Monas (Monumen Nasional)

Monument or National Monument is an icon of the city. Located in downtown Jakarta, a place of tourist and educational center that appeals to people in Jakarta and surrounding areas. Monument was established in 1959 and inaugurated two years later in 1961. Monas is always crowded by tourists to see the beauty of the city from the top of the monument, add insight on the history of Indonesia diorama room or enjoy the fresh urban forest area of ​​approximately 80 acres in downtown Jakarta. Every holiday, the monument is always visited by many tourists. Here you can enjoy many types of tours and educational materials. You can climb the monument that soars high to the top of Monas. You also can work out with friends and family. You also can enjoy a beautiful garden with many trees are lush and beautiful. Or you can enjoy entertainment fountain interesting.


Historical Monument 

Monument was built in August 1959. The entire building was designed by the architects Monas Indonesia ie Soedarsono, Frederich Silaban and Ir. Rooseno. On 17 August 1961, the monument was inaugurated by President Soekarno. And opened to the public since July 12, 1975.
While the urban forest park area around the monument formerly known as the Field Gambir. Then had changed its name several times into the Field Ikada, Merdeka Square, Square monument and later became Park National Monument.

Size and Content Monas 

Monument was built as high as 132 meters and yoni phallus-shaped. The entire building is covered with marble.

• Tongue of Fire 

At the top there is the cup on it there were flames from bronze height 17 meters and a diameter of 6 meters with a weight of 14.5 tons. This flame coated gold weighing 45 kg. Flame monument consists of 77 sections that are put together.

• court Peak 

Court of the peak area 11x11 m. To reach the court of the summit, visitors can use the elevator to travel about 3 minutes long. All around the elevators have emergency stairs. From the top court of the monument, visitors can see the skyscraper buildings in the city. Even if the weather sunny, visitors can see Mount Salak in West Java and the Java Sea with the Thousand Islands.

• Lower court 


Under the court of the extent of 45x45 m. Height from the bottom of the monument to the lower court that is 17 meters. In this section visitors can see Monument Park which is a beautiful city forest.

• Museum of National Struggle History 

At the bottom of the monument there is a large room that is the National Museum. Height of 8 meters. This museum displays the history of the struggle of the Indonesian nation. Size of this museum is 80x80 m. On the fourth side of the museum there are 12 dioramas (window displays) that shows the history of Indonesia from the time of the ancestor kingdoms of the Indonesian nation to G30S PKI.
Also planned to display the flag of heritage and manuscripts of the proclamation of the original in the building the monument. Here also presented plans to build the city of Jakarta.

Monas Park 

You also can relieve saturated you with enjoying the Parks Monument, an urban forest that is designed with beautiful gardens.

In this park you can play along with a herd of deer which accidentally imported from the presidential palace in Bogor to jazz up this park. You also can work out in this park with friends and family.

Monas Park also features a fountain dancing. Fountain show dancing is very interesting to watch at night. The fountain will move with liukan beautiful as the strains of the song being played. In addition there are also performances laser colorful at the fountain this.

For those of you who want to maintain good health, apart from working out in Monument Park, you can also melakukanpijat reflection free. In the park is provided by the stones sharp enough for your departure while a massage reflection. In this park also provided some futsal field and basketball court that can use anyone.
If you're tired of walking in a park of 80 hectares, you can use a tourist train. This park freely visited by anyone and is open free to the public.

Monument Tours 

To visit the monument, there are many types of transportation that you can use. If you are a user trains, you can use the KRL Jabodetabek types express a stop at Gambir Station. You also can use the facilities of transportation Bus Trans Jakarta. If you use a private vehicle, there is a special parking lot IRTI, or you can park your vehicle at Gambir Station.

To be able to get into building the monument, you can through the entrance near the statue of Prince Diponegoro. Then you will go through the underground passageway to enter the monument. You can even through the entrance in the courtyard of the monument to the north. Opening hours of the monument is at 9:00 am to 16:00 pm.

Monument to be one of your choice to travel with family and a place to educate children to become familiar with the history of Indonesia. You too can enjoy the fresh air from the shade of the trees in the monument. And do not forget to keep cleaning the monument to remain a beautiful park to be enjoyed by anyone.

Office Manager National Monument 
DKI Jakarta Province
Jl. Kebon Sirih No. 53 No. 22 Block H Lt.IX
Central Jakarta
Phone: (021) 382 3041

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