History of Prambanan
Prambanan is a ninth century
Hindu temple compound in
Central Java,
Indonesia, dedicated to the
Trimurti, the expression of God as the Creator (
Brahma), the Sustainer (
Vishnu) and the Destroyer (
Shiva). The temple compound is located in Kabupaten Sleman approximately 18 km east of
Yogyakarta city on the boundary between
Yogyakarta and Central Java province.
[1]
The temple, a
UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia, and is one of the largest and the most beautiful Hindu temples in Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its tall and pointed architecture, typical of
Hindu temple architecture, and by the towering 47m high central building inside a large complex of individual temples.
[2] One of the most majestic temples in the Southeast Asia, Prambanan attracts many visitors worldwide.
[3] (Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prambanan)
Geometrical concept appear in Prambanan
On Saturday Nov 13, 2011 all of Mathematics Mobile Learning participants have outdoor class, we went to Prambanan to find out the concept that appear there. Working in group, we observe the temple, take many pictures, and discuss about it. The result from our discussion are as follow:
Symmetry
Over all, the way of they located the main temple and others was consider symmetry concept. In each building appear many part of it show symmetry concept, look at each temple, from the top to the bottom, at every level we can see that symmetry concept appear.
Gradient or slope
There is a slope concept in part of Prambanan, for example the stairs at the exit gate in the temple. The blocks are arranged neatly to form line. We can see the inclination of the line on the stairs.
Patterns
There are repeating patterns at every part of the building. For example, there are some blocks with same pattern and same size.
Sequence
By looking at the whole building, and compare each level from bottom to the top, we can see the decrease of width at each level.
~~Present by Group #2~~
Mr Pieter (Minahasa – North Sulawesi), Mr M. Rifan (Pekalongan - Central Java)
Mr. Iwan S. (Sukabumi - Jawa Barat) Mrs Azlina (Perak - Malaysia), Mrs Sri Endang (Metro - Lampung),
Mr Nanang HS (Malang – East Java)
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