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Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park. 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 ...
Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue. Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue (also known as GWK statue) is a 121-meter tall statue located in Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park, Bali, Indonesia. It was designed by Nyoman Nuarta and inaugurated in September 2018. The total height of the monument, including the 46-meter base pedestal is 121 m (397 ft).
Pagaruyung Palace (Minangkabau: Istano Basa Pagaruyuang) is the istana (royal palace) of the former Pagaruyung Kingdom, located in Tanjung Emas subdistrict near Batusangkar town, Tanah Datar Regency, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It was built in the traditional Minangkabau Rumah Gadang vernacular architectural style but had several atypical elements ...
Batik kawung is one of the oldest batik motifs in Indonesia. Its existence is often mentioned and appears in various written historical sources and oral culture since the days of the Mataram Sultanate in the 16th century. There are 2 theories that explain the origin of this batik. The first theory states that this batik motif was created by the ...
The Kedukan Bukit inscription is an inscription discovered by the Dutchman C.J. Batenburg [1] on 29 November 1920 at Kedukan Bukit, South Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), on the banks of Tatang River, a tributary of Musi River. It is the oldest surviving specimen of the Malay language, in a form known as Old Malay. [2]
Established. 1991. Location. Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. Coordinates. 6°07′55.8″N 102°14′14.4″E / 6.132167°N 102.237333°E / 6.132167; 102.237333. Type. museum. The Istana Batu Royal Museum (Malay: Muzium Diraja Istana Batu) is a museum in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Gunungan (wayang) The gunungan (Javanese: ꦒꦸꦤꦸꦔꦤ꧀; "mountain"), also known as kayon or kayonan (from kayu, "wood" or "tree") in Bali, is a figure in the Indonesian theatrical performance of wayang e.g. wayang kulit, wayang klitik, wayang golek, and wayang beber. Gunungan is a conical or triangular structure (tapered peak) inspired ...
Coordinates: 1°15′36″N 101°44′13″E. Giam Siak Kecil-Bukit Batu Bioreserve (Indonesian: Cagar Biosfer Giam Siak Kecil Bukit Batu or CB-GSK-BB) is a peatland area in Riau Province of Sumatra, covering 705,271 hectares (2,723.07 sq mi) and large parts of Bengkalis Regency and Siak Regency. It is a declared UNESCO Man and the Biosphere ...