Denpasar Tourism Object Part 2

Bali Art Centre

Bali art centre was located on downtown of Denpasar precisely in Nusa Indah road. The art centre has named as Taman Werdhi Budaya which has huge location and used celebrate Bali Cultural Festival in every year. Designed by famous Balinese architect, Mr. Ida Bagus Tugur, this place designed based on temples and Bali imperial palace architecture. In the point this art centre separated by river which come from east to the west and divided in into four parts, such as:

1. Holy place Taman Beji Temples, Bale Selonding, Bale Pepaosan.

2. Widya Kusuma library

3. Exhibition building Mahudara, Kriya building, Idol studio, art building (wisma seni), and Wantilan.

4. Open podium Ardha Candra and Close podium Ksirarnawa.

Padanggalak Area

Padanggalak area has different situation of tourism object. This place is has several facilities of recreation, including international swimming pool. Except international pool which is decorated suitable with international standard or even more, another facilities that available in this place is open podium that used to show the art festival or cultural activities that will shown for the public. Several kinds of exhibition held from classic until modern such musical concert. Despite open podium and close podium also available laser attraction which has background water fountain that used to support the art exhibition. The distance from Denpasar town is not too far at about 7 until 10 minutes that support with modern transportation unit. Padanggalak area is suitable with peoples that want enjoy the leisure time or just want to swim.

Puputan Yard

The yard of Puputan Badung is centre of bustle in Denpasar. Puputan have meaning ‘used up’ where in the 1906 when the Dutch invading Denpasar, the Balinese people which led by King of Denpasar choose to fight against the Dutch. At about 4.000 Balinese people including King of Denpasar within the family died in the battle to fight against Dutch. To memorize the war of Puputan Badung build the monument of Puputan Badung that located in the north side of yard. The monuments consist of the King, Queen, 2 sons of the King. Usually the local people used this yard as recreation place.

Bajra Sandhi Monument

Bajra Sandi is a monument of Balinese struggle that build to give honors to the heroes and used as the symbol of Balinese struggle soul which give from generation to generation. The location was located in front of Bali governor office. This monument has three concepts which applied in each part of monument, like:

1. The central building which has concept of Utama Mandala

2. The building surrounding central building which has concept of Madya Mandala.

3. The external building which has concept of Nista Mandala.