Built in the 9th century in a volcano-rimmed valley on the island of Java in Indonesia, Borobudur ranks as one of the world's greatest Buddhist monuments, a massive hilltop construction that models the Buddhist conception of the universe. This lavish book will serve as a treasured memento for the thousands of tourists and spiritual pilgrims who visit this mystical monument each year, as well as a lively and thorough reference for students of architecture, archaeology and ancient Asian history. The volume combines specially commissioned work from some of the world’s leading photographers, with text from the scholars who know the monument best.

Photography: Ping Amranand, Bruno Barbey, Rene Burri, Paul Chesley, Michelangelo Durazzo, Georg Gerster, Rio Helmi, Bernard Hermann, Raghu Rai, Hiroshi Suga, Luca Invernizzi Tettoni.