Monas(Monumen nasional)

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, National Monument Square and then into Monument Park.Size and Content MonasMonument was built as high as 132 meters and yoni phallus-shaped. The entire building is covered with marble.FlameAt 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 SummitCourt 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 elevator there is an emergency staircase. From the top court of the monument, visitors can see the skyscraper buildings in the city. Even if the bright air, visitors can see Mount Salak in West Java and the Java Sea with the Thousand Islands.Lower courtUnder 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 HistoryAt 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 the proclamation of the original manuscript in the building the monument. Here also shown the city development plan.