The 23 m statue of Vishnu

Abandoned shopping complex

Mandala Garuda Wisnu Kencana, or Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) is a private cultural park on the Bukit Peninsula at the southern end of the island of Bali in Indonesia. The Bukit Peninsula is at the southern end of the island of Bali, Indonesia. Bali is an Indonesian Island located at, the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Bukit is a limestone plateau with Uluwatu to the west and Nusa Dua to the eastern. Pura Luhur is a Balinese Sea Temple at Uluwatu on Bali. It was built in the 11th century. Nusa Dua is an enclave of large international 5-star resorts in south-eastern Bali.

Garuda, King of Birds, and his mount

It is devoted to the Hindu god Vishnu, and his mount, Garuda, the mythical bird who is his companion. A Hindu ( Devanagari: हिन्दू is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, Philosophical For other meanings see Vishnu (disambiguation. Vishnu ( IAST viṣṇu Devanagari विष्णु (honorific GARUDA is India's Grid Computing initiative connecting 17 cities across the country

Currently, the statue of Vishnu is 23 m high, although the original plan was for a 146 meter gold plated Vishnu riding Garuda on top of an 11 storey entertainment complex. The idea was not without controversy, and religious authorities on the island complained that its massive size might disrupt the spiritual balance of the island, and that its commercial nature was inappropriate.