Pura Taman Ayun

Pura Taman Ayun is a compound of Balinese temple and garden located in Mengwi district (kecamatan) in Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia.

Its whole compound covers 6.9 hectares (17 acres),[2] a rectangular piece of land oriented north-south[3] and surrounded to the west, south and east by a large body of water.

[6] The exact name of that global site is "Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy".

[5] Taman Ayun was built in 1634 AD (year 1556 on the çaka calendar) by the king of Mengwi Gusti Agung Putu (also known as Cokorda Sakti Blambangan), as a family temple (pura kawiten) to honour the spirits of his ancestors.

A wing of the complex includes an art gallery, and a theatre showing the history of the temple as told by the Mengwi royal family.

This building is linked to the outer courtyard by a wantilan, an open pavilion originally used for cockfighting which now used caters for gatherings and musical performances.

Large water body around the whole compound, part of the subak system.
South-west corner, looking north, with the main entrance brige on the right.