Taman Sari project enters second phase

YOGYAKARTA: The Yogyakarta municipal government and Jogja Heritage Society (JHS) launched on Monday the second phase of a restoration project for the endangered heritage site of Taman Sari water palace within the Yogyakarta Palace compound.

The restoration was made possible through a US$250,000 donation from the U.S.-based Robert W. Wilson Challenge to Conserve Our Heritage Foundation, said JHS executive director Titi Handayani.

The Taman Sari, built under the reign of Sultan Hamengkubuwono I hundreds of years ago, is on the World Monument Fund's list, the World's 100 Most Endangered Sites 2004. The first phase of restoration was launched in January. -- JP