoro. He then sent H. C. Cornelius, a Dutch engineer, to investigate the existence of this great building.
In 2 months, Cornelius and his 200 subordinates cut down trees and shrubs growing in the hills of Borobudur and cleared the soil that buried the temple.
He reported the findings and sketched the Borobudur temple on Raffles. Raffles is also considered as a rediscovery of Borobudur temple and began to attract the world's attention to the existence of this ever-lost monument.
Hartmann, a Dutch East Indies government official in the residency of Kedu continues to work Cornelius. In the year 1835 CE, finally all parts of the temple building have been shaken and can be seen.
The Dutch East Indies government commissioned F. C. Wilsen, a Dutch engineer in engineering to study the monument. History of Borobudur Temple and the origins of Borobudur.
After that, research related to Borobudur Temple by the Government of Dutch East Indies. Borobudur was increasingly famous, inviting temple collectors to visit. Borobudur was also a target for the temple artifacts Thief to be sold for expensive.
In 1882, the chief inspector of cultural artifacts suggested that Borobudur be completely dismantled and its reliability was transferred to the museum due to unstable conditions, uncertainties and theft that were margined in the monument.
However archaeologist named Groenveldt who appointed the government held a thorough investigation of the site and then suggested that the building be left intact and not dismantled to be moved.
