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Borobudur

Borobudur was constructed between about 778 and 850 but buried under volcanic ash about 1000 and overgrown with vegetation. It was rediscovered in 1814 and a major restoration effort was completed in 1911 and another in 1983. There are nine levels built with 2,000,000 cubic feet of volcanic stone on top of a small hill.