Gargoyle of the Day

Gargoyle of the Day: Borobudur Temple, Java, Indonesia

Borobudur Temple is a massive Buddhist temple in Java, Indonesia. Built in the ninth century, Borobudur has a complex, tiered design and is richly decorated with hundreds of Buddha statues and thousands of relief-carved scenes depicting important Buddhist stories. It also has stupas and other sculpted imagery including gargoyles. Finding gargoyles, particularly functional gargoyles as these seem to be (rather than purely-decorative grotesques),… Continue reading Gargoyle of the Day: Borobudur Temple, Java, Indonesia