National Monument

National Monument

Monas National Monument or Monas is one of the memorial erected to the memory of the resistance and the Indonesian people's struggle against the Dutch colonialists.
The National Monument is located at Monas Square, Central Jakarta, Monas was built in an area of ​​80 hectares. This monument diarsiteki by Soedarsono and Frederich Silaban, began construction in August 1959, and officially opened August 17, 1961 by the President Soekarno (President of the First Indonesia) Monument was officially opened to the public on July 12, 1975.
Monas itself aims to commemorate and preserve the Indonesian struggle for independence during the revolution in 1945.

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