Tamansari (Water Castle)

Tamansari, means “fragrant garden”, named for the delicious fragrance emitted by 18 lavish gardens planted with flowers, vegetables and fruit trees that once were part of the compound. It was nicknamed “Water Castle”.

Access to the castle was by means of ingenious underwater passageways with small towers placed at regular intervals providing light and ventilation.
     Tamansari Built by Sultan Hamengku Buwono I beginning in 1758 and completed in 1765, it was abandoned after his death. In its heyday Taman Sari also included sunken bathing pools, secluded meditation chambers, royal sleeping quarters, rooms for wives and concubines, and a mosque. It is said that the stone block supporting the mosque was taken from the ruins of Kerta, the early 17 th century palace of Mataram's Sultan Agung.  

Today, the Castle can be visited by the general public. Starting from 08.00 up to 16.00. In this complex terdapt still considered a sacred place in the Castle, the park where Ledoksari place in a private place where the contest and the Sultan.