Abstract
Balinese royal palaces' forms illustrate the evolving nature of the kingdom's political control and the strategies used by its rulers to foster the stability of its territory. Although every kingdom has opportunities to demonstrate its authority through architecture and layout, architectural hierarchy is presented from the form of architectural productions, including the traditional gate called kori agung among palaces called puris, especially the architectural form in palaces of Gianyar. This phenomenon has risen to the questions on how far the authority power influences the architectural form. Are there any other elements that influence the architectural form design in Gianyar? Drawing from seventeenth- through twentieth-century photographs, correspondences and collected oral traditions, this paper explores the oral traditions and power relationships among the kingdoms that influence the layout and form of the palace's architectural production called puri in Gianyar Bali. This paper found that the phrase
Highlights
Architectural productions have been valuable archives of civilization history since the buildings, under a political authority, have represented social-cultural, economic and political status [1]
Political authorities often built majestic structures, palaces and monuments, in their territory to show their power [5]. Far from presenting their power status totally by monumental architecture productions of palaces to demonstrate their power in their territory, other aspects influence the decision to design the architectural form and layout
This paper investigates the architectural form of puris in Gianyar compared with the architectural form of the puri Klungkung to identify how far the contestation of power relation in Bali has influenced the architectural form of puris in Gianyar
Summary
Architectural productions have been valuable archives of civilization history since the buildings, under a political authority, have represented social-cultural, economic and political status [1]. Far from presenting their power status totally by monumental architecture productions of palaces to demonstrate their power in their territory, other aspects influence the decision to design the architectural form and layout. Moral ethics in a community as a pearl of local wisdom in Bali, including memada-mada, is usually related to history, especially Bali’s oral history believed by Balinese to influence their life. Based on Balinese language, memada-mada means being equal, so in this context, memada-mada is related that people should not do something equivalent to a higher status This practice is a moral ethic for Balinese in their daily lives that becomes a pearl of local wisdom performed for centuries, especially in the precolonial era. In contrast political power is the way to present more power than others
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