Another quake casualty

The recent earthquake on Indonesia's island of Java badly damaged the famous Prambanan temple complex, sending intricate stone carvings crashing to the ground and destroying years of restoration work in less than a minute.

Recognized as a U.N. World Heritage Site, the ninth-century temple and the nearby Borobudur Buddhist complex are reminders of the rich Hindu and Buddhist past of what is now the world's most populous Muslim nation.

From Discovery News. The UNESCO link is here, though which I found this link to a panoramic virtual reality view of the site.

Posted by David on May 30, 2006 11:58 AM