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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 .
The paved plaza surrounds the monument often host national events such as military and float parades, as well as civic demonstrations. Surrounding the Monument is now a park with a musical fountain in western side, and a deer enclosure where deer roam among the shady trees in the southeast corner. [6]
This means Indonesia possesses the highest number of sites in Southeast Asia. [4] The first four sites to be inscribed to the list were the Borobudur Temple Compounds, the Prambanan Temple Compounds, Ujung Kulon National Park, and Komodo National Park in 1991.
Monuments and memorials in Jakarta (6 P) Pages in category "Monuments and memorials in Indonesia" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
Cultural properties in Indonesia have been protected since at least 1931, when the colonial government of the Dutch East Indies passed Ordinance Number 19 of 1931 regarding Monuments, which was later amended with another ordinance in 1934.
The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor in the United States was designated a national monument in 1924 by former U.S. President Calvin Coolidge. Monumen Nasional in Jakarta, Indonesia, built to commemorate the Indonesian struggle for independence Altare della Patria in Rome, Italy, built to commemorate the Italian unification
The national monument is now considered a walk-in park, open to the public year-round from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the exception of Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. A seven-day pass costs $15 for ...
National Monument, the symbol of independence, at the center of Merdeka Square, Jakarta. The capital of Indonesia, officially the capital of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Ibukota Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia), is Jakarta, [1] one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Southeast Asia.