Vice President Ma'ruf Amin Appreciated That Prambanan Temple Management Is Still Well Guarded

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Indonesian Vice President Maruf Amin appreciates the Prambanan Temple website as a legacy from the past that can be well maintained to date.

The vice president made this statement while reviewing the progress of the restoration of the Prambanan Temple complex in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Sunday.

"I appreciate that our past heritage can be well maintained and the environment can be maintained in a shady atmosphere," said the Vice President as witnessed by a video uploaded to the Instagram account @setwapres.ri, quoted from Antara, Sunday, December 11.

Maruf Amin said that several buildings in Prambanan that had actually been destroyed could be reconstructed, although many had to be restored.

"Just up to 200 in Prambanan, not to mention in Sewu Temple and others," he said.

The Vice President emphasized that the existence of historical sites shows the world that the Indonesian nation has known civilization for a long time and has extraordinary works that are the wonders of the world.

"In addition to Borobudur, it turns out that Prambanan. This shows that the Indonesian nation has long had a high culture. Therefore, this can be a motivation for us to become a better nation," he explained.

The vice president said that the majority of people in the neighborhood around Borobudur and Prambanan temples were Muslim. However, the existence of the two temples is well maintained.

According to him, this shows an excellent tolerance and inter-religious harmony in Indonesia.

With so many tourism connected to Yogyakarta, said the Vice President, tourism in Yogyakarta will soon recover after the pandemic, especially Yogyakarta also has a tradition that is an attraction for both local and foreign tourists.

"With the addition, such as Prambanan, which is getting better, more protected, tourism in Yogyakarta, I think there will be more (tourists) and the government is targeting one of the priorities to develop tourism," said the Vice President.