Construction of Borobudur
Java raises the world's largest Buddhist temple
Under the Shailendra dynasty, Borobudur, the world's largest Buddhist temple, was raised in central Java. Its terraces carry more than 2,600 relief panels that lead the pilgrim along the path to enlightenment.
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When Charlemagne was crowned emperor in 800, Borobudur — the world's largest Buddhist temple — was being built on Java.
Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Europe
- 793 Viking raid on Lindisfarne — 7 years earlier
- 800 Coronation of Charlemagne — same year
Americas
- c. 800–950 Drought and the Classic Maya collapse — same year
Alive at the time
- Charlemagne (aged 52)
- Emperor Kanmu (aged 63)
- Harun al-Rashid (aged 34)
- Louis the Pious (aged 22)
- Al-Khwarizmi (aged 20)