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Established by private collector Suteja Neka who began amassing works in 1966, this comprehensive museum features one of the most diverse and important art collection on the island contained in four galleries. Painters ranging from famous Balinese traditionalists such as I Gusti Nyoman Lempad and Ida Bagus Made to famous Europeans who have ...
Historically known as the beach where the Balinese fell to the Dutch colonial forces in 1906 and where they also returned in 1946 to try to reestablish control of the island only to be repelled by Balinese resistance forces. There is also a monument and small altar on this site dedicated to the 107 crash victims of the Pan Am flight that cras...
Also known as Pura Durga Kutri, this 11th century temple puseh of Kutri Village is best known for the stone statues of the goddess Durga, spouse of Shiva, that are located in the pura’s inner sanctum, the most dramatic of which is a 2.20m frieze of the six-armed deity bearing a bow and arrow, flask, winged conch shell, shield, flaming sharp...
During Denpasar’s feudal era in the 17th century, the house of Permecutan, along with the Kesiman and Denpasar houses, was one of the most influential royal families in Bali until their defeat by the Dutch in 1906. Today, the palace which was one of the very first to be opened to tourists under the current King of Depasar Ida Cokorda ...
This central temple in Sukawati is a pilgrimage site for all members of the royal houses of the surrounding areas – Tegallalang, Peliatan, Ubud, Batuan, Mas, Negara, and Singapadu. The original temple was destroyed by an earthquake in 1917, and the temple has since then been rebuilt on a smaller scale. Pura Penataran Agung Sukawati is one of ...
