Pawon

Pawon
Native name
ꦥꦮꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (Javanese)
Northwestern facade of Candi Pawon
LocationMagelang, Central Java
Coordinates7°36′22″S 110°13′10″E / 7.60616°S 110.219522°E / -7.60616; 110.219522
BuiltOriginally built in the 9th century during the reign of the Sailendra Dynasty
Restored1835
Restored bySir Thomas Stamford Raffles
ArchitectGunadharma
TypeCultural
Criteriai, ii, vi
Designated1991 (15th session)
Part ofBorobudur Temple Compounds
Reference no.592
RegionSoutheast Asia
Location within Java
Pawon (Indonesia)

Pawon (Indonesian: Candi Pawon) is a Buddhist temple in Central Java, Indonesia. Built during the Sailendra dynasty (8th9th centuries), it is a part of the Borobudur Temple Compounds which consists of three temples located on the same axis; Borobudur, Pawon, and Mendut. All three temple are inscribed UNESCO World Heritage Sites.