Dieng Plateau temples

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Hindu temple complex archaeological site cultural heritage site

The Dieng Plateau temples are a group of early Hindu temple structures in Central Java, Indonesia, considered among the oldest surviving religious monuments in the region and significant for understanding ancient Javanese civilization.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Dieng Plateau	3
Dieng Plateau temples canonical	2
Dieng Plateau region	1
Dieng campus	1
Gatotkaca Temple in Dieng	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Dieng Plateau temples
Context triple: [Sanjaya dynasty, associatedWith, Dieng Plateau temples]

A. Kalasan Temple
Kalasan Temple is an 8th-century Buddhist temple in Central Java, Indonesia, renowned for its intricate stone carvings and historical significance in the Sailendra dynasty era.
B. Singosari Temple
Singosari Temple is a 13th-century Hindu-Buddhist temple in East Java, Indonesia, renowned as a key monument of the Singhasari Kingdom and an important example of classical Javanese architecture.
C. Candi Sewu
Candi Sewu is a large 8th-century Buddhist temple complex near Prambanan in Central Java, Indonesia, known for being one of the largest Buddhist temples in the country.
D. Prambanan Temple
Prambanan Temple is a 9th-century Hindu temple complex in Central Java renowned for its towering, intricately carved shrines dedicated primarily to the Trimurti of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
E. Candi Tikus
Candi Tikus is an ancient brick bathing pool and ritual water structure from the Majapahit era, located within the archaeological site of Trowulan in East Java, Indonesia.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Dieng Plateau temples
Target entity description: The Dieng Plateau temples are a group of early Hindu temple structures in Central Java, Indonesia, considered among the oldest surviving religious monuments in the region and significant for understanding ancient Javanese civilization.

A. Kalasan Temple
Kalasan Temple is an 8th-century Buddhist temple in Central Java, Indonesia, renowned for its intricate stone carvings and historical significance in the Sailendra dynasty era.
B. Singosari Temple
Singosari Temple is a 13th-century Hindu-Buddhist temple in East Java, Indonesia, renowned as a key monument of the Singhasari Kingdom and an important example of classical Javanese architecture.
C. Candi Sewu
Candi Sewu is a large 8th-century Buddhist temple complex near Prambanan in Central Java, Indonesia, known for being one of the largest Buddhist temples in the country.
D. Prambanan Temple
Prambanan Temple is a 9th-century Hindu temple complex in Central Java renowned for its towering, intricately carved shrines dedicated primarily to the Trimurti of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
E. Candi Tikus
Candi Tikus is an ancient brick bathing pool and ritual water structure from the Majapahit era, located within the archaeological site of Trowulan in East Java, Indonesia.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu temple complex ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ
access	reachable from Banjarnegara ⓘ reachable from Wonosobo ⓘ
architecturalStyle	early Central Javanese ⓘ
associatedWithDeity	Shiva ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty	Sanjaya dynasty ⓘ
builtDuring	7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ
climate	cool highland climate ⓘ
conservationActivity	restoration and stabilization works ⓘ
constructionTechnique	ashlar masonry ⓘ
country	Indonesia ⓘ
culture	ancient Javanese civilization ⓘ
currentCondition	partially ruined ⓘ
currentUse	religious pilgrimage site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
feature	carved reliefs ⓘ small cella (inner sanctum) ⓘ stepped superstructures ⓘ
function	Hindu ritual worship ⓘ religious center for surrounding settlements ⓘ
grouping	clustered temple groups ⓘ
heritageStatus	protected archaeological site ⓘ
locatedIn	Banjarnegara Regency ⓘ linked to: Banjarnegara Central Java ⓘ linked to: Java Dieng Plateau ⓘ linked to: Dieng Plateau temples Java ⓘ Wonosobo Regency ⓘ linked to: Wonosobo highland volcanic plateau ⓘ
managedBy	Indonesian heritage authorities ⓘ
materialUsed	stone ⓘ
near	Dieng volcanic complex ⓘ Telaga Warna (Color Lake) ⓘ linked to: Kawah Putih
numberOfTemples	multiple small temples ⓘ
orientation	generally east-facing ⓘ
originalNumberOfTemples	larger than the number surviving today ⓘ
period	early medieval period ⓘ
region	Southeast Asia ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
researchImportance	key site for studying early temple typology in Java ⓘ source of information on early Javanese iconography ⓘ
significance	among the oldest surviving Hindu temples in Java ⓘ important for the study of early Javanese Hindu architecture ⓘ important for understanding early Central Javanese history ⓘ
threat	volcanic activity in Dieng area ⓘ weathering due to highland climate ⓘ
tourismImportance	major cultural tourism destination in Central Java ⓘ

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