TAMAN UJUNG SUKASADA, KARANG ASEM,BALI

        

             Itis located in Ujung Countryside, south part of Karangasem regency or about 2,hours from Bali's International Airport. From Denpasar Town, we have to takethe highway of Ida Bagus Matra's Street and go to the east part of Bali untilarrive at Karangasem town. The journey will take about 2 hours and turn rightto the south part of Karangasem town. Taman Sukasada is right located in thecostal side with beautiful old building and the right place to visit duringyour vacation in Bali. 

Taman Sukasada or SukasadaPark is a beautiful park with big fish pond surrounds the old Karangasem Empire heritage building which is used by the Karangasem's King for day relaxation or meeting place in their era. It is located in Ujung Countryside about 5 Km from Amlapura town. This park is originally met one pool only which is very Ghostlike and very secret called by Di Dirah and this pool at the period of I Gusti Gede Putu King (1849-1893) governance with his brother of Gde Oka (1849-1890) that the around of this pool is functioned as place of exile for the man who alleged to run the black magic (leak). At the period of I Gusti Bagus Jelantik governance which start to lead the Karangasem Kingdom in the year 1909, this pool area is extended and developed by some pools and also luxury building Bale Gili with European style (modern style), later then it is given the name called Taman Sukasada/ Sukasada Park Ujung Karangasem, that is estimate made in the year of twentieth.

TOURIST DESTINATION EASTERN PART OF BALI

       This park is strategically located in the coastal side, south part of Karangasem town and founding a lot of wellspring around the area. If seen from the history aspect, most of all omissions from Karangasem Empire both for Lombok Island and also exist in Bali, altogether area consisted by the pool and Gili building which is exist in the middle of pool like Mayura and Narmada Park which are existing in west part of Lombok Island. We can say that this Sukasada Park as a mascot of tourist destinations in east part of Bali because Sukasada Park has been recognized until foreign countries since twenty's year and more famous again in the year of thirtieth when all foreign tourist start to pay a visit to Bali. King of Karangasem I Gusti Bagus Jelantik who is known as Anak Agung Anglurah Ketut Karangasem is a Statesman, Man of letters as well as an architect. He has created a lot of building not even in the form of park but he also done some building which are exist in Puri Agung Karangasem (Karangasem Palace) like gateway which is looking like pagoda.

HISTORY TO MAKE AS TOURIST OBJECT

Still blanketed by a thick layer of black lava from Gunung Agung’s last major eruption of 1963, the whole region of Karangasem, Bali’s most traditional area, is dominated by 1,174 meter high Gunung Seraya. Driving through the commercial, administrative center and district capital of Amlapura at the eastern extremity of the island, we traveled a further 5 kilometers southeast.

              At the small fishing village of Ujung, a majestic mock European-style water palace surrounded by a moat - a mini Taj Mahal laid out like the Hanging Gardens of Babylon – spread out before us. Officially known as Taman Soekasada Oejoeng, but popularly called Taman Ujung, the 

relaxing and undistorted water palace is surrounded by a spacious and attractive park with the ocean beyond.

                This impressive complex was built by the King of Karangasem, I Gusti Bagus Djilantik (1887-1966), who had the title Anak Agung Agung Anglurah K’tut Karangasem. In the colonial era, the park encompassed almost 400 hectares, but land reform programs carried out after independence reduced the site to the present 10 hectares, still much larger than the other better-known royal water palace at Tirtagangga 20 minutes away. Karangasem’s royal family still owns the water palace, thus it is designated as private property.

                The Kingdom of Karangasem, whose main palace of Puri Amlapura is located in Amlapura, was once one the richest in Bali, tracing its origins back to a 16th century Balinese prime minister known as Batan Jeruk. During the waning days of the Gelgel dynasty, this rajadom rose to the pinnacle of its power. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the kingdom owed its wealth mainly to the fact that its raja cooperated with the Dutch invaders, thus saving his title and autonomy.

                At the behest of the colonial government, Taman Ujung was originally constructed in 1909 by the Dutch architect Van Den Hentz and the Chinese architect Loto Ang, but also involved experienced Balinese master builders and architects (undagi) as well as government advisors and technicians. Taman Ujung followed the tradition and style of the water palaces that the Karangasem royal dynasty had built in Lombok. Prior to the erection of the extant original buildings, the water palace was a park named Kolam Dirah built in 1901.

                   Taking 12 years to build, the most important work was completed by 1921, though renovations continued for another 16 years. In 1937, Taman Soekasada Oejoeng Karangasem was inaugurated in the maligya dedication ceremony of the Raja’s predecessor I Gede Djilantik, recorded on two marble inscriptions in Bahasa Indonesia and Balinese, which can be found on the wall of Bale Warak.

                    Other tourist object around Taman Ujung likes Goa Lawah (bat cave), Tirta Gangga, Ketha Gosa.

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