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The five stone terraces and stair: picture

PhotographCC BY-SA 3.0Charcoal under the walls dates them to the last centuries BCCopy of The five stone terraces and stair
The five stone terraces and stair: picture
The five stone terraces and stair: picture

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

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PictureBeeyan · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 3.01 step from the original

Where it is kept

JakartaBandungSemarangCilacapBandar LampungYogyakartaCirebon1Gunung Padang200 kmJakartaSemarangCilacapBandar Lampung1200 km
Gunung Padang · Terraced megalithic site on a hilltop

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The five stone terraces and stair: picture [Copy CPY0D32CTFM00AW]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0D32CTFM00AW
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