Garuda Wisnu Kencana

 17 Mei 2022   

Garuda Wisnu Kencana is one of the Bali's tourism icons which has become the new landmark of the Bali Island. Garuda Wisnu Kencana is a very famous tourist spot in Bali which is popular among domestic and foreign tourists. Garuda Wisnu Kencana is a cultural park which covers an area of approximately 60 hectares with the statue of Garuda as the main object icon makes the Garuda Wisnu Kencana Statue is the largest statue in the world, beating the size of the Liberty Statue.

The Garuda Wisnu Kencana is located on a high level of limestone rock and gazing at the tourist area on the South Bali, the Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park is a window of art and culture of the Bali Island which has a natural background and panoramic views. Located on Uluwatu Street, Ungasan - South Kuta is very strategically located with a distance of only 10 to 15 minutes driving away from Ngurah Rai International Airport.

The statue is in the form of Lord Vishnu in Hinduism is the God of Preserver (Sthiti), riding a Garuda bird. The Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue is dedicated as a symbol of saving the environment and the world mission. Lord Vishnu in the Hindu belief symbolizes the main power of preserving the universe. While Garuda, a giant bird symbol of freedom and selfless service.

The Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue had previously been left with its separate body, hand and birds statue. Today, the Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue is the largest in the world. Of course, the completion of the construction of the Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue can add to tourism in Bali more global when the Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue has become.

The grandeur of the Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue will be strengthened by supporting facilities in the vicinity. One of them is Lotus Pond, a natural space surrounded by rock pillars that can accommodate up to 7,500 people. Lotus Pond is ideal for large-scale performance venues, such as colossal music or traditional ceremonies and gala dinners. There is also an Amphitheater, an open performance space with eight hundred seats.

The Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park area is also used as a center for the preservation and development of Balinese culture which according to the creator and carver, this Garuda Wisnu Kencana will be a good new alternative place in the future without leaving culture of Indonesian which are inherited from ancestors that have become an Indonesian identity  which must be preserved and be saved.

In the Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park, you can watch a variety of entertainment,  arts and cultural performances from morning to the night such as Balinese dances. So, Have you visited this wonderful iconic place in Bali?