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PEMECUTAN PALACE is one of some palaces opened to visitors located on Jalan Thamrin 2, Denpasar, one of the tourist-packages offered in Denpasar city-tour program. It is about 200 meters from Puputan Badung Park to the West and close to the two traditional markets : Pasar Badung and Pasar
Kuinbasari. The traditional Balinese-architectured palace was built around 17 th century and nowadays managed by the last King of Denpasar : Ida Cokorda Peinecutan. The palace is also completed with accommodation for those who want to stay and enjoy the royal atmosphere.

SATRIA PALACE
The palace that rebuilt in 1930 is also one of the palaces setup as one of points of interest of Denpasar city-tour program.It is located on Jalan Veteran/ right at the heart of Denpasar, inside of which the royal-family temple, “Pemerajan Puri Agung Satria” is located, where some traditional entertainments are often on stage, especially during the temple’s aniversary celebration (every

210 days according to the Balinese calendar), or often held on.request by some tour-operators. Infront of the temple one can find the Bird market (Pasar Burimg) which is also another attraction for visitors and the locals mainly those of animal-lovers. Satria Palace has a very specific architecture, a kind of building design called “Pendopo” in which a n-ieeting of the Kings of Bali
was held in the past. Satria Palace is not far froin the other places of interest previously mentioned like : Bali museum, Jagatnatha Temple and Puputan
Badung Park.

JRO KUTA PALACE
Instead of Satria and Pemecutan Palace, Jro Kuta Palace is also included into the City-tour package.
It is located very closely to the heart of Denpasar city about 300m from Pasar Badung and Pasar Kumbasari/ the traditional markets. The palace’s main attraction is its 9 specific buildmgs called :
“Ancak Saji”, “Semanggen”, “Rangki”, Pewaregan”, “Saren Raja”, “SarenKangin”, “Paseban”, “PemerajanAgung”, the holyplace and “Pekandelan” with their respective functions. The other building is the palace’s fortress against the enemy’s attack. Jro Kuta Palace is located onjalan Kumbakama or about lOOm
from Maospahit Temple previously mentioned.