Gunung Padang is an archaeological site located in Karyamukti, West Java, Indonesia, 50 kilometres southwest of Cianjur. Located at 885 metres above sea level, the site covers a hill—an extinct volcano—in a series of five terraces bordered by retaining walls of stone that are accessed by 370 successive andesite steps rising about 95 metres. I…
Gunung Padang is an archaeological site located in Karyamukti, West Java, Indonesia, 50 kilometres southwest of Cianjur. Located at 885 metres above sea level, the site covers a hill—an extinct volcano—in a series of five terraces bordered by retaining walls of stone that are accessed by 370 successive andesite steps rising about 95 metres. It is covered with massive hexagonal stone columns of volcanic origin. The Sundanese people consider the site sacred and believe it was the result of King Siliwangi's attempt to build a palace in one night.
Location: Karyamukti, West Java, Indonesia
Discovered: 1890
Archaeologists: Nicolaas Johannes Krom · Lutfi Yondri · Harry Truman Simanjuntak · Ali Akbar
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