TAMPAKSIRING PALACE

Tampaksiring Palace is a palace that was built after Indonesia's independence, which is located in the village of Tampaksiring, Tampaksiring District, Gianyar, Bali.

Tampaksiring Palace built in the area is mountainous with an altitude of about 700 meters above sea level (DPL). Visitors can see the history of this place and function of the historic building that was once used by the president of the Republic is composed daribagunan Indonesia.Istana.Tampaksiring Wisma Merdeka, Wisma Yudhishthira, Government House and Wisma Bima, and one Multipurpose Building (conference building).

Wisma Merdeka which has an area of 1200 m2, for example, visitors can view Bedroom Bedroom I and II, President, Family Bedroom, Living Room, and the Space Working with such a beautiful arrangement. In this building visitors can also see the decorations in the form of sculptures and paintings of choice.

Government House, the tourists can see a building with an area of 1476 m2 which is the building to entertain the guests. Between the Wisma Merdeka and Wisma Negara are as deep + 15-meter gap that separates the two homestead. Therefore, built a bridge along the 40 meters with a width of 1.5 meters to connect two state guest house itu.Para usually will be escorted through this bridge to go to Government House, so the bridge is also known as the Friendship Bridge.

Wisma Yudhishthira is the place to stay for the party presidency and the party guests. Wisma is located in the middle Tampaksiring Palace complex has an area of approximately 1825 m2. While Wisma Bima with an area of approximately 2,000 m2 is usually used as the rest of the presidential guard and escort the guest country.

Building Conference. This building was constructed for the purpose of the cabinet meeting, a dinner guest of the state, and important conferences, which had organized the Summit (Summit) ASEAN XIV on 7-8 October 2003.

State guest who visited this palace was King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand with queen, the Queen Sirikit (in 1957)., President Ne Win of Burma (now Myanmar), President Tito of Yugoslavia, President Ho Chi Minh of Vietnam, Prime Minister Nehru of India, Prime Minister Khruchev from the Soviet Union, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, and Hirihito Emperor of Japan.

According to history, in one corner of the region Tampaksiring Palace, overlooking the pool Tirta Empul at the foot of the hill, there had been resting buildings owned by the Kingdom of Gianyar. On top of land that is now standing Wisma Merdeka, which is part of the Tampaksiring Palace was first built.

Tampaksiring Presidential Palace stood on the initiative of the first Indonesian President, Sukarno, so it can be said Tampaksiring Presidential Palace is the only palace built during the reign of Indonesia. Construction of the palace began in 1957 until 1960. and its development in 2003.