The temples in Indonesia distinguish between the temples of Central Java and Java Temple Timur.Adapun important differences architectural temples of Central Java and East Java, which is as follows.
Central Javanese temple architecture
1. Form building fat;2. The roof-terraces terraces;
3. The peak-shaped stupa;
4. Doors and niches decorated kalamakar;
5. Relief arising somewhat high and naturalist paintings;
6. Location of the temple in the middle of the page;
7. Materials are generally made of stone temples andesite
East Javanese temple architecture
1. The slender building;2. The roof is a fusion levels;
3. The climax cubical;
4. Makara no;
5. Doors and niche just above the threshold are given a head kara;
6. Relief arising slightly resembles a puppet and symbolic paintings;
7. Location of the temple in the back yard;
8. Materials are generally brick temple
Although there are differences in some of the things above, but in broad outline that the temples have in common in terms of its building, because the temple consists of three important buildings, among others, legs, body and roof.
While the equation of the temple are as follows:
- Feet below the temple is part of the temple. The building has a symbol of the underworld or "bhurloka". In form of square equipped with ladder on one side.
- Body of the temple is the center of the temple that bebrbentuk cube which is regarded as among the world or "bhuwarloka". The body of the temple consists of a chamber (room) that the middle contains a "Arca", on the outside of the booth were given niches and there are roads around the so-called "pradakshina".
- The roof of the temple is part of a temple that became a symbol of the world's top or "swarloka". In general, the roof of the temple consists of three levels of increasingly smaller size and at its peak made a "Ratna".
