Portal:Indonesia/Featured picture/2008
Featured Pictures of 2008[edit]
- Week 1
- Week 2
Gunung Kawi is an eleventh century temple complex at Tampaksiring, a small town on Bali island of Indonesia. The complex comprises a number of large statues carved in high cliffs and it was built dedicated for Anak Wungsu, a king of Udayana dynasty.
Photo credit: China Crisis (at commons).
- Week 12
The National emblem of Indonesia is called Garuda Pancasila. The main part of the emblem is the Garuda with a shield on its chest and a scroll gripped by its leg. The shield's five emblems represent Pancasila, the five principles of Indonesia's national philosophy. Garuda Pancasila was designed by Sultan Hamid II of Pontianak, and was adopted as national emblem on February 1, 1950.