James Gaston

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Balinese gates 24 Mar 2017 Balinese gates 24 Mar 2017 Ubud

It's like that with every picture: I don't like the ones I understand. Gerard Richter, in the eponymous movie.

Balinese architecture is said to reflect the Balinese way of life in terms of spatial organization, communal social relationships, and spirituality. This translates to an architecture featuring a spacious courtyard with several small pavilions. A ring wall keeps out evil spirits and statues stand guard.

Often times, all you can see of a building is its doorway or gate; this is the building's public face. Ubud features a lot of different looking gates. Some open to temples, some offer accommodation, and others are private homes. So as I walked around Ubud today photographing gates. There are, turns out, two types of gates within Balinese architecture: the split gate, known as candi bentar, and the roofed tower gate known as paduraksa or kori agung. All the photos below except one are paduraksa or kori agung (the roofed tower type).

Roofed tower gate (paduraksa or kori agung)

A split gate (candi bentar)

Ubud gate

A gate break

Ubud gate

Ubud gate with snarling guards

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