National Monument (Indonesia)

National Monument
Monumen Nasional
The Monument in 2015
General information
Type	Obelisk
Location	Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
Coordinates	6°10′31.4″S 106°49′37.7″E / 6.175389°S 106.827139°E / -6.175389; 106.827139
Construction started	17 August 1961
Completed	12 July 1975
Inaugurated	12 July 1975
Owner	Republic of Indonesia
Management	Government of Jakarta
Height	132 m
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Friedrich Silaban Soedarsono [id]
Main contractor	P.N. Adhi Karya (foundation piles)
Other information
Public transit access	Juanda station or Gambir station (U/C) Monas Balaikota Monas (U/C)

The National Monument (Indonesian: Monumen Nasional, abbreviated Monas) is a 132 m (433 ft) obelisk in the centre of Merdeka Square, Central Jakarta. It is the national monument of the Republic of Indonesia, built to commemorate the struggle for Indonesian independence. This monument is crowned with a flame covered in gold leaf which symbolizes the burning spirit of struggle of the Indonesian people.

Construction began in 1961 under the direction of President Sukarno. Monas was opened to the public in 1975. The monument and the museum are open daily from 08.00 until 16.00 Western Indonesia Time (UTC+7) throughout the week except for the Mondays when the monument is closed. Since April 2016, the monument also opens during night time, from 19.00 until 22.00 on Tuesday to Friday, and from 19.00 until 00.00 on Saturday and Sunday.^[1]