Monas National Monument
Monas
National Monument is a 132-meter tower in the center of Merdeka Square, Central
Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, is the capital of the state. It symbolizes the
struggle for Indonesian independence of our country.
The monument consists of a
117.7 m obelisk on a 45m square platform at a height of 17 m. Towering monument
symbolizes the philosophy of Lingga and Yoni. Resembles a phallus, or pestle
mortar pestle and Yoni resembles rice or mortar, two important things in the
tradition of Indonesian agriculture.
Construction began in 1961
under the direction of President Sukarno, the first president of the us and the
monument was opened to the public in 1975. It is topped by a flame covered with
gold foil, and now the monument calls.