Garuda Wisnu Kencana

Garuda Wisnu Kencana is a cultural park in Bali located in the hilly region on Bukit Peninsula which occupies an area of about 240 hectares.

Currently, numerous visitors can see a 23 meters high Wisnu statue. The statue is made of copper and brass. There are plans to build the world´s largest statue. The statue will be 150 tall with 64 meters of wing span. This Wisnu statue will be placed on Garuda statue and that way they will form a unique enormous statue. Garuda is a mythical creature with wings.

The construction of this spectacular statue designed by Nyoman Nuarta still isn´t finished and there are opponents to its construction who consider that its completion would increase the tourism income but that would decrease the spiritual importance.