Erotica in Taman Sari

There are some things I want to share from my traveling to Taman Sari Water Castle in Jogja a few years ago. There are some unique things in there that not everyone knows, not everyone told, not everyone shared with other.

I was lucky to get a nice tour guide. He's not an official guide from the local government or a historian. He's only an old man, a local resident who is allowed to be tour guide by Kraton Jogja, like some other people there.

Ridwan and I didn't intend to hire a guide, but this old man greeted us kindly. I think that's not wrong if he guides us. Because not many things that we can see in Taman Sari. Most of the former palace has been the form of debris. Only a pool that has been renovated.

My intuition was not wrong. This old man, I forgot his name, told different things by the results of my research. The explanation of my tour guide makes me increasingly understood that the Taman Sari was built for a king to have fun, and increasingly impressed me because at that time there's existing advanced technology in a simple way.

Check this first!

This is the remaining wall Gedhong Kenongo. It was standing on an artificial island called Pulo Kenongo. The biggest building in the first part is quite high. From the bridge of highs people can observe the Palace of Yogyakarta and surrounding areas to the outside of the Benteng Baluwarti. It is said Gedhong Kenongo consists of several rooms with different functions. From a distance the building is like floating on the water. Therefore not surprising that later Taman Sari dubbed with the name "Water Palace" (Water Castle). At present this building ruins lives alone.

To the south there is a row of Pulo Kenongo small building called "Tajug". This building is a tower of air ventilation for the tunnel under the water. This tunnel is the entrance to Pulo Kenongo besides using the canoe/boat sailed the artificial lake. Formerly in the western part of the artificial island there is also a tunnel, but his condition is now less manicured than the south tunnel. Tajug row was now no longer in the upper lake. Because the artificial lake has receded and become the servants of King township.

Meanwhile in the west of Pulo Kenongo there are buildings shaped like a circular ring called a "Sumur Gumuling". This two-story building can only be entered through a tunnel under the water. Sumur Gumuling traditionally said to be used as a mosque. On the second floor was found a niche in the wall which is said to be used as a sanctuary, where the imam leading the prayer. In the middle of the building that is open, there are four levels of ride and meet in the middle. From the fourth meeting these levels there is one more level to the second floor. Under the four-level meeting is that it seems there is a small pond used for ablution.

"Gedhong Hageng Gate" is the main gate of the garden of the kings of his day. At that time the Taman Sari facing toward the west and extends eastward. Gate is located in the westernmost part of the palace sites remaining water. The east side of the main door can still be seen while its west side is covered by dense settlements. Gates that have some space and is decorated with reliefs of two levels of birds and flowers that show in the completion of Taman Sari in the year 1691 Java (about AD 1765 AD).

"Umbul Pasiraman" or there is a call to "Umbul Binangun" is a bathing pool for the Sultan, his wives, and their daughters him. The complex is surrounded by high walls. To get to the place is provided by two gates, one on the east side and one on the west side. Inside this gate there is a decreased level. In the complex there are three pieces Umbul Pasiraman pool is decorated with mushroom-shaped fountain. Around the pool there is a giant flower pot. Besides the pool there are also building on the north side and in the middle of the south.

See the tower at the top?  From there the sultan peeked his wives who were bathing in the pool. If he wants one of them to accompany him, he will throw his handkerchief to his choice.

In ancient times, besides the sultan, only women are allowed to enter into this complex. This is possible because all the women in (empress, wife, concubine and the sultan's daughter) who get into this garden should be loose clothes (naked), so that men are strictly forbidden by the sultan to get into the garden.

The west wing building is where the wives and princess change their clothes

The room where the sultan meditate. On the left and right there are four right bath. During the sultan meditate, four of his wives bath there to test the sultan. It's said, if the sultan resist the temptation, Kanjeng Ratu Kidul will come to him and invite the sultan to make love with her. Huh?

The bath tubes

This is a bed that is used by one of the sultan of Jogja in the former building of Taman Sari resort. The length of this bed more than two feet and made ​​of cast concrete. So huge!

This is the Sultan's bed used to sleep with his choice wife after a bath. The bed is made of concrete, very thick and wide. The height of the bed is about waist high with a certain size because there is an erotic reason in the making. Hehehe...

Under the bed there are holes for inserting firewood to warm the bed. On the front wall of bed is a former big mirror that was almost covered the walls, with a height equal to the bed. Please you guys think the function ;)

Behind the king's room, there is a unique trench that once flowed water every day. The trench is designed in such a way that water flowing in it has solmisasi tone. The trench wall had holes to align the key tone. It's great, right?

Simak

Baca secara fonetik

Arrange the rocks in this hole, and you will get a beautiful tone that you want!

This is not just a ventilation hole in the wall. This form is a symbol of married and sexual life. But don't ask me. I forgot! Hahaha...

All plants at Taman Sari has efficacy for virility, fertility and sexual problems.

Still a lot of unique things and erotic at Taman Sari. Unfortunately I lost some precious photos. Later I'll go back there and tell it to you with a better picture, OK? ;)
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Note: All of the photos are my private stuff.