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The National Monument (Indonesian: Monumen Nasional, abbreviated Monas) is a 132 m (433 ft) obelisk in the centre of Merdeka Square, Central Jakarta. It is the national monument of the Republic of Indonesia , built to commemorate the struggle for Indonesian independence .
Today, the square is more popular with its nickname Lapangan Monas. [11] The Merdeka Square is crossed by four diagonal streets which form an "X" with the National Monument at its center. The street is called Jalan Silang Monas and separates the square into four parts: North, East, South, and West parks. Soon after construction works of the ...
Date established: 1978 (renovated in 2019–2020) [2] Construction cost: Rp 7 billion (US$ 12 million) Specifications; Capacity: 200,000 people: Dome(s) 2: Dome dia. (outer) 45 m (148 ft) Minaret(s) 1: Minaret height: 96.66 metres or 317.1 feet high; 66.66 m or 218.7 ft marble coated structure; plus 30 m or 98 ft stainless steel pinnacle: Materials
The Monas incident was an incident in Merdeka Square in Jakarta in Indonesia on 1 June 2008. It occurred at the National Monument (Monas) in an attack against a public protest by the activist group National Alliance for the Freedom of Faith and Religion (AKKBB) that coincided with the anniversary of Pancasila .
The museum is regarded as one of the most complete and the best in Indonesia, as well as one of the finest museums in Southeast Asia. [2] The museum has preserved about 141,000 objects, ranging from prehistoric artifacts to archeology, numismatics, ceramics, ethnography, history and geography collections. [ 3 ]
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Date English name Local name Remarks 1 January New Year's Day: Tahun Baru Masehi New Year of Gregorian calendar; National public holiday since 1946. January/February Lunar New Year (specifically the Chinese New Year) Tahun Baru Imlek National public holiday since 2003. March Nyepi / Day of Silence: Hari Suci Nyepi National public holiday since ...