Even though Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) Cultural Park appears to have tons of visitors and and seems to have enough going on (imho), the people behind the construction at the park say the final product won’t be realized until a projected date of 2017.
The big plans are apparently to build a giant winged garuda statue atop a building that together will tower 120 meters, making it taller than the 93-meter Statue of Liberty in the US, according to Tribun Bali.
Seno Andhikawanto, director of a construction company working on GWK, PT Garuda Adhimatra Indonesia (GAIN), says the building that the 75-meter statue is set on will be 45 meters. It will be a spot to enjoy unrivaled views of Bali he told Tribun.
The statue in progress that will depict Wisnu riding the mythical garuda is the work of renowned Balinese sculptor I Nyoman Nuarta and is supposed to be an icon for tourism in Bali and in Indonesia, Andhikawanto told Tribun.
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