History to Balinese is not just something to be buried in the past, but it is something that has to be remembered and used as a guidance to face the future. An attempt to immortalize the history is by memorializing an important event with Candrasengkala.

Candrasengkala is combination of words representing numerical values that is used to denote the year of an important events, chronogram in short. It is written in Kawi language or High Balinese using traditional Balinese alphabet (aksara Bali). Candrasengkala can be found in ancient buildings, artifacts, work of arts, traditional literature, and in coat of arm of a city or organization. Candrasengkala can also be found in ancient letters. Candrasengkala that is found in ancient building or coat of arm of a city or organization denotes the year of establishment of the building, city, or organization.

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Taman Ayun temple was the royal temple of Mengwi Kingdom that survived until 1891 when it was conquered by the neighboring kingdoms of Tabanan and Badung. The name Taman Ayun means beautiful garden. This temple was built by the King of Mengwi, I Gusti Agung Anom in 1634. The date of construction is expressed on a carved door with chronogram reads ‘Sad Bhuta Yaksa Dewa‘ means 1634 AD. The temple has been renovated in 1949 and in 1972 all black fiber roofs were renewed, the last in 1976 was built the pavilion tower called ‘Bale Kulkul‘.

The Taman Ayun temple is the second largest temple in Bali, covering an area of 250 x 100 square meters. The temple is built on a high tableland that is partly surrounded by ponds, creating an impression that the temple is foating on the water. The temple is surrounded by a massive moat that looks lovely and is divided into 4 courtyards each courtyard situated on a spacious rising level.

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