Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Taman Kerta Gosa

 

Kerta Gosa
As a former empire, fair if Klungkung has many relics which is now a tourist attraction.One is Taman Gili Kerta Gosa, Klungkung Semarapura palace cultural heritage.Kerta Gosa is a building (bale) which is part of the palace complex of buildings Semarapura and has been built around the year 1686 the foundation stone of power and the first holder of the throne of the kingdom of Klungkung is Ida I Dewa Agung Jambe.
Kerta Gosa consists of two buildings (Bale) is Bale and Bale Kambang kerta Gosa.Called Bale Kambang because the building is surrounded by a pool of Taman Gili.Uniqueness Kerta Gosa with Kambang Bale is on the ceiling surface or the ceiling is decorated with a bale of traditional Kamasan style painting (a village in Klungkung) or style puppets are very popular among the people of Bali. At first, the paintings that adorn the ceiling of the building was made of cloth and parba. New since 1930 is replaced and created over plasterboard then restored in accordance with the original picture and still intact today. As a cultural heritage Semarapura Kraton, Kerta Gosa and Bale Kambang enabled to adjudicate and the place where religious ceremonies are especially Yadnya cut teeth (mepandes) as sons and daughters of the king.
The function of these two buildings is closely related to the function of education through puppet paintings presented at the ceiling of the building. Therefore, the paintings is a series of a story that takes the main theme of Swargarokanaparwa and Bima parwa Swarga who guide karma phala penalty (due to the merits of human deeds done during his life) as well as re-incarnation into the world because of the deeds and sin- sin. Therefore not wrong to say that psychologically, the themes of paintings that adorn the ceiling Kerta Gosa building contains the values ​​of mental and spiritual education. The painting is divided into six rows of terraced.
Bottom row illustrates the theme of the story comes from Tantric. Dereta second from the bottom illustrates the theme of the story in Swargarakanaparwa Bimaswarga. The next row of Kasyapa Bagawan themed story. The fourth row of the theme or meaning Palalindon the characteristics and meaning of the earthquake are mythological.Advanced story taken from the theme Bimaswarga ineffable in the fifth row which lies almost on the cone ceiling of the building. In the last row or the sixth is occupied by a picture of the life of nirvana. In addition to the roof of the building Kerta Gosa, wayang paintings also decorate the ceiling of the building to the west of the Bale Kambang Kerta Gosa. On the palate this Kambang Bale puppet themed paintings from the Ramayana and Sutasoma Kakawin story.
Taking the theme from kakawin yanga provide clues that the building functions Kambang Bale is a place to hold religious ceremonies Manusa Yadnya cut teeth son-in Klungkung king. The attraction of Kerta Gosa than traditional Kamasan style painting in Bale and Bale Kambang Kerta Gosa, other important relics that are still around and can not be separated in terms of historical value is great pemedal (gate / gate). Great Pemedal located west Kerta Gosa emit highly value cultural heritage palace. In this Court contained Pemedal also artistic value of traditional Balinese architecture. This gate serves as a crutch ever holder of the throne of power mechanisms (Supreme Deity) in Klungkung for over 200 years (1686-1908).
In the event of war against the Dutch military expedition known as the Puputan Klungkung on April 28, 1908, the last holder of the throne and his followers Dewa Agung Jambe fall. (Recordings of this event is now immortalized in a monument Puputan Klungkung is located across Kerta Gosa). After the defeat of the core building Semarapura Kraton (innards) is destroyed and turned into residential places.The highest remaining debris is Kerta Gosa, Bale Kambang with her and Taman Gili Palace Gate which turned out to be a very interesting object both in terms of tourism and culture, especially historical studies.
Kerta Gosa was also once functioned as a hall of court during the Dutch colonial bureaucracy in Klungkung (1908-1942) and since the appointment of a chief regional officer indigenous kingdoms in Klungkung (Ida I Dewa Agung of Klungkung State) in 1929. In fact, former chair of court equipment and table wear wooden carvings and Prade paint is still there. Those things are evidence of traditional indigenous heritage institutions such as courts ever apply in Klungkung in the colonial period (1908-1942) and the period of Japanese occupation (1043-1945). In 1930, restoration of paintings ever done puppet contained in Kerta Gosa and Bale Kambang by the painter of Kamasan. Restoration of the last paintings done in 1960.

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