Tamansari is a 10-minute walk from the Sultan's Palace. This park, which translates to 'beautiful garden,' was built by Sultan Hamengku Buwono I in 1757.
Tamansari is also often called Water Castle and is a rest house for the Sultan of Yogyakarta and his family.
Tamansari's architecture is a blend of Javanese and Portuguese styles. In the past, Tamansari was a beautiful water park, and every time the Sultan visited the park, he would row his private boat across a suspension bridge called Kreteg Gantung.
Other buildings from the buildings that used to be connected to Kreteg Gatung can still be seen. In addition to air transportation, there is also an underground road or tunnel from the Yogyakarta Palace to one of the buildings in the park called Pasarean Ledok Sari.
Tamansari is also often called Water Castle and is a rest house for the Sultan of Yogyakarta and his family. Not only as a resting place, Tamansari also has a conservation component, as can be seen from the European architectural art that is made to look very strong, in addition to the many Javanese symbolic meanings that are still maintained.
In the past, Tamansari was also used as a place of refuge; when enemies attacked the palace, the Sultan and his family could save themselves through an underground passage. When they were safe, the water gate would open, so that air would flow through the passage and drown the enemies who were chasing them.
Tamansari has an area of more than 10 hectares and around 57 buildings, in the form of bathing pools, suspension bridges, water canals, artificial lakes, and underwater passages. The tall building, like a pool, was built specifically for the Sultan and his family to bathe.
The place is called Umbul Pasiraman. This complex is surrounded by high walls, and to get into the place, there are 2 gates on the west and east sides.
Inside, 3 komals decorate mushroom-shaped springs. Around the pool, there are giant flower pots.
The building on the northernmost side is a resting place and a changing room for the Sultan's daughters and concubines. The tower in the middle is said to have been used by the Sultan to see his concubines and daughters who were bathing, and the body of the one who had the most beautiful body that could impress the Sultan would be called to the tower.
In the past, apart from the Sultan, only women were allowed to enter this complex, because everyone who entered this part of the garden had to take off their clothes or be naked. It is said that the Sultan would throw roses from the top of the tower, and the princess who caught them would become the Sultan's concubine or wife.