Taman Yun, the beautiful garden, was built in 1634 by I Gusti Agung Anom, the then king of Mengwi, to become the central temple of the kingdom. This place of worship symbolically covers the existence of the Bhuana Alit, microcosmos, and Bhuana Agung, macrocosmos, and is still used to pray respect to the God in His manifestation as Shiva.
The Hindus believe that the world is sparated into three divisions, the higher world or the world of mountains, the middle world or the world of land and kingdoms, and the lower world or the world of seas or oceans. In this case the temple Taman Ayun, in its inner most courtyard, has nine multi-tiered roofed Merus (pagodas). Two of the four tiered roofed Merus are for the Lords of Mount Agung and Mount Batukaru, while the only one seven-tiered roofed Meru enthrones the Majapahit deity. The sorrounding pools are the symbol of oceans.
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