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Gateway (Gopura) at Pura Kehen
Keywords : Gopura, Pura Kehen
| Site common name | Pura Kehen |
|---|---|
| Type of artwork | Architecture |
| Village | - |
| Province/City | Bangli |
| State | Bali |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree | Lat : -8.4418702 Long : 115.3598612 |
| History of production | - |
|---|---|
| Art | Gopura is the gateway with Prāsāda superstructure which divides spaces in the temple complex, symbolizing the division of hierarchical steps of the cosmos. This door is iconographically conceived as the door preventing the evil to enter to the temple. Architecturally, Balinese gateway is divided into 3 portions, the central door and the side portions. Sometime, the side portions provide doors, hence triple doors. The ferocious Kāla face with threaten gestures, symbolising the prevention of evil, located above the door is typical to Eastern Javanese and Balinese art. Although the superstructure follows the south Indian architectural articulation, the sculpture of several weird animals and the Chinese-style-liked motif are incorporated to the spire. |
| Period | Historical Period |
| Art period | Balinese Art |
| Age | 15th-20th century A.D. |
| Religion | Brahmanism-Hinduism |
| Type of License | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) |
|---|---|
| Rights | Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre |
| Date of record creation | 2015-02-00 |
| Record creator | Chedha Tingsanchali |
