To Boost Tourism, Culture Minister Emphasises Importance of Temple Building Restoration

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Culture Minister Fadli Zon has emphasised the importance of accelerating the restoration of temple buildings involving collaboration among various parties to boost cultural, historical, and religious tourism.

“Proactive strategies are needed to seek support from various parties, namely the central government, regional governments, and the private sector, to fund further restorations,” said Fadli Zon in an official statement received in Jakarta on Saturday (18/4/2026).

According to him, this commitment is taken because restoration not only relates to preservation but is also expected to provide economic impacts and make temple complexes more complete in the coming years.

He explained that the existence of the Candi Sewu complex since ancient times is recorded in the Prasasti Manjusrigrha, dated 792 AD.

Furthermore, the Culture Minister revealed that Keraton Ratu Boko is a national cultural heritage asset covering approximately 16 hectares in Sleman, Special Region of Yogyakarta.

This site is one of the assets of the Ministry of Culture and affirms its position as a node of heritage as well as tourism.

The Culture Minister mentioned that the attractions of Keraton Ratu Boko include gate architecture, bathing pools, pendopo-pringgitan, as well as an authentic combination of Hindu-Buddhist structures.

He reaffirmed the Ministry of Culture’s commitment to strengthening the preservation and utilisation of cultural heritage as part of the national cultural development strategy that is sustainable.

“We hope that more and more people will visit Keraton Ratu Boko.

Because here we can enjoy a journey like ‘time travel’ to the past with the extraordinary relics of our ancestors,” said Fadli.