The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-15
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started the work of restoring the tenn
pie to something of its former glory,
which was continued by the Dutch au-
thorities when they took back the
island at the close of the Napoleonic
wars. Due to this restorative work,
the temple can be seen today much
as it was 1900 years ago.
It's out-of-the-way position and the
rather Indifferent service by train,
pony cart, and later auto-bus, are the
principal reasons why it is not being
visited by more travellers. In addition
to this, it has not been extensively adj
vertised like the pyramids. All this
now bids fair to be changed, for even
in the Malay archipelago-th land OF
rest. tomorrow and backwardness-
things are now going ahead with leaps
and bounds.
The most startling of all is the prof.
ect of an airplane service to handle
mail and passengers between different
points in the archipelago. The I'M
dertaking is backed by Dutch capital
lists. the most conservative men In the
world, so it may be taken for granted
that it is thoroughly feasible or they
would not have considered it.
And with airplane service Boro-
Budur may come into its own. This
world WONDER so long unheard OF and
neglected by the world at large, will
be visited by thousands of globe trot-
tiers availing themselves of the air.
plane service.
To fell fully of all the temples mar
wells and beauties would take a book
OF it Alfred Russell Wallace, the great
scientist. said: "The human labor and
skill expended on Boro-Budur is SO
great that that expended on the
great pyramid sinks into insignificance
beside it, The following brief de-
scription will convey to the reader
something of the magnificence and the
grandeur of this huge hill temple:
One of the views shows Boro-Budu1
as if is today. an artificial many-sided
mound. a series of galleries, cupolas
and snires. surmounted by vast cen
trail dome, 81 feet in diameter, which
at one time, it is supposed, was crown
ed with a spire. Upon ascending the
outer terrace of this hill temple, a
3O-sided plain is reached. This, how
ever. is not the original foundation
Excavation has disclosed two other
terraces six and ten feet respectively
below the level of this plain. The
Buddhist builders apparently deemed
If advisable in this way to strengthen
their structure while in course OF cree
tion. Formerly heavy stone para
NET surrounded the existing plain.
In the middle of each of the four
sides of this parapet an opening gave
access to a flight of stairs, at the
sides of which were heavy banisters
AZ the lower end of the stairs are huge
laughing lions of stone, which still re-
main with their fixed laughter after
900 wears. From the plain similar
stairs lead up to the irregularly- shaped
galleries and on to the great circular
ono surrounding the dome, the latter
Tins being reached without it being
necessary to pass through the interven-
ing ones. Each of these many-angled
terraces is about ten feet above the
nroceding one. with a width between
tbe walls of about seven feet, and is
drained by gargoyles representing
mythical monsters, through the mouths
of which the water is led.
At each angle is Buddha scared ID