PATUNG Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) located in Ungasan Village, South Kuta District, Badung Bali Regency is currently in the process of completion (finishing). The GWK statue will be the highest sculpture in the world and defeat the Statue of Liberty in the United States.

According to the creator and artist Nyoman Nuarta, the current statue work has reached 35 percent. "We are targeting that the statue will be completed around August 2018. Prior to the implementation of the IMF and World Bank, the statue must be finished so that the great work of this nation can be introduced to the world especially to IMF and World Bank participants," he said.

According to Nuarta, the height of this statue exceeds the height of the Statue of Liberty. If the height of the Statue of Liberty reaches only 92 meters plus construction up to 96 meters, then the height of the GWK Statue in Bali when it reaches 121 meters from the ground. The height is the total height of the statue.

When dhitung all the total can reach 126 meters. In terms of weight, GWK statue also exceeds the Statue of Liberty. Where the total GWK Statue weighs 4 thousand tons which consists of 754 modules.

In addition, the wide public area is also far beyond the Statue of Liberty which is 8 times that of Liberty. In terms of process workmanship, GWK becomes the most difficult sculpture during installation because it uses steel and copper structure.

From the philosophy side too, GWK is the guardian of the universe.

Director of NuArt Consultant Ersat B Amidarmo explains, the capacity of the public are on the 21st floor. The capacity is 21 people. "Actually, the capacity can reach more than 1000 people.But because the standard according to the rules then only allowed 200 people.

This is related to emergency situations because the evacuation ladder or emergency stairs for security and comfort only accommodate 200 people for evacuation for 1.5 hours, "he said.

The top of the tip has also been tested its speed. Testing is done in some countries such as Canada, Australia and so on. The building has been tested to withstand wind speeds of 250 kilometers per hour.

Meanwhile, for the top, the highest wind speed only reached 70 kilometers per hour.

GWK Project Communication Ida Bagus Gede Budi Hartawan conveyed, the weight of the permodule could reach 7 to 8 tons. So the total all reach 4 thousand tons. The most difficult process of work is in the installation part of the eagle's beak because it must jutted into the middle.

The ability of the crane is only 5 tons. "For safety and comfort, the load transported by the crane is only less than 5 tons.Therefore for the module that is more than 5 tons it must be removed first and then lifted then installed in the air," he said