Borobudur Temple was built 300 years before Angkor Wat in Cambodia and 400 years before the great cathedrals of Europe. The temple is composed of approximately 55,000 m3 of carved stone and if the reliefs at Borobudur arranged row, then the length can reach 2900 meters.
No wonder if then "competition" wonders of the world, held elections Bernard Weber brought out many strong reaction particularly from UNESCO and some countries that have cultural heritage which was considered miraculous, but not included in the list of seven world keajabian resulting from such election, such as Egypt, which has pyramid.
UNESCO responded unequivocally have no connection whatsoever in the process and results of the election the new seven wonders of the world.
Many people consider the selection of the seven wonders of the world system was not feasible and not valid because the results obtained only by voting like a reality TV show.
Greatness is not very feasible heritage if only determined from a vote without any particular criteria of scientific and objective judge.
As you know, UNESCO itself is not fixated on the benchmark number as many as seven wonders of the world. World organization that only gives the term? World Heritage? (-sejarah/kebudayaan- World heritage).
Lecturer history of University of Gadjah Mada (UGM) in Yogyakarta, Sumargono, said the criteria for 'poll' which is done through private initiative Bernard Weber is not so clear and can not be used as a benchmark.
"To be sure, UNESCO's Borobudur Temple still recognize as a world cultural heritage," he said.
Credibility 'poll' is indeed questionable because the criteria are unclear.
Still, he said, the results 'poll' that will at least be a challenge for the government and people of Indonesia to pay more attention to the Borobudur temple as a world cultural heritage and continue to preserve the Buddhist temple.
