Edited by Jadon at 19-5-2018 12:05 PM
Dominating the GWK Cultural Park, Garuda Wishnu will be nearly 40 stories high, visible not only from Ngurah Rai International Airport but also from places such as Tanah Lot, the ancient Hindu temple on the rock, 30 kilometers away! In the original vision, the enormous sculpture was supposed to be 146 meters tall! Balinese religious authorities complained that the statue’s immense size would disturb the spiritual balance of the island of gods. So the compromise was made to reduce it for 20 meters. Even if GWK Bali stimulates the commercial development of the southern tip of Bali island as well, the team behind it claims that their intentions were always mainly cultural. Borobudur was built in the 9th century, and they thought that Indonesia needed a new masterpiece. Read the whole story here :
http://www.pipeaway.com/gwk-bali-vishnu-nyoman-nuarta/
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Post time: 19-5-2018 12:02:37
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