Currently, the statue of Vishnu is 23 metres (75.5 ft) high, although the original plan was for a 146-metre (479 ft) gold-plated Vishnu riding Garuda on top of an 11-storey entertainment complex. Garuda wing span will be 64 metres (210.0 ft) across. When it's completed, it will be the largest statue in the world. The idea was not without controversy, and religious authorities on the island complained that its massive size might disrupt the spiritual balance of the island, and that its commercial nature was inappropriate, but some groups agree with the project, because it will make new tourist attraction over barren land.
After dormant moment, in 2013 Nyoman Nuarta who has most of the GWK's land and PT Alam Sutera Realty Tbk made join cooperation, but there is no declare share portion available. PT Alam Sutera Realty Tbk will build some luxurius villas and apartments in the GWK area and as the compensation the company will disburse Rp150 billion ($14.4 million). Nuarta will spend from his own pocket another Rp20 billion to make another bust, because the existing bust will move to other site 300 meters from the original site and Rp29 billion to make new design of stainless stell frameworks of the statue instead of using galvanized stell in the previous design. It is predicted that the project will be finished in early 2015.
