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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) statue, which was introduced to the public on Saturday, September 22, is located at Bukit Ungasan in Badung regency, Bali. There are numerous ...

TEMPO.CO, Bandung - Seasoned sculptor I Nyoman Nuarta has ensured that the construction project of the giant Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue in Bali, which the project had been halted for more than ten ...

After a hiatus of 16 years, work on the colossal Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue on Bali will finally resume and will take three years to complete, said I Nyoman Nuarta, Indonesia’s maestro sculptor ...

"Garuda Wisnu Kencana" is about 75 metres high — 120m if you count the pedestal. That is about 30m higher than the Statue of Liberty, off New York. But Liberty is tall and thin, while Garuda is ...

Scheduled for completion in August, Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) will become the second tallest statue in the world. Created by Indonesian sculptor Nyoman Nuarta, it would be shorter than the Spring ...