* Astronomy

Padang Hill, at an elevation of almost 900 meters above sea level, is home to the largest megalithic site in Southeast Asia, or the second-largest in the Asia-Pacific region.
The word padang, in the language of the Sundanese people of West Java Province, translates as bright. One explanation for the name's origin is a legend about a king named Prabu Siliwangi, who wanted to build a temple on top of the hill in a single night. At the break of dawn, when he realised the temple was not yet complete, the king told his men to topple the whole construction. That's why there are standing stones atop the hill, some people say.

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