Klungkung Palace

The Klungkung Palace, officially Puri Agung Semarapura, is a historical building complex situated in Semarapura, the capital of the Klungkung Regency (kabupaten) on Bali, Indonesia.

The palace (puri) was erected at the end of the 17th century, but largely destroyed during the Dutch colonial conquest. Today the basic remains of the palace are the court of justice, the Kertha Gosa Pavilion, and the main gate that bears the date Saka 1622 (AD 1700). Within the old palace compound is also a floating pavilion, the Bale Kembang. The descendants of the rajas that once ruled Klungkung today live in Puri Agung, a residence to the west of the old palace, which was built after 1929.

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Klungkung Palace ranks #2,367 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #10 of the 39 mapped in Indonesia. Founded c. 1675, it is older than 24% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 580 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,157 times in the last 60 days, more than 52% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Indonesia compares in the castle statistics.

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