At one park area at the centre of Banda Aceh there lies a monument which is called the Pintu Khop.

Around 400 years ago, it was the gates which marked the boundaries between the palace compound and the royal leisure garden!

Pintu (the Malay world for door) Khop is a relic from a garden which is said to have been exquisitely built with the help of expert craftsmen brought in from varied parts of the world.

It is not just choice of plants cultivated and arranged in such a way to form a garden of extraordinary beauty. Even the river which flows through the garden was reshaped, furnished with whatever stones necessary to make it an image of paradise on earth.

It is also the place for the Sultan to play around romantically with his queen. Thus this garden is known as Taman (garden of ) Ghairah (passionate desires)!

The garden which is the private rest area for the royal family spread out rather far. Look at the bridge which could be seen in the background. Behind it one could see a royal playground known as the Gunongan. Look at the earlier article called Gunongan... . Bear in mind the Gunongan is situated at a location which is still halfway down the garden's lengths. That's all! :]
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