Bojongmenje

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Architectural styleCandi
Coordinates6°57′57″S 107°48′6″E / 6.96583°S 107.80167°E / -6.96583; 107.80167
Bojongmenje Temple
Candi Bojongmenje
Ruins of Bojongmenje
Interactive map of the Bojongmenje Temple area
General information
Architectural styleCandi
LocationBandung Regency, West Java., Indonesia
Coordinates6°57′57″S 107°48′6″E / 6.96583°S 107.80167°E / -6.96583; 107.80167

Bojongmenje is a 7th-century Hindu candi (temple) ruins located in Bojongmenje hamlet, Cangkuang village, Rancaekek subdistrict, Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia.[1] Bojongmenje is one of few temples ever discovered in West Java.

The temple ruins was discovered by locals on 18 August 2002 in a cemetery behind a textile factory. A month later the archeologist team conducted an excavation and successfully revealed the base of the temple pedestal structure, which was the remains of a temple.[2]

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