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Wisatanesia.com-National Monument, known as Monument or Monas Monument is located in the Square, Central Jakarta, was built in 1960. The National Monument is one of the memorial is erected to commemorate the resistance and struggle against Dutch colonial Indonesia.

The memorial forms that one is very unique, is the cornerstone obeliks marble phallus-shaped yoni symbol of fertility based on Hindu culture. This monument towering as high as 132 meters (other versions say 137 meters high is calculated with the existing space under the ground 5 meters).

At the top there is a National Monument that sustains the cup-shaped bronze torches weighing up to 14.5 tons and 35 kg of gold coated. Torch or flame burning is a symbol of the spirit of struggle of the people of Indonesia who was never extinguished in achieving independence. It is said that when Indonesia celebrates 50 years of independence in 1995 a number of Indonesian businessmen to donate some gold so that the total weight of gold that coats the fire of independence at the top of Monas to 50 pounds. The National Memorial was built in an area of ​​80 hectares. The architect who designed this monument is Soedarsono and Frederich Silaban, with consultants Ir. Rooseno, began construction in August 1959, and was inaugurated August 17, 1961 by President Soekarno. Monument was officially opened to the public on July 12, 1975.

Court of the peak with an area of ​​11 meters x 11 meters can accommodate as many as 50 visitors. At around the body evelator emergency stairs are made of iron. From the top court of the Monas monument, visitors can enjoy views across the city. Directions to the south stands firmly in the distance Mount Salak in Bogor district, West Java, stretches north sea with small islands scattered. While to the west stretches the Soekarno-Hatta Airport every time it appeared the plane took off. From the top platform, 17 feet to the top, there are flames made of bronze, weighing 14.5 tons and a diameter of 6 m, consists of 77 parts disatukan.Pelataran top of the monument in the form of "Fire Nan unflagging" meaning symbolizing the Indonesian Nation so that in the fight of all time has never subsided. High court of the cup from the bottom of 17 m and 8 meters of space history museum. Area of ​​the square courtyard, measuring 45 meters x 45 meters, is the preservation of sacred figures Proclamation of Independence (17-8-1945).

Monas area visitors, who will climb the peak of the court of Monas monument or museum, can be through the entrance plaza around Medan Merdeka Park, Monument Park in the north. Nearby there is the fountain and statue of Prince Diponegoro who was riding a horse, made of bronze weighing 8 tons.
The statue was created by Italian sculptor, Prof.. Coberlato as a donation by the Consulate General of Honores, Dr. Mario in Indonesia. Through the tunnel that is 3 feet below the park and monument cross this road, the entrance visitors to the top of Monas monument fenced "Yellow Bamboo". Basic foundation of monument as high as 3 meters, there is space below the national museum of the history of struggle with the size of 80 x 80 meters, can accommodate around 500 visitors.

On all four sides of each room there are 12 window displays or dioramas devoted life events since the time of the ancestors of Indonesia. Entire walls, pillars and marble floors for a total of 48 dioramas. In addition, the amphitheater-shaped space located independence in the cup Monas monument, describing the attributes map the islands of the Republic of Indonesia, Independence Day, red and white flag and state emblem and door gate that read the script Proclamation of Independence of RI.
Source: Wisatanesia

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