The Beautiful of Taman Sari Water Castle

Taman Sari Water Castle is a real castle complex consists of several buildings ( not all of these buildings are in the water ) and its location is still in the environment Ngayogyakarta. In English, better known by the name of " Perfume Garden " or " Fragrant Garden ", because a lot of sweet-smelling flowers planted this garden environment.

Taman Sari Yogyakarta is not just the royal family recreation park at that time, but has a variety of functions including area as a Camouflage against his enemies, and is a system of fortifications, but it is also a place of meditation for the King, the place of making batik is done by the king 's concubines and daughters of the King, a military training ground for the royal army and there's more.

 Taman Sari Yogyakarta is founded in 1758 the idea was originally from Prince Mangkubumi and Raden Ronggo Prawirosentiko as an architect, while Demat Tegis ( Portuguese native who earned his degree from the kingdom ) as an expert structure.

There are several elements that influence the architecture of Taman Sari complex, including the influence of Hinduism and Buddhism, Islam and Javanese, Chinese, Portuguese and European style, can be seen in some parts of the building.

 Taman Sari Yogyakarta has two main gates, namely the Great Gapuro ( which is at the west) and Gapuro Stage ( which is at the East, which is currently ( in 2007 ) is used as the main entrance to the complex location of Taman Sari ).

Form of gate or its ' Gapuro' very beautiful which is the original style of Java, on the details of this Gapuro a stylized motif of the original Java like tendrils of plants, birds, tail and wings of an eagle.