KERTHA GOSA

KERTHA GOSA TAMAN GILI

Kertha Gosa is a tourism place which is a lot of visited by tourists in Bali located in Klungkung Town , east part of Bali. The building existence in the middle of lotus pond which is looking like adrift and own the high history value to Klungkung empire, where this building more knowledgeable by the name of Taman Gili. It is used for the meeting hall for all kings in the era of Klungkung Empire. The building with the Balinese style is precisely standing up in the middle of lotus pond and the building itself is designed open air and sustained with the graven wood prop of Bali. The ceiling of this Taman Gili Building is full decorated by the dressy puppets painting of Kamasan style narrating the human life in this earth and eternity. This building is also as eyewitness of Klungkung empire life, until governmentally resistance of Dutch colonial.

This place also owns Taman Gili, a building floating or sees like floating because it is intentionally founded in the middle of a fish pond. The decorative painting at the roof of Kertha Gosa building is painted with the story motif. The painting is started from Panil at eastside with the plot rotate according to Pradaksina direction and finish at Panil north side. Kertha Gosa is founded in 18 century with unique building like the plafond come from asbestos which is dotted with the famous style of Kamasan painting in the year 1930. During Dutch colonization (1908-1942), Kertha Gosa remains to be wearied as a justice place for lawbreaker, especially criminal. Along with colonial governance, the punish system in Indonesia has changed from system of death duties Majapahit (traditional) become the continental punish system which is brought by Dutch. The evacuation system is non aim to as retaliation, but improve the perpetrator so that acceptable to its society. The painting decorating on the conference hall's plafond is aim to awake all trespassers in order not to repeat the badness. Other building is called Bale Kambang and this building looked to be impressing float on the fishpond water. There is a museum which is called Semarajaya located on the right external of Kori Agung yard. This Museum is set in a building which is ex- Dutch High School and its physical form is solidarity from Dutch style era architecture with the Balinese traditional architecture. In this museum we can see the ancient object, history object inclusive photos of documentation from Klungkung King Family and clan.