This temple is situated in the village of Mengwi, Mengwi subdistrict, Badung district, 18 km from the city of Denpasar. Besides visited Both Hindus to worship, the temple is also a tourist attraction visited by foreign and local travel. This temple is surrounded by a large pond, so to enter the temple area must pass through a bridge. On the banks of ponds decorated a variety of ornamental plants That the make the atmosphere look beautiful and wonderful.
From Taman Ayun vocabulary can be interpreted as a beautiful garden. This vast temple area reached four acres, overgrown with various flowers and fruits. Once a resting place for kings Mengwi.
According to the Chronicle Mengwi, this temple was built by I Gusti Agung Putu in 1632 and completed in 1634. The architecture was created by co-workers Mengwi King, a descendant of china from Banyuwangi named Ing Khang Ghoew familiarly called I Kaco. The history of this temple is closely associated with the history of Mengwi.
Taman Ayun temple structure consisting of the Utama mandala, Gedong Pedarman Puri and furnished with Ista Dewata as worship of the Gods in all the Kahyangan Jagat. Including places of worship to Ida Hyang Dang Dwijendra. While the worship of the ancestors of the kings of Mengwi can be done in Gedong Pedarman Paibon. In the Madyamandala and Nista Mandala built temples called Apit Surang , while in the Utama Mandala features of a Kori Agung ( Paduraksa ).
The ceremony in this temple on Tuesday kliwon wuku Medangsia, and is celebrated every 210 days. Basically, this temple is the paibon temple of the family Mengwi kings, namely the worship of ancestral spirits.
For tourists, this temple has a special way around the large pool, so the distance is like a floating temple. This temple was damaged by a massive earthquake on 20 January 1947. Many buildings were badly damaged. Then in 1937 suffered a massive restoration that looks like now.
