Taman Ayun Temple is a beautiful temple and situated in Mengwi Village of Badung district. The name take from the word Taman and Ayun. Taman is mean Garden and Ayun is mean Beautiful, and Taman Ayun is mean Beautiful Garden in addition to its beauty. Taman Ayun Temple is a Mother Temple or Paibon to Mengwi Kingdom. This temple is was built by Mengwi King I Gusti Agung Putu, in the Javanese year of 1556. Initially, I Gusti Agung Putu built a temple to the north mengwi village to worship of his ancestors.
Taman Ayun Temple complex is 100 meters in length and 250 meters in width. The complex comprises an outer court and three inner courts, and inner courts, sided with stone fences, have different elevation, and inner most is the highest one. The court Taman Ayun temple, also known as Jaba, is situated at the outer side of the pool. There is a bridge over the pool to connect the outer court to the inner ones. At the end of the bridge, on the inner court side, there is Bentar Gate followed by a pathway leading to their inner courts.
At the left side of the pathway Taman Ayun temple, near the gate, there is more sort of small guardhouse. Here, at the first inner court, there is Wantilan (a sort of hall) at which some ceremonies usually take place, including a cook fight which also part the ritual ceremonies at the temple. There is a pathway lying across the firs inner court and dividing it into two parts, connecting the gate into the first inner court to the one in to the second inner court. The Southwest, there is a round gazebo at which one can have a rest and enjoy the beauty of the temple. There is a pond near the gazebo covered with water lilies, right at the center of the pond, there is a small post that sprinkles water to nine different direction. The East, there is a cluster of small temples called Luhuring Purnama Temple.
There is a gate at the end of the pathway Taman Ayun Temple dividing the first inner court into two. The gate leads to the second inner court, which is situated on a higher ground then first one. across from the gate, on the second inner court, there is building functional as a partition. The partition Taman Ayun Temple decorated with relief sculpture depicting nine guardian of compass point. And to the East, there is a small temples called Dalem Bekak Temple. The West, around the corner, there is a bale Kulkul with its roof rising high. The third inner court, which is also the inner most and the highest one, is the most sacred area. Its main door, which is called Pintu Gelung is placed right in the middle it is opened only during ceremonies. The main door, however, Taman Ayun Temple is franked by two gates through which people can access the court to do daily routines at Taman Ayun Temple. The court houses several Meru, a Temple, a Gedong, a Padmasana, a Padma Rong Telu, and other religious buildings. And many visitors from foreign and domestic tourist visiting Taman Ayun Temple.
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