| Show Gorgeous Temple Built to Win the Love of a Woman but Proved Failure Of all the remains in Java the Temple of is the most famous It dates from the Eighth or the Ninth century and is built of volcanic volcanic volcanic vol vol- canic stone over a huge mound the latter forming the core of the and being by four sculptured sculptured sculptured galleries on the tops of which are arc three terraces the uppermost being surmounted by a central da- da goba Each of the four sides of this immense structure measures feet and there are something l like ke two miles of bas and carvings on the walls of the gal gal- According to legend relates a writer in the Los Angeles Times rimes was built to win the affection affection affection af af- af- af of a capricious young wom wom- an She insisted that her lover an architect should design construct and complete the finest temple on onearth onearth onearth earth as a wedding gift to her within within with with- in the space of 12 months She stipulated stipulated stipulated that it should be perfect in every detail All this the energetic youth promised promised promised prom prom- as he was very much enamored enamored enamored enam enam- ored of the young woman Being wealthy and closely allied I to the ruling powers of the country he was able to enlist the services of thousands of men from near and afar The greatest sculptors and builders of the time were pressed into service a year of pressure high construction resulting At the close of 12 months the temple was completed The architect architect architect archi archi- conducted his lady love upon a atour atour atour tour of inspection watching all the time the glistening sparkle in her eye But the sparkle was not for him She had set her mind upon finding a defect and this caused the smile that gave a light to her gazing Coming at last to the end of the tens of thousands of figures decorating decorating decorating ing the walls and terraces she found one statue that was unfinished Whereupon she coldly reminded her lover that her conditions had not been fulfilled left fulfilled-left left him and later married a more favored youth |
