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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 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.
English: The Indonesian National Monument (Monumen Nasional/Monas) seen from Majapahit Street, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Bahasa Indonesia: Monumen Nasional (Monas) terlihat dari Jalan Majapahit, Jakarta
Jakarta MRT: Monas (U/C) Website: museumnasional.or.id: The National Museum of Indonesia (Indonesian: Museum Nasional) is an archeological, historical, ethnological ...
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 ...
Monas, the symbol of Jakarta. The most famous landmark, which became the symbol of the city, is the 132 m-tall (433 ft) obelisk of the National Monument (Monumen Nasional or Monas) in the centre of Merdeka Square. On its southwest corner stands a Mahabharata-themed Arjuna Wijaya chariot statue and fountain.
The TVRI Tower (or Indonesian: Menara TVRI) is a 144-meter high television transmitter tower located in Jakarta, Indonesia. Started construction on 1 April 1975 and completed on 24 August 1977, this tower was at one time one of the tallest structures in Jakarta and Indonesia.
The Jakarta tower will be taller than any currently completed free-standing structure and more than four times taller than the Monas (Jakarta National Monument, 137 m). Like the initial 1997 design, the new development calls for the tower to have three cylindrical legs, 13.2 m in diameter, that will rise up 500 m.