Garuda Wisnu Kencana-Cultural Park

GWK Statue

The centerpiece of GWK (Garuda Wisnu Kencana) is the yet to be completed 66m-high statue of Garuda, to be erected on on the top of shopping and gallery complex, at total height of 140m. Touted as the biggest and  highest statue in the world, it is to be surrounded by performance spaces, art galleries, a food court and an adventure playground. The approaches to the statue will feature 250m lotus ponds in artificial canyons cut into the hillside, and huge murals of the Ramayana carved into limestone cliffs. (Source: The Lonely Planet book)

Garuda Statue

Vishnu Statue (a mere 22m high)

Artificial canyon

This place become our first destination .  I have already known that GWK is a place where art performance have been held. But, I just knew a fact that I Nyoman Nuarta, a Balinese who lived in Bandung have carved a Garuda-Wisnu statue. In this place, also we can see a Ngurah-Rai airport through the telescope, we just  need  to bought coin.

City view from GWK

Barong Dance Performance

In this GWK also held some traditional Balinese dance performance. When I have visited this GWK at Saturday 11pm, there held Barong dance performance. Unfortunately, I have watched Barong dance performance just a while, because my friends have already gone to the next destination.  O yeah, Barong mask in this performance only imitation, because the real one, must be held at temple (pura).