Ubud Royal Palace (Puri Saren Agung)
The Ubud Royal Palace is one of the most prominent places in Ubud, as it is smack-dab on the main Jalan Raya Ubud road and intersection. The palace can also be regarded as the focal landmark of Ubud. The ancient royal family lineage of Ubud still lives in this palace, but some parts of the building are open for tourists, where they can observe the traditional impressive interior and decoration with Balinese-style stone carvings.
A visit to the Ubud Royal Palace is on many of the itineraries to the Ubud area. It has well-preserved Balinese architecture and charming garden settings, and is best known among lovers of Balinese arts as one of the main sites to view dramatic evening dance performances.
Maimun Palace – Medan
If you want to see the buildings that have elements of Malay, Spanish, Indian and Italian, then the Maimun Palace in Medan is a must for you to visit. However, this historical building has a uniqueness in terms of building design.
This palace is dominated by yellow, which is the color of the greatness of the Malay people. Speaking of a royal palace, this building appears to have adapted the Mughal style, an Islamic model of Persian architecture which was popularized by the Mughal Empire in India, through a large, dome-like arch facade.
Siak Sri Indrapura Palace
Located in Riau Province in Sumatra, this palace belonged to the Sultanate of Siak Sri Indrapura. The palace was designed by a German architect after the Sultan made a journey through Europe, so the architecture embraces both European and Malay influence, filled with ornaments and furniture from Europe. Today, the palace is a popular tourist attraction, offering a glimpse of the royals’ life during the era. Tourists can observe various weapons, utensils, and musical instruments used by the royals.
Candi Ratu Boko
Legend said that Candi Ratu Boko once a palace for Ratu Boko, the father of Lara Jonggrang. Ratu Boko is built during the 8th century AD by the Buddhist Syailendra Dynasty, but then the Hindu Mataram kings took over the place.
The exquisite building is perched on top of a hill, embellished with stone carvings of the Hindu gods and figures. The structure is made of stones and those who have visited would agree that the historical site has a charming mythical feel.
Taman Sari – Yogyakarta
Taman Sari is a former garden site or palace gardens of Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat palace, Taman Sari was built at the time of Sultan Hamengku Buwono I in 1758-1765. Initially, the park which received the title “The Fragrant Garden” has an area of more than 10 hectares with about 57 buildings either in the form of bathing pools, buildings, suspension bridges, artificial lakes, artificial islands, water canals and underwater tunnels.
Taman Sari, which was used effectively between 1765-1812, originally stretched from the southwest of the Kedhaton complex to the southeast of the Magangan complex. But now the only remnants of Taman Sari can be seen only in the southwest of the Kedhaton complex.