The
NATIONAL MONUMENT
The national monument is in the
centre of merdeka square. It is situated between the old Jakarta and the new
one. The monument was built in 1961 to remember Indonesia’s fight for
independence from the Dutch. The monument is 137 metres hidh and it has 35
kilograms of gold leaf on its top. The gold leaf looks like a flame – the flame
of freedom.
Visitors can ride in the elevator to
just below the flame (115 metres high). From here you can see most of downtown
Jakarta. You can look down on noisy Merdeka Squares (one square kilometre), one
of the largest squares in the world. When you come down from the top, you can
visit the museum at the bottom of the monument. Here you can see dioramas
showing Indonesia’s history.
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