# The five stone terraces and stair

> Walls and enclosures of natural columnar andesite on a cut hilltop, reached by a stair of about 370 steps. What the visible structure is, and how old, is…

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**ART** 0D32CT00275A·Artifact · object

# The five stone terraces and stair

PhotographCC BY-SA 3.0Charcoal under the walls dates them to the last centuries BC

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Walls and enclosures of natural columnar andesite on a cut hilltop, reached by a stair of about 370 steps. What the visible structure is, and how old, is not in dispute; the dispute is about what lies beneath it.

Beeyan. CC BY-SA 3.0

## Copies 4

**Picture** Beeyan · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 3.01 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gunung_Padang_1st_terrace.jpeg)

**Photo** Beeyan · commons.wikimedia.org · 2015-02-06 · CC BY-SA 3.01 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gunung_Padang_1st_terrace.jpeg)[Download](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/06a20050bf5a82f56a3d972f9e41a73b593e8a171bb12d6e5395914ff6c7d232)

**Picture** Beeyan · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 3.01 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gunung_Padang_5th_terrace.jpeg)

**Photo** Beeyan · commons.wikimedia.org · 2015-02-06 · CC BY-SA 3.01 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gunung_Padang_5th_terrace.jpeg)[Download](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/20efa7566164cca1b3cc977b09361162514bc710f5a9dc36ebc78219d5510a6c)

## Where it is kept

[Gunung Padang](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D32CBTW3H5Y/gunung-padang) · Terraced megalithic site on a hilltop

## Sources 1

- [Java's Megalithic Mountain](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D32C8DG685C/javas-megalithic-mountain)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The five stone terraces and stair [Artifact ART0D32CT00275A]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D32CT00275A
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**ART** 0D32CT00275A

Kind

Object

Held by

In situ, Gunung Padang (Ministry of Culture, cultural heritage site)

Dated

charcoal under the walls dates them to the last centuries BC

Licence

CC BY-SA 3.0

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[Gunung Padang](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D32CBTW3H5Y/gunung-padang)

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[Gunung Padang](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang)

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