Borobudur or Boeroeboedoer (Javanese: Barabudhur) is a Buddhist shrine 40 km northwest of Yogyakarta in the province of Central Java, in the centre of the Indonesian island of Java. Besides the Prambanan and the Kraton in Jogjakarta, it is one of the tourist attractions of Central Java.
The Borobudur is located near the Merapi, the most active volcano of Indonesia, and was built in the period 750 - 850. The name possibly comes from the Sanskrit "Vihara Buddha Ur", which freely translated means "Buddhist temple on the mountain".