Caption

Stupas of Borobudur on Java, photograph, Part of Travel Album with Forty Photos of the Dutch East Indies., number: '25', photographer: Onnes Kurkdjian, Borobudur, 1912, Java, Central Java, paper, daylight gelatin silver print, height 178 mm x width 236 mm, temple, shrine, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Stone bell-shaped stupas with lattice openings sit atop tiered circular bases arranged along curved stone walkways, their pointed pinnacles rising above carved moldings and layered platforms. A large domed structure with carved bands and weathered blocks occupies the left side, and a person wearing light clothing and a broad-brimmed hat stands on its steps. The stone surfaces show varied tones and weathering, and distant vegetation and faint hills appear on the horizon under a pale sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A80_256

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Keywords

Stupas Borobudur Java photograph Part Travel Album Forty Photos Dutch East Indies number 25 photographer Onnes Kurkdjian 1912 Central Java paper daylight gelatin silver print height 178 mm x width 236 mm temple shrine Hinduism Buddhism Jainism Stone bell-shaped stupas lattice openings sit atop tiered circular bases arranged curved stone walkways pointed pinnacles rising carved moldings layered platforms large domed structure carved bands weathered blocks occupies left side person wearing light clothing broad-brimmed hat stands steps stone surfaces varied tones weathering distant vegetation faint hills horizon under pale sky