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This permanent memorial located near the site where the 2002 terrorist attack killed 202 people is a solemn monument dedicated to the victims of the tragic car bomb attack. The attack was the deadliest act of terrorism in the history of Indonesia. The memorial was dedicated on 12 October 2004, the second anniversary of the attack. It is made up ...
More commonly known by its acronym GWK, Garuda Wisnu Kencana is a 240-hectare cultural park that has been used as a venue for many large international events. Dedicated to the God Visnu and his mythical eagle mount, Garuda, the park’s most significant feature are the statues of the two figures that were, upon completion, meant to be t...
Its name befits the spectacular nature of this very important 11th century temple with Luhur meaning ‘something of divine origin,’ Ulu meaning ‘head’ and Watu meaning ‘rock.’ As one of the island’s sad kahyangan (six axial) temples, it’s dramatic location atop a 70m cliff top on Bali’s s...
Located on the eastern outskirts of Kuta on Jl. Tuan Lange, in an old Chinese cemetery unceremoniously situated between improvised houses and backyards lays the memorial tomb site of influential Danish trader and adviser to Bali’s kings and princes, Mads Johansen Lange who made his name in Bali and Lombok in the 1820’s and 1830’...
Located in Kapal and dedicated to the ‘Divine World Conqueror,’ Ratu Sakti Jayengrat, this ornately carved temple dates back to the Majapahit period when the area was the sanctuary of Mengwi royalty. Pura Sada is the oldest of the Mengwi state shrines and predates Pura Taman Ayun. The split-gate candi bentar of the temple leads to a m...
