Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Bajra Sandhi Monument

Bajra Sandhi Monument is monument to the struggle of the people of Bali are located in Renon, Denpasar, Bali. This monument occupies a vast area, there are several golf balls around.

Bajra Sandhi Monument is a Balinese Struggle Monument to pay homage to the heroes and a symbol of struggle for the soul nursery preservation of the Balinese people from generation to generation and from age to age. Location of the monument is located in front of the Office of the Governor of Bali Province is also in front of Parliament Building Niti Mandala Renon Bali Province in the field exactly Puputan Renon.

Overall the data area rectangular monument square with the application of the conception of Tri Mandala:
As President Mandala is a lot / building most in the middle
As an Associate Mandala is a courtyard that surrounds the Main Mandala
As Nista Mandala is the most outer courtyard which surrounds Associate Mandala
Main building of monuments to the Mandala arranged into 3 floors:
Utamaning Main floor 3 Mandala is positioned at the top serves as a calm, quiet, quiet place to enjoy the atmosphere of the distance around the monument. Visitors can see the panorama Denpasar from this place. When the weather is sunny so the views of Denpasar pins. To reach this place must pass through a fairly high melingkat stairs.

Main Madyaning Mandala is a 2 floor serves as a diorama, amounting to 33 units. Floors 2 (two) of this struggle as a miniature display of the Balinese people from time to time. Dioramanya similar to those in the Monas, Jakarta. But it is here only shows the struggle of the people of Bali. Start time of the kingdom, the influx of Hindu, Majapahit, colonization, wars of independence, until today.

On the outside perimeter of the room have an open porch or patio to enjoy the surrounding atmosphere.
Main Nistaning Mandala is the ground floor of Building Monument, which contained information space, keperpustakaan space, exhibition halls, meeting rooms, administration, building and toilet. In the midst of the room there is a lake that is named as Puser Tasik, eight poles and also the great staircase rose-shaped tread virgin.

The existence of physical building is strongly relating to the meaning of Hinduism philosophy, namely Yoni colossus. The monument is likely colossus device meanwhile the building base as yoni. From other side, the Yoni colossus is also describing the story of twiddling Mandhara Giri at Ksirarnawa which is taken away from passage of Adi Parwa (Hindu's Book).

This building Monument is consisted of:
  • Jar of Amertha symbol by Kumba (a kind of pot) what is seen on the top monument.
  • The Dragon Basuki tail exists near by Swamba and its head at entrance gate
  • The body of Bedawang Akupa realized at its base of monument and the head at entrance gate
  • Mount of Mandara Giri realized by the high of monument boosting
  • Pool encircle the monument is supposing as Ksirarnawa (milk ocean).