Denpasar City is the capital of Bali Province since 1960

A Capital of Bali Province Offers Places of Interest – Denpasar City

Denpasar City is the capital of Bali Province since 1960 up to now. Previously it was the capital of the Badung Empire that controlled the south part region of Bali Island. This city is a place for Bali Governor’s office therewith all offices from private sectors to important government offices. The kind of offices are telecommunications, post offices, banks, airlines and hospitals. It is also as a centre of Bali’s economic, business and cultural development. Meanwhile, the culture can be seen from the places of interest existing in this city that have been appointed as tourist destinations. The local government has launched the Denpasar City Tour as well as Denpasar City Tour Packages to discover the places of interest. In addition, we learn about cultures and daily local social life from the various urban who are living here.

Denpasar City Philosophy

The word of Denpasar is mean in north of market. It is a fast growing town especially since the tourism industry growth around 1960. Denpasar has population about 561.814 people. Gajah Mada Street is main road in this town as the shopping centre and the edge of this street. Meanwhile, exactly in the middle of crossroad had been built a statue which is called Catur Muka Statue. Catur Muka Statue is a statue owning four faces by observing four directions from north, south, east and west. This statue is made on 1972 and it’s building to commemorate the Badung War on 20 September 1906 which is well known as Puputan Badung.

Places of Interest at Bali Capital City

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The courtyard which is located in the south east of Catur Muka Statue is named Puputan Badung Field. In this location, Badung King with its people had battled until him dead against the Dutch colonist. In north side of Puputan Badung, the Jaya Sabha building is proudly standing as a place to welcome the VIP guests. It is an official office for Bali’s Governor accepts the important guest for having dinner while enjoying the Balinese Culture Show. In east side of Puputan Badung, it had been built a Hindu temple on 1968 that is called Jagatnatha Temple. This Temple is a public temple to worship Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa / God. Especially each full moon, The Hindu people in Denpasar come to this place in particular at the evening time.

In south side of this temple, Curt Grundler, an architect had built Bali Museum built on 1931. Its architecture is a combination between temple and empire palace. This Museum contains the artistic object collection or artifact from prehistoric era until modern-day.Another place is becoming tourist destination is Puri Pamecutan/Pamecutan Palace. There are lodgings for the tourist accommodations are available in this palace. This palace is rebuilt as according to its geniuses after broken by Dutch soldier on 1906 and in this palace is kept a set famous Gold Gamelan as empire heritage.

Other Tourist Destinations that can Visit in Denpasar City

Meanwhile, Denpasar City is rich with places of interest that recommended to visit during your vacation in this island of God. Most of all and the majority of them are located in the heart of town where we can easily accessed by any vehicle. The places of interest are includes Bali Museum, Jagatnatha Temple, Badung Traditional Market, Bali Art Center and Bajra Sandhi Monument.