MONAS (Monumen Nasional), Icon Indonesia

MONAS (Monumen Nasional / National Monument) is a monument at the same time the iconic museum Indonesia and Jakarta. This monument was founded by Ir. Sukarno, Indonesia's first president in memory of resistance and struggle of the people of Indonesia won independence from the Dutch East Indies. Obelisk-shaped monument is coated with Italian marble, crowned with a gilded flame symbolizes the spirit of fiery struggle. Located at Merdeka Square - Jakarta Pusat, Monas construction began on August 17, 1961 and opened to the public on July 12, 1975.

Friedrich Silaban and R. M. Soedarsono became the architect of the construction of this magnificent monument, built in the form of Lingga and Yoni on demand President Ir. Soekarno. Towering Monas full Lingga symbolizes typical Indonesian Nation culture, while the court of the cawan symbolizes the Yoni is a household appliance that almost every house there on the indigenous population of Indonesia. Lingga and Yoni is a symbol of fertility and the most complete harmonious unity of prehistoric Indonesia. Height reaches 132 meters and crown flames reached 14.5 tons weight 35 Kilograms of gold coated on this monument gives a fiery passion never goes out to the people of Indonesia in order to be proud of and defend this nation of Indonesia.

Medan Merdeka field which became the location of the monument is the pride of Indonesia experienced five times the renaming, begin with Gambir field, Ikada field, Merdeka field, Monas field, and now the Monas park. The transport to reach the Monas Park is very easy because it located at the center of Jakarta. Even there Gambir Station used for transport inter-city . If using air plane, from Soekarno-Hatta and Halim Perdanakusuma airport already contained transportation passes Monument Park.

The Monas Park is always crowded, from morning to night. In addition to the museum and monument with reliefs, in this park there is also a fountain, statues, and a field for sports. In this park there is also a lot of sellers, food and beverages, t-shirts, unique items that can be used as souvenirs travelers visiting the Monas.

Visitors can see the beauty of the city of Jakarta from Monas top court. To get into Monas, must go through the entrance to Monas. Once inside, there are stairs going down to the counter inside Monas. There are two counters that bought tickets to the top court to the court of cawan Monas or admission to the court of cawan only. The counter officer will give you a bracelet on hand as a sign of hours of admission of visitors to the top of the monument on the court to avoid the queues density visitors. Upon purchase admission tickets, there is a tunnel that must pass to get to the Monas. End of the tunnel is that surrounding the Monas yards are reliefs and sculptures depicting the history of Indonesia. It aims to capture the archipelago in the past glories of the past kingdoms in Indonesia.

While waiting for the queue to get to the top court of the Monas appropriate of time, visit to the National History Museum, located in the basement of Monas. There are stairs down to go to the National History Museum. In which there are 51 dioramas that show the history of Indonesia since the pre-history to the New Order. Starting from the northeast corner clockwise, there is the pre-history dioramas Indonesia, the greatest kingdoms period, then the period of European colonization, continues with the heroes of the pre-independence opposition against the VOC and the Dutch East Indies, continued past the initial movement of the Indonesian National century 20, the Japanese occupation, the war of independence and revolution period, until the government of H. M. Soeharto's New Order as second president Republic of Indonesia.

Having waiting in line to get to the top of the monument using one elevator that has been provided to take visitors toward the top court or otherwise. Arrived at the court of the top, visitors can enjoy views of the Jakarta. Visitors can not enjoy the view of the Jakarta in the night from top court of Monas because Monument and Museum is open from morning to evening only.

MONAS top court

After enjoying the beautiful of Jakarta from Monas top court, visitors can go down into cawan using the same elevator. Arriving at the court of cawan, visitors can also enjoy the city of Jakarta from a height of 17 meters above the ground. Court of cawan square area 45X45 meters, according to the years of independence of the Republic of Indonesia, August 17, 1945.

Court of cawan MONAS

Having satisfied relax in the court of cawan, visitors go down using the stairs. In the court of cawan there is a room Independence shaped amphitheater. The room are stored a symbol of independence of the Republic of Indonesia, such as the original text Proklamation Indonesian Independence stored in a glass box in the gilded gates, symbol of the State of Indonesia (Garuda Pancasila), a map of the islands of the Republic of Indonesia plated gold, red and white flag was first original which was hoisted at the independence day (is not viewed because the flag too old and frail), and the wall that said the Proclamation of Independence Republic Indonesia.

Monas is never deserted of visitors, from all over Indonesia, young and old, diverse ethnic-cultural and language even up to international visitors. In addition to its glory, Monas has saving saving a thousands of historical that deserves to be known by the Indonesian people. In order to feel proud and contributing to hold onto the Indonesian Nation as wealthy and cultured.

"Great nation is a nation that respects the history of the nation", Ir. Soekarno.
JAS MERAH (JAngan Sekali-kali Melupakan SEjarah) / (Never forget the history).

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