Candi Sari
Near Prambanan. Mahayana Buddhist, built around 835. Culturally closely linked to Kalasan.
Candi Sari is a two-storey building, and looks like a stone version of a wooden model that is often depicted on temple walls (eg. Borobudur). Each level has three cella. The second storey was reached by a wooden staircase and the first step in stone is still there.
Two aligned rows of three stupa crown the roof. Here Candi Sari differs from Plaosan, one of the only other two-storey candi.
Of interest are the horse reliefs, that resemble those seen on a drum from Sumatra that must have been imported at the time of the Dong-Son civilisation.
The temple was in poor condition, and first preparations for restauration were made in 1918. In 1924 the first preventive maintenance was done. Under De Haan and Van Coolwijk full scale restoration was undertaken between 1929-30. This work focussed on consolidation - preserving what was there - and limited reconstruction of the crown.