Kerta Gosa | Floating Building

Enjoy our holiday this week, we want visit the mother temple of Balinese people, that is Besakih temple, we always found the unique place in our trips, first we found Kusamba Beach, at this time we visit Kerta Gosa, we are interest with this building because we saw the Balinese bell in the front of this area and the statue in he four intersection. The first purpose stop at this area for take a picture with Catur Muka ( Fourth  Face ). On of our friends saw a unique building and than we ask a local people. What is that Sir?? That is Kerta Gosa with floating building and full stories at the roof. Wow,,, the first word we said. We want go there, we pass the road but we miss a building that is a Klungkung palace, all right we will visit it after this tourism object.

On the Gate , we must paid IDR 12.000 for the entrance fee, and we always saw at almost tourism object in Bali, we must use sarong or selendang. Enter Kertagosa we saw a floating building and we choice enter that floating stage, we saw a hundred painting at the roof such as Sutasoma epic, Pan Brayut and many more. based on the story of Kertasgosa. It is a complex building of first klungkung king, he is Dewa Agung Jambe. Dewa Agung Jambe is second son of last king from Gelgel he's Suweca Pura, after Dewa Agung Jambe legalized be the King, he named this building is Semarapura, it's mean a place with fully love and beautiful. Kertagosa has 2 main building there are Taman Gili ( Floating Building ) and Kertagosa area. the function of this buildig there are (1) as a trial led by the king as supreme judge; (2) as a meeting place for kings in Bali; and (3) as a ceremony Manusa Yadnya ( human Ceremony )  or cutting teeth (mepandes) for the sons of the king.

Kertagosa is famous with wedding photo section, because this place has a nice panorama and unique building with long story hanging at the roof. and next we visit Klungkung Palace, it located closely from this tourism object. After visiting this tourism object, we continue to the mother temple of Balinese people, we take drive more than one hours, and finally we arrive at Besakih Temple.