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The second largest state temple complex in Bali, Pura Taman Ayun (Beautiful Garden Temple) is also one of the island’s most picturesque with its garden complex and surrounding lotus moat. Ruler of Mengwi, Cokorda Munggu built the elegant shrine in 1740 as his state temple when the region was still a separate kingdom. Symbolizing...
“Pura Taman Ayun “is the Balinese name for “The Royal Temple of Mengwi “ which was built in the 18th century by Cokorda Munggu, Mengwi’s greatest king and is the second largest temple complex in Bali. The meaning of the name is ‘Garden Temple in The Water.’ It is partially surrounded by a wide, lotus-...
Once a palace of the Klungkung Regency, Taman Gili is a building complex located in Semarapura. Within its walls sits a cluster of historical structures from the 17th century, when Klungkung was still considered to be the highest and most revered of Bali’s nine kingdoms. Today, what remain in the archaic palace compound are the Kerta Gosa, ...
Situated in Mas on the site of the original home of the Javanese sage Danghyang Nirartha, this is the villages most significant temple. A legend surrounds this important temple. It is said that Danghyang Niratha planted a purple tangi tree here and from the middle of this tree sprouted a golden bud, from where the name Mas (or gold) originated. The...
This picturesque water palace located in central Ubud is the seat of Ubud's royal Sukawati family. The famous Balinese stone sculptor and architect I Gusti Nyoman Lempad was invited here in 1898 by the King of Ubud and assigned with the task of constructing this lotus pond, water palace and garden in homage to the Hindu goddess of learning ...
