Garuda Wisnu Kencana

The idea of ​​building a GWK statue by I Nyoman Nuarta had emerged since 1989. A year later in 1990, Nyoman Nuarta’s proposal was approved by President Soeharto. Construction continued until the first stone was laid seven years later on June 8 1997. Due to the 1997-1998 monetary crisis, the GWK statue construction project was temporarily stopped. Construction resumed in 2013 until it was finally inaugurated in 2018 by President Jokowi. This means that the history of the GWK statue by I Nyoman Nuarta took 28 years to finally be realized.