Bali: Tampak Siring Palace

Tampak Siring Palace, located in Gianyar District, Bali Province, is the only Presidential Palace which was built after Indonesia Merdeka. Another palace is the fifth building that had stood since the days of Dutch colonialism, among others, Istana Negara and Istana Merdeka (Jakarta), Bogor (Bogor), Palace Cipanas (Cipanas), and the Great House (Yogyakarta).
Looks Siring Palace was built by an architect named RM Soedarsono the initiative of President Sukarno. Development of the presidential palace is divided into two periods, namely 1957 and 1963. In 1957, the complex was built Wisma Merdeka and Wisma Yudhistira. While in 1963, the second phase of development completed two other major buildings, the State House and Wisma Bima, and one Multi Purpose Building (conference building).

There Siring Palace was built in the hilly area with altitude of about 700 meters above sea level (DPL). The travelers who visited this place can see the history and functions of the historic building which was once used by the president of the Republic of Indonesia.

At 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 setting. Tourists in this building can also see the ornaments in the form of statues and paintings of choice.

While at State House, the tourists can see a building with an area of approximately 1476 m2 which is the building to entertain the guests of the state. Between Wisma Merdeka and Wisma Negara + there is a gap 15 meters deep that separates these two homestead. Therefore, built a bridge 40 meters long with a width of 1.5 meters to connect the two homestead it.

The guest country will usually delivered through this bridge to get to the State House, so the bridge is also known as the Friendship Bridge. The guests of honor who had crossed the bridge, among others, Emperor of Japan Hirihito, President Tito of Yugoslavia, Ho Chi Minh from Vietnam, and Queen Juliana of the Netherlands.

Wisma Yudhistira a place to stay for the party presidency and the party guests state. Homestead is located in the center of the complex seems Siring Palace has an area of approximately 1825 m2. While Wisma Bima with an area of approximately 2000 m2 is usually used as a place to rest his presidential guard and escort the guest country.

Another building that is not less important is the Conference Building. This building was purposely built for the purpose of the cabinet meeting, a dinner guest of state, and important conferences, such as the Summit (Summit) ASEAN XIV held on 7-8 October 2003 ago.

Still in the palace area, the tourists can also enjoy other attractions are well known in the island of Bali, the Pura Tampak Siring located just below the Palace Tampak Siring. This temple is also known as the Pura Tirta Empul because in this temple is sacred springs (Tirta Empul). In this place, the tourists can do meditation and reap the blessings showered by the special pool fed by water from Tirta Empul. Sacred springs are said to have been used for purification and treatment since a thousand years ago.

Looks Siring Palace complex and Pura Tirta Empul is approximately 40 kilometers from Denpasar City. From the capital city of Bali province, tourists can use private vehicles or public transportation (taxi). However, if want a practical sightseeing, tourists can hire a travel agency services (travel agents) contained in the City of Denpasar.

The travelers who need to rent hotel accommodation and resorts around Tampak Siring. For those hobby shop and a culinary connoisseurs can also satisfy the desire of souvenir stalls and food stalls that are readily available in this area.