▁O wn ed ▁and ▁managed ▁by ▁Al am ▁S ut era ▁Real ty , ▁T b k , ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 0 . 9 - met re ▁statue ▁of ▁V ish nu ▁r iding ▁his ▁mount ▁Gar uda ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁The ▁park ▁has ▁a ▁land ▁area ▁of ▁about ▁ 6 0 ▁hect ares ▁and ▁is ▁ 2 6 3 ▁metres ▁above ▁sea ▁level . ▁ ▁Gar uda ▁Wis nu ▁K enc ana ▁statue ▁ ▁Design ed ▁to ▁be ▁Indones ia ’ s ▁tall est ▁statue , ▁Gar uda ▁Wis nu ▁K enc ana ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁a ▁story ▁from ▁H indu ▁myth ology ▁about ▁the ▁search ▁for ▁Am rita ▁( the ▁el ix ir ▁of ▁life ). ▁According ▁to ▁this ▁myth , ▁Gar uda ▁agreed ▁to ▁be ▁r idden ▁by ▁Lord ▁Wis nu ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁el ix ir ▁to ▁liber ate ▁his ▁ens la ved ▁mother . ▁ ▁The ▁idea ▁for ▁the ▁monument ▁was ▁not ▁without ▁controvers y , ▁and ▁religious ▁authorities ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁compla ined ▁that ▁its ▁massive ▁size ▁might ▁dis rupt ▁the ▁spiritual ▁balance ▁of ▁the ▁island , ▁and ▁that ▁its ▁commercial ▁nature ▁was ▁in app ropri ate , ▁but ▁some ▁groups ▁appro ve ▁of ▁the ▁project , ▁because ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁new ▁tour ist ▁att raction ▁on ▁bar ren ▁land . ▁ ▁The ▁ 7 5 - m ▁tall , ▁ 6 5 - m ▁wide ▁statue ▁was ▁designed ▁by