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The prominence of Bali as a popular island resort with cultural significance has stimulated demand for modern Balinese architecture applied to tourism-related buildings. Hotels, villas, cottages, restaurants, shops, museums, and airports have incorporated Balinese themes, style, and design in their architecture.
A Pura is a Balinese Hindu temple [ 1] and the place of worship for adherents of Balinese Hinduism in Indonesia. Puras are built following rules, style, guidance, and rituals found in Balinese architecture. Most puras are found on the island of Bali, where Hinduism is the predominant religion; however many puras exist in other parts of ...
Meru tower. The meru of Pura Ulun Danu Bratan is dedicated to Shiva and his consort Parvathi. A Meru tower, or pelinggih meru, is the principal shrine of a Balinese temple. It is a wooden, pagoda -like structure with a masonry base, a wooden chamber, and multi-tiered thatched roofs. The height of Meru towers represents the Hindu Mount Meru.
The architecture of Indonesia reflects the diversity of cultural, historical, and geographic influences that have shaped Indonesia as a whole. Invaders, colonizers, missionaries, merchants, and traders brought cultural changes that had a profound effect on building styles and techniques. Numbers of Indonesian vernacular houses have been ...
Bale kulkul is an ancient architectural feature of Indonesia, predating the arrival of Hinduism in Indonesia. A bale kulkul at the Pura Penataran Sasih at Pejeng village contains an approximately 2,000 years-old bronze drum, the Moon of Pejeng. The Moon of Pejeng is the world's largest and most complete type of drum known as the Pejeng type ...
Candi bentar, or split gateway, is a classical Javanese and Balinese gateway entrance commonly found at the entrance of religious compounds, palaces, or cemeteries in Indonesia. [1] It is a candi -like structure split perfectly in two to create a passage in the center for people to walk through. In contrast to the very ornate shape and ...
A balé meten (sleeping pavilion) within a Balinese house compound.. Balinese traditional house refers to the traditional house of Balinese people in Bali, Indonesia.The Balinese traditional house is the product of a blend of Hindu and Buddhist beliefs fused with Austronesian animism, resulting in a house that is "in harmony" with the law of the cosmos of Balinese Hinduism.
Tri Hita Karana is a traditional philosophy for life on the island of Bali, Indonesia. The literal translation is roughly the "three causes of well-being" or "three reasons for prosperity." [ 1] The three causes referred to in the principle are: It is derived from the Balinese spiritualism and beliefs, which promotes harmony among fellow human ...