Merapi Lava Stone

Lava stone which is also known as the temple stone, is a natural stone formed from hot lava

This stone has been used since ancient era as a main material in building the temples, mostly in Java island, Indonesia

Now this stone is used as an exclusive building material, because of the high price and special characteristic that it has

The porous surface and coarse texture, makes this stone absorbs waves and light, and retain moisture

porous texture, also absorbing more audio frequency (and perhaps absorb radio frequency too), so it is more calming, while it has dark colors that absorb more light so besides reducing light intensity, also decrease the temperature

While almost of all temples use lava stone as primary building material, probably the last two points (porous texture and dark color) that makes the temple (as a place of worship) provide calm atmosphere to the visitors

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