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Halaman 8 Bali Post SENIN, 8 APRIL 1991 4cm SENIN, 8 Masterdam Hall: Journey to a World from the Past IR n Amlapura, the capital of Karangasem Regency, or to be more specific, in Puri Kangi- nan (Kanginan Palace), lies a spot that obviously deserves at- tention. Unfortunately, only very few people know about it. The spot is called Gedung Mas- perdam, a name that reminds us of the famous capital of the Net- herlands. Is there any relation between Masperdam in Puri Ka- nginan and Amsterdam in the windmill country? Thet are in- deed historically related, said A.A. Made Karang, a pangelingsir (elder) of Puri Agung (Grand Palace) of Amlapura, when we were at Puri Kawisunia (Kawi- sunia Palace). word Amsterdam. The same case happens when the people of Yogyakarta pronounce Marl borough as Malioboro, which is the name of a main street in the city. Masperdam is also the name of the whole compound in which the hall stands. The building is an artistic pie- ce of work of art. It was desgnied by a Chinese architect, named Cik Tu Ang. It is no wonder that veil of Chinese atmosphere seems to hover over the buil- ding. Chinese nature of the buil- ding is especially portrayed in its design and style. But the most impressive of all is the suc- cessful combination of Western, Middle Eastern, Far Eastern, and Balinese architecture. In 1896, Anak Agung Gde Je- lantik, the King of Karangasem then, was appointed the statehol- der of Karangasem by the Dutch All over the building, one can government. During his reign, find various kinds of motif: important vitors, especially Dutch motif (representing Wes- from Holland, were entertained tern culture), Egyption motif artistic tastes. a man of high and sophisticated As is common to Dutch buil- dings erected in tropical areas, Masperdam hall has high cei- lings with large doors and win- dows, so that it is cool and spa- cious inside. At a glance, we think that the crete, but we are mistaken. high, big pillars are made of con- They are, in fact, wooden, and until the present day have not displayed any signs of decay yet. The wooden roof, which incact. Despite the fact that it shipped from Palembang, is still has bitten the dust, not a single tile is broken. The large, elegant, dignified building is now decorated with a beautiful arrangement of pho- tographs of the kings of Kara- ngasem. In earlier days, the hall had Masterdam Hall Bali Post/SK Wilhelmina. During a visit to as tooth-filing, are held. The ot- Kambang (Floating Hall), which Pura Besakih (Besakih Temple), her one, which is adjacent to the houses a number of chairs. In Queen Yuliana had a chance to first, is called Bale Pawedan (Pa- the south-western corner of the wedan Hall) where the faithfull compound, is another bale (buil- ask about her Mother's gift. In front of Masperdam Hall, memuja or worship The Supreme ding) called Bale Bengong a king in a special big hall called Mas- (representing Middle Eastern only three rooms. But later on, which faces south, two old beau- God, Hyang Widhi Wasa. of platform used by royal fami- perdam, the function of which culture), Chinese motif (repre- an extra room was added. In one tiful buildings are situated. The Close to Bale Pamandesan, lies for enjoying beautiful land- was similar to what is now called senting Far eastern culture), of the rooms, are a table and a first one is called Bale Paman- there is a lotus pond containing scape). the State Palace or Wisma Ne- and Balinese motif. All of these number of chairs all clean and desan (Pamandesan Hall), various kinds of fish. In the mid- Another large hall is to be habeen been beautifully mer- of a white shade with dolden where tradisional rituals, such dle of it, lies Bali Gili or Bale found in the southern wing of ged into one very exciting and yellow ornaments. In another harmonious unity. This obvious room, one can find a dinner set, ly depicts that the designer was a gift from Her Majesty, Queen gara. Masterdam is really the Bali- nese pronunciation of the Dutch SPORTS the compound. Originally, it was characterized completely by Chinese architecture. Unfor. Could- tunately, an earthquake in 1963, destroyed it. Restoring it to what it used to be before the earthquake is almost an impos- sible task for the puri officers, said A.A. Made Karang, who was accompanying the Bali Post reporter. To the east of Masperdam Hall, asmaller building called Eka Langa is situated. It was meant for holding Pakeraban A- gung (Royal Wedding Cere- mony) and for preparing temple maids for mapandes, or tooth- filing ritual. Male youth, on the other hand, are "prepared" in Masperdam Hall. Entering Masperdam com- pound is like stepping into a world from the past, to the greatness of the Karangasem Kingdom with its territories stretching to Lombok. Amlapura is usually known as Kota Lahar or Lava Town, becau- se when Mount Agung erupted, the lava ravaged the surroun- ding areas totally, including Amlapura. Nevertheless, due the leafy trees and lake in the area, it is still fresh and cool in the compound. To enjoy the historical records at Master dam, one needs just Rp 200 for the ticket, which is availlable at the Kori Agung or the main gate. ●S. Kamajaya (Cont. from Page 5) rhinoceros, one-horned ones! Upon my return, I wrote to the travel agent with which I had traveled, suggesting that some improvement in the facilities should be made by the Indonesian government in that impressive natu- ral reservation. B.P.: Good. You have seen many parts of this country. But, tell us, honestly, which parts of the country do you like best? F.G.: Up to now, Bali has always been the "top" destination in 036 my travet intinerary. It is very close to East Java for one thing. There are two or three mountains that are worth climbing in this province. And as ah enthusiastic/avid taineer, naturally I dream of climbing Ijen and Semeru. But to fulfil that, I'll have to wait until next year. Bali is close too to Lombok. And again, Lombok is very special to me, because of its Rinjani Mountain, with its enticing peak. B.P. So, do you mean that there is everything in Bali? F.G.: To a certain degree, yes. And everybody knows that Bali is the best-facilitated tourist destination of Indonesia. Your government's biggest problem today is how to keep Bali in its original state, simple yet attractive. Now, we see more art shops and hotels than ricefields. Do you think they applat to us? "No way" We have better hotels and artshops back in Italy. What we expect to enjoy in Bali is just beauty! Natural as well as cultu- ral! And I am very sorry to say that in my opinion, Bali is sadly changing rapidly in a somewhat "wrong" direc- B.P. tion. Could you be more specific? F.G.: Bali should remain Bali. Not necessarily as idyllic as was described by Covarubias in his famous book "The Island of Bali", written fifty years ago, but at least, Bali should be different from the rest of the world. Is Bali able to maintain its uniqueness? That is the question that you should be very much concerned about! ●ADW-AM. HITUNG LAGI KEUNTUNGAN MEMILIKI ASTREA PRIMA ones HOND Ad obst's Moodene melayani pembelian secara tunai/kredit Konp BAHWA Ba Chapters Wor tentu bukanny kurangnya ada keamanan da bagian dari Ind wilayah yang a sana tenteram lam sikap sosi fisik lingkunga Terpilihnya E PATA membaw Bali sendiri ma pada umumny mengakui bah layak untuk dik pariwisataan y mahan yang me sini. Di samping diungkapkan, s internasional se pariwisata daera di Bali, berarti promosi wisata Nampaknya H oleh pemerintah wan. Dengan be nimbulkan, mer tamu yang adala but. Kesan yan benar bisa terci disebarluaskan andaikan bukan tru kesan buruk dan disebarluas Kehormatan y tis akan bersifat matan ini harus Masya PEMILU 1992 wakil rakyat yang Hasil Pemilu nan ses demokratisa Dengan demikian benar dilaksanak Ada tiga hal ya an khusus dalar dewan perwakila nasib rakyat, der Masyarakat av nya wakil rakyat Wakil rakyat seca duk dalam Dewa jelis Permusyaw laksanaannya bi pertimbangan te keputusan, atau berlawanan deng kil rakyat formal stansi lain, kecua rakyat terdapat kannya dan sela Hubungan antara sifat menentukan pihak, wakil-wak sanaan politik org Bali Post/Ist President Soeharto is swinging a stick at Nusa Dua Golf Field, the construction of which is going on. The international standard golf field ha 18 holes. It is the third field that Bali posesses at present, beside the GOLF 9 holed field of Bali Beach Hotel, and 18 holed field of Bali Handara, Pancasari. Johnson Takes Three Stroke Third Round Lead Tucson- Chris Johnson fired a seven- under-par 65 on Saturday to fi- nally take sole possession of the lead after the third round of the 350.000 dollar Welch's Cham- pionship golf tournament. Johnson, who shared the first round lead with Betsy King and the second round lead with Tra- cy Kerdyk, broke away from the field on Saturday and stood at 15-under-par 201, three strokes ahead of Australian Jan Step- henson. Stephenson, looking for her first title since 1987, remained in contention with a seven- under 65 of her own after six birdies, one bogey and an 18th hole eagle. But Sunday's final round could well be a two-player con- test with the next closest con- tenders - Meg Mallon and Don- na Andrews - seven strokes No More Foreign Players! Rome- The Italian Football Federa- tion has turned down a request by leading clubs seeking to sign four foreign players from next season instead of the present three. "We've got enough already," Federation president Antonio Matarrese told a meeting of its ruling council on Friday. The request has been backed by leading clubs such as AC Mil- an and Juventus, who had offe- red to limit the use of all four overseas players to Cup games only, leaving the current limit in place for league fixtures. But Matarrese said: "Our in- clination is to put this request on hold." back of Johnson at eight-under- par 208. Overnight co-leader Kerdyk struggled to a two-over 74 to fall nine strokes off the pace. Johnson got off to a fast start with five birdies on her first 10 holes. She added a sixth birdie with a 15-foot putt on 14, but suffered her lone slip of the day when she rushed her 17th hole tee shot and took a bogey. Luciano Nizzola, president of the National League of Profes- sional Footballers, who backed the request for more foreigners, told reporters he considered the matter still open. "We want to have four con- Oh the final hole, however, Johnson missed a double eagle by just three-feet and tapped in for an eagle. "I feel like my swing is really flowing," Johnson said. "The onlu place where I got off my game was on the last few holes where we were being timed for slow play by tournament offi- cials." Stephenson surprised the gal- lery by using a sand wedge on an 18-foot chip shot for the eagle that put her at 12-under. tracted foreign players, only three of whom could be on the "I heard the crowd go ooh! as pitch at the same time," he said. if they didn't think I had the Under Italian soccer laws, right club, but I stuck with it," clubs have been able to ap- Stephenson said. proach foreign players for next "Chris knows that I'll be fi- season since April 1 and must ring for her (on Sunday). She finalise any contracts between knows that I'm hungry for a either June 1 and August 9 or November 4 to 13. (Reuter). win." (Reuter). Meskhi Reach Es Final Hilton head- South Carolina, Leila Meskhi finished off top seed Martina Navratilova in a suspended quarter-fina', then came back to oust fellow Soviet Natalia Zve- reva on Satur day to reach the final of the 500 000 dollar Fa- mily Circle Cup tennis tourna ment. The ninth-seed ed Meskhi, who single-handed, ly knocked out both of last year 's finalists with her upsets of s. ixth seed Jennifer Capriati and defen- ding champion Navratilova, fa- ces Gabriela Sabatini in Sun day's final. match," Sabatini said. Meskhi needed only to hold serve to oust Navratilova after their match was halted by rain with the Soviet leading 5-4 in the third set. The second-seeded Argenti ne, who had crushed every op- ponent in her run to the semi,fi- nals, needed two hours 45 minu- res to turn back third-seeded ping topspin backhad that San- cario 4-6 6-4 6-3 on the green clay of the Sea Pines Racquet Club. "I'm very strong mentally, that is the reason why I won this Navratilova came out on the attack, taking the first two points on volley winners. But consecutive errors by the top seed levelled the game. Navratilova fought off three match points, but a brilliant backhand pass down the line: ga ve Meskhi a fourth and she clin- ched it as the top seed serit a forehand long. "But I sleep very good and now tional victory over Navratilova. I beat two very good players in this tournament." Sanchez, who had beaten Sa- batini in three of their past four meetings, hit repeated winners down the sidelined to take the first set. Sabatini went on the attack in the second set, combining win- ning volleys with sharply angled crosscourt thots to level the match. They exchanged early breaks in the third set, but Sabatini broke again for 4-2 with a loo- "I was excited about trying to ping topspin backhad that San- win that one game," Navrat ilo- chez could not handle. va said. "That's all it was, sud- Sabatini then saved three den death." The 17-ranked Meskhi retur- ned to the court several hours later and won a semifinal base.li- e duel with good fried Zverev a, the eighth seed, 6-3 3-6 6-4. "I was nervous today as I ha a all tight to think about this match." Meskhi said of her emo- break points to hold for 5-2, a gap that Sanchez was unable to close. "She doest't give you any points, you have to win them," Sabatini said. "I stayed there and kept fighting." (Reuter). 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