JAKARTA NATIONAL MONUMEN (MONAS)

ENGLISH/INDONESIA

National Monument Park or Monas often abbreviated located in the heart of Indonesia's capital Jakarta. Monument is an icon and a symbol of Jakarta. Monas park itself consists of Monas Monument and Monas park.

Monas monument built to commemorate the Indonesian people's struggle against Dutch colonialism. Monas height of 132 m. In its time (when it was built in 1961) Monas monument was the tallest building in Indonesia. Design the form of Linga Yoni, Monas constructed by adopting the date of independence of country Indonesia is 17-8-1945.

- Grail Height is 17 meters

- Width base monument 8 feet

- The width of the cup 45 meters

Measuring Monas monument

 On the outside of the surrounding monuments at each corner there is a relief arising which tells the history of the struggle of Indonesia. Relief is on the start of the past from the time work Singasari and Majapahit, then the Dutch colonial era with resistance from the Indonesian people and the hero, then the establishment of the modern movement, the physical war of independence until the time of development after independence.

 Indonesia Relief Nations history

At the base of the monument at a depth of 3 meters below ground level there is Museum of Indonesia's history. The size of the museum is 80 x 80 meter covered with marble from Italy. Inside the museum there were 48 dioramas on the side and 3 diorama in the middle. diorama is also recounts the history of the Indonesian nation.

Indonesia's history diorama

Inside Grail there is room Independence. The room is shaped like a theater. In this room are many relics and symbols of the state which is made of bronze and gold plated. Here too there are manuscripts and original voice recordings from reading the proclamation of Indonesian independence on 17 August 1945.

 Independence hall

 At the top there is a monument with the court of size 11 x 11 meters at an altitude of 115 m from the ground. To reach the top court to use the elevator. In the court of the peak have binoculars to see the sights of the city.

 Court over Monas

At the top court of the summit there is the cup that accomodate the lights torch weighing 14.5 tons of bronze covered with gold weighing 35 kg. Year 1995 in golden anniversary of Indonesian independence to 50, the torch is re-coated with gold up to a total of 50 kg. This torch symbolizes the unyielding  Indonesia nation spirit.

Besides Tugu Monas Monas in the Park also has a garden which is the urban forest. In addition there are also beautiful jogging track, winding fountains and in shiny at night. Monas Park area of ​​80 hectares. If you are tired you can ride the train / car tours available. To get into this park is not in charge.

How to get there

To the monument you can use a variety of public transportation. You can use biskota or trans Jakarta and came down surrounding indosat buildings jl Thamrin. From there you can directly go through the main entrance. If you are using an electric train then you can get off at the station Juanda from there you can walk to places previously mentioned or use the city bus because of the distance to the entrance of about 2 km far enough.

  Location Map Monas. Click image to enlarge