Pura Taman Ayun in Mengwi was built in 1634 by King Gusti Agung Putu of Mengwi, also known as Cokorda Sakti Blambangan, as a family temple honoring ancestral spirits. Hobin Ho is named as architect of the 1750 renovation, and the article does not name the original architect. The last major renovation was in 1937. The name is spelled Taman Ayung, meaning beautiful garden, and Taman Ayun.
The rectangular compound covers 17 acres (6.9 hectares), oriented north-south with three courtyards divided by candi bentar gates. Shrines range from two to eleven tiers. A large outer moat and a smaller moat around the inner sanctuary surround it, along with ponds, basins and fountains. The article names no style or materials.
It is a place of Hindu worship, and a wing houses an art gallery and a theater. UNESCO listed it in 2012 as part of the Subak cultural landscape of Bali. Entry is by a bridge on the south side.
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