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Right next door to Pura Penataran Agung Sukawati is the Pura Kawitan Dalem Sukawati, a unique temple, which still boasts of original panel carvings of Tantric tales, as well as many other curious statues in the outer courtyard....
Nestled on a lush hillside about 2 km north of the town center, Pura Kehen is considered to be one of Bali’s more impressive temples – many locals refer to it as a miniature version of Pura Besakih, the ‘Mother Temple’ of Bali, and similarly, it also houses eight stepped terraces. Built in the 11th century, the name ‘K...
Although not much of the original palace structure remains since its reconstruction in the 1960’s, it has retained the compound wall, ceremonial gates, royal chapel and red brick facade. Situated on the bustling corner of Denpasar–Gianyar road in East Denpasar, Puri Agung Kesiman is most noted for Cokorda Sakti Kesiman, the 19th...
A contemporary art gallery located in the heart of Ubud featuring rotating exhibitions by forward thinking artists, most of them Indonesian. Pande Nyoman Wahyu Suteja Neka, the son of the founder of the Neka Museum, established this gallery on Monkey Forest Road in early 1997. The gallery is distinguished by its strikingly simple architecture, whic...
Housed on the grounds of this impressive Lapangan Puputan Margarana (Puputan Park) in the middle of the city is a grand 45m grey lava-rock monument shaped like a priest’s bell (bajra) called the Bajra Sandhi (Balinese People’s Struggle in the early 20th century). Designed by Taman Budaya’s architect, Ida Bagus Tugur, it was buil...
