Bali Taman Ayun Temple 

is situated in Mengwi Village of Badung District, around 18

km to the west of Denpasar. It is a very beautiful temple, as the name tells (Taman
Ayun  means temple in a beautiful garden). In addition to its beauty, Taman Ayun
Temple is also considered to have historical values, which makes the regional
government of Bali suggests the UNESCO in 2002 that this temple is included in World
Heritage List.
Taman Ayun Temple is a Mother Temple (Paibon) to Mengwi Kingdom. This temple
was built by Mengwi King, I Gusti Agung Putu, in the Javanese year of 1556 (1634 AD).
Initially, I Gusti Agung Putu built a temple to the north of Mengwi village to the worship
of his ancestors.
Taman Ayun Temple has gone through a number of restoration works. Large scale
restoration was implemented in 1937. In 1949, restoration work was done to the kori
agung (the grand room), Bentar temple. A big wantilan was also constructed during the
time. The third restoration was implemented in 1972, followed by the final restoration in
1976. Taman Ayun Temple complex is 100 meters in length and 250 meters in width.
The complex comprises an outer court and three inner courts. The inner courts, sided
with stone fences, have different elevations, and the inner most is the highest one. 
The outer 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 a Bentar gate followed by a
pathway leading to the inner courts. There are two giant statues at each end of the
bridge. 
At the left side of the pathway Taman Ayun Temple, near the gate, there is some sort of
a small guardhouse. Here, at the first inner court, there is a Wantilan (a sort of hall) at
which some ceremonies usually take place, including a cockfight, which is also part the
ritual ceremonies at the temple. There is a pathway lying across the first inner court and
dividing it into two parts, connecting the gate into the first inner court to the one into the
second inner court. To 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 directions. To the east, there is a cluster of small temples called Luhuring
Purnama Temples. 
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 than the first one. Across from the gate, on the second inner court, there is a
building functioning as a partition. The partition Taman Ayun Temple decorated with
relief sculpture depicting nine guardian gods of compass points.