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Dated Tower: Candi Panataran

Keywords : Candi, Candi Panataran, Majapahit dynasty

Site common nameCandi Panataran
Type of artworkArchitecture
Village-
Province/CityBlitar
StateEast Java
CountryIndonesia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : -8.016389
Long : 112.209722

History of productionCandi Panataran, located near Blitar, is the grandest temple in Eastern Javanese art. The temple was dedicated to Śiva and was constructed during Majapahit dynasty.
ArtThe plan of this temple resembles to the ones in Balinese art. The temple is divided into 3 courtyards. Between the first courtyard and the second one, there exists the tower which is dated by the inscription to 1369 A.D. Square in plan, this small tower is typical to Eastern Javanese art, composing of the body topped with the ferocious Kāla face. The superstructure comprises the series of bands punctuated with the cloisters of miniature temples, also typical to the period. However, the curvilinear contour of the superstructure seems to be prominent for this temple, more beautifully rendered than the previous Singosari temples.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodEastern Javanese Art, Majapahit dynasty
Age14th-15th Century A.D.
ReligionBrahmanism-Hinduism
SectShaivite

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-02-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali