The temple that since 1991 was maintained by UNESCO as this guarantee of the world culture occupied the complex measuring 39,8 hectare. Soared be as high as 47 meters or five meters higher than Borobudur Temple , Prambanan Temple saw powerful and firm. This in accordance with the background of the development of this temple, that wants to show the glory of Hindu Civilization in the Java Land .

Then why the Prambanan Temple was also acknowledged as the Rara Jonggrang Temple? This was related to a legend that was believed in by some Javanese Communities about this temple. The story is, a prince had a name Bandung Bondowoso fall in love to the beautiful king’s daughter, her name is Rara Jonggrang. Because not have the power to refused prince’s love, Jonggrang put forward the condition to Bondowoso to be made the temple with 1,000 statues in time overnight. The request almost was fulfilled, before finally Jonggrang succeeded in asking help of villagers to pound rice and to make big fire in order to seem the atmosphere it's already morning. Because felt was deceived, Bondowoso that just made the statue 999 afterwards condemned Jonggrang to the statue that 1,000.

Prambanan Temple was the manifestation of Hindu Civilization in the Java Land. This could be seen from the structure of the temple that depicted the core of the belief in the Hindu religion, that is Trimurti. In a complex manner Prambanan had 3 main temples in the main page, that is the Wisnu Temple, Brahma, and Siwa. The three temples were the Trimurti symbol in the Hindu belief. Each main temple had the colleague's one temple, that is Nandini for Siwa, Angsa for Brahma, and Garuda for Wisnu. Moreover, still was gotten 2 temples pressed, 4 screen temples, and 4 corner temples. Now, the second page had 224 temples.

Prambanan Temple expertise other obligatory that was witnessed by tourists being beauty of his relief that adhered to the wall of the temple. The Ramayana Story became main relief this temple. However, other relief that was not inferior interesting was the Kalpataru Tree that in the Hindu Religion was regarded as the life tree, conservation, and environmental compatibility. In Prambanan, tree relief Kalpataru was depicted was flanking the lion. The existence of this tree depicted how the Javanese Community the 9th age had wisdom in carrying out his environment.

For tourists who wanted to settle his curiosity towards Prambanan Temple details, tourists could patrol a museum that also gotten in the temple complex. In this museum, tourists could enjoy audiovisual about the history of the discovery of the Prambanan Temple through to the process of his renovation completely. For tourists who visited with the family, at the Prambanan Temple also gotten the playground for children and the mini carriage who could take tourists over this tour region.

One of the tours that love to be passed was the staging of Ramayana Ballet. Ramayana ballet was performance art that united the style of Javanese art like the dance, the drama, and music in one stage and one momentum to serve the Ramayana story, epos legendary the Walmiki that was written in the Sanskerta Language. The Ramayana story that was brought in this performance was the translation from relief that was carved in the Prambanan Temple. The Ramayana story that was carved in this temple resembled the story that developed in the oral tradition in India. The long and stressful plot was encompassed in four acts or the round, that is: Sinta kidnapping, the Anoman mission to Alengka, the Kumbakarna death or Rahwana, and the meeting back of Rama - Sinta. This staging has gone since the 1960 's and was carried out every month in the full moon night.

The admission ticket was distinguished between local tourists from foreign tourists. Ticket for local tourists is Rp.8, 000, whereas ticket for foreign tourists is US$ 10. The Prambanan Temple tourist attraction was opened at every day began to strike 08,00-17,00 of WIB. Around the temple complex was available accommodation and quite complete facilities, like the hotel, the restaurant, memento shops, the telecommunications stall, and the internet kiosk. Moreover, the presence of the tourist guide's powers that were easy to be encountered around the temple will complete the visit of the tourists. Because, they will guide tourists investigated tracks fame of Java-Hindu Civilization with the Prambanan Temple as the monument especially.

His location that was exact in the great side of the road Yogyakarta - Solo made the Prambanan Temple complex be easy to be covered from whatever side, both from the side of Yogyakarta and Solo. If from the side of Yogyakarta, tourists were enough to dismiss cost Rp.4000 to arrive in the location. Whereas, if following the trip from the side of Solo, tourists only issued Rp.6000. For tourists who began the trip from Klaten, many routes that could be chosen, could use the bus route Yogyakarta - Solo or the Klaten-Prambanan Terminal bus route. Both of them were the same the ease.