Klungkung
was the oldest kingdom on the island and its "Raja"
the most exalted. Kertha Gosa (The Court Hall) and Taman Gili
(The Floating Pavilion) were formerly parts of Semarapura Palace
of Klungkung Kingdom, built in the 18th century. A main gate or
the royal palace well known as "Pemedal Agung" is hitherto
standing intactly at the Western part of the Court Hall and the
Floating Pavilion. For its ceiling painted in the traditional
wayang style portraying punishment in hell and the rewards in
heaven and other aspects of moralities. The floating pavilion,
garden and lotus ponds in this walled- in complex, located on
the main intersection of town are a reminder of the former glory
of this kingdom.