Mengwi Royal Temple

Mengwi Royal Temple or you can call it ” Taman Ayun Temple ” located in Mengwi sub-district. Taman Ayun is a paibon temple or Pedarman temple of King Mengwi to worship ancestral spirits of the kings in the form of a Gedong Paibon. Besides it was built Meru Meru which aims to worship the gods for the people of Mengwi kingdom in asking for prosperity. This temple is a historical heritage from the kingdong of Mengwi. In 2012 UNISCO established Taman Ayun temple as part of the world cultural heritage site.

History

This temple was built in the 17^th century precisely starting to be built in 1632 and finish in 1634 by King Mengwi. At that time I Gusti Agung Putu as King. The process of building this temple was assisted by an architect from someone of Chinese descent from Banyuwangi named Ing Khang Ghoew.

Taman Ayun is a family temple for the kingdom of Mengwi. The reason this temple was established was because at that time the temple was a distance far enough to be reached by the Mengwi people. Thus the king of Mengwi erected a number of temples as symbols of the 9 main objects in Bali, such as: Besakih temple, Batur temple and other main temples in Bali.

Ticket Fee and Opening Hours

• Open at 8 am until 6 pm
• Tikcet fee at IDR 30.000
• Paking fee at IDR 5.000

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