DENPASAR THE CAPITAL CITY OF BALI, DENPASAR HAS
MANY COMMUNITY TEMPLES CALLED PURA . THE PURA
JAGATNATHA IS DEDICATED TO THE SUPREME GOD, SANG
HYANG WIDI WASA. THE STATUE OF A TURTLE AND TWO
DRAGONS *PREVALENT IN ALL TEMPLES* SIGNIFIES THE
FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD.25 KM. THE PURA
JAGATNATHA MUSEUM OFFERS A FINE VARIETY OF
PREHISTORIC AND MODERN ART, AND ITS ARCHITECTURAL
DESIGN IS BASED ON THAT OF A PALACE. THE
GOVERNMENT SUPERVISED SANGGRAHA KRIYA HASTA HAS
A WIDE VARIETY OF HANDICRAFT AND WORKS OF ART.
THE WERDI BUDAYA PRESENTS A YEARLY ART FESTIVAL
BETWEEN JUNE AND JULY, WITH PERFORMANCES,
EXHIBITIONS, AND AN ART CONTEST. WERDHI BUDAYA
ART CENTER THE WERDHI BUDAYA ART CENTER WAS
DESIGNED BY BALI S FOREMOST ARCHITECT, IDA BAGUS
TUGUR ALSO THE ARCHITECT FOR INDONESIA S NEW
NATIONAL ART GALLERY. THE VAST COMPLEX IS, APART
FROM ITS VERY REAL CULTURAL FUNCTION, A SHOWPLACE
FOR BALINESE TEMPLE AND PALACE ARCHITECTURE AT
ITS MOST OPULENT. THE OPEN STAGE ARDA CANDRA WITH
ITS TOWERING CANDI GATE, THE ROCOCO MAIN ART
MUSEUM, AND BALINESE PAVILIONS HAVE BECOME A
MAJOR ARCHITECTURAL ATTRACTION. BUILT ON ONE OF
THE FEW REMAINING COCONUT GROVES IN CENTRAL
DENPASAR, THE CENTER HAS QUICKLY BECOME A BUSY
FORUM FOR THE PERFORMING AND FINE ARTS. WITH
THREE ART GALLERIES AND A HOST OF STAGES, THE
CENTER IS ONLY RIVALED BY JAKARTA S TAMAN ISMAIL
MARZUKI AS A VENUE FOR DIVERSE AND RAPIDLY
CHANGING CULTURAL PROGRAMS. SINCE 1975 THE CENTER
HAS BEEN HOME TO THE ISLAND S DANCE ACADEMY
*ASTI*, A TERTIARY LEVEL CONSERVATORIUM, DANCE
AND DRAMA SCHOOL FOR TRADITIONAL BALINIESE
PERFORMING ARTS.30 KM SANUR SANUR BEACH HAS LONG
BEEN A POPULAR RECREATION SITE FOR PEOPLE FROM
DENPASAR AND ELSEWHERE. THE PALM-LINED BEACH
CURVES FROM THE BALI BEACH HOTEL TOWARD THE
SOUTH, FACING THE INDIAN OCEAN TOWARDS THE EAST.
SANUR OFFERS MANY GOOD HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, SHOP
AND OTHER TOURIST FACILITIES. IT IS ONLY A SHORT
DISTANCE FROM DENPASAR. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO
AND FROM THE CITY ARE EASILY AVAILABLE
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