Borobudur Upper Terraces Panorama, Java, Indonesia — The wide sweep of Borobudur's circular upper terraces emerges from the morning mist. Rediscovered by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in 1814 after centuries buried under volcanic ash and jungle, the monument underwent its definitive restoration between 1973 and 1983 — a UNESCO-led project employing over 1,000 workers who dismantled, cleaned, and reassembled more than a million stone blocks.
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