Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park

Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park
Taman Budaya Garuda Wisnu Kencana
Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park is located in Indonesia
Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park
LocationNear Ngurah Rai International Airport
Nearest townUngasan, Badung, Indonesia
Coordinates8°48′36″S 115°10′05″E / 8.81°S 115.168°E / -8.81; 115.168
Area60 hectares
Elevation263 metres (863 ft)
Opened1989
Administered byAlam Sutera Group
Open8:00am - 10:00 pm
Websitehttps://www.gwkbali.com/
The Lotus Pond area
The mythical bird Garuda, as the Lord Vishnu's mount

Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park (Indonesian: Taman Budaya Garuda Wisnu Kencana), or GWK, is a tourist destination and attraction located at Ungasan, Badung on the island of Bali, Indonesia, about 10–15 minutes drive from Ngurah Rai International Airport. It is devoted to the Hindu god Vishnu, and his mount, Garuda, the mythical bird who became his companion.

Owned and managed by Alam Sutera Realty, Tbk, the construction of the 120.9 m (397 ft) statue of Vishnu riding his mount Garuda was completed in August 2018.[citation needed] The park has a land area of about 60 hectares and is 263 m (863 ft) above sea level.[1]

  1. ^ "Mengukir Bukit Kapur Ungasan Menjadi Taman Budaya". Kompas. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2017.