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Monas, monument full of historical meaning of Indonesia

Jan. 29 Indonesia, Jakarta no comments

Monas, “Monumen Nasional” stands located in the middle of the lapangan medan merdeka in the center of Jakarta City. Monas built to commemorate the resistance and the struggle of the people of Indonesia won independence from the colonial Dutch East Indies. Monas began in the building in the reign of President Sukarno on August 17, 1961 and began officially on July 12, 1975 by President Soeharto.

Monas was designed in accordance with universal timeless pair of Linga and Yoni (male and female). Obelisk monument symbolized by the phallus and yoni symbolize in yard cup . Monas forms can also be interpreted with pair pestle and mortar. Monas high in total is 137 meters with a height of 117.7 meters from the Obelisk of the court, while the court itself has a 17 meters high.

The most interesting of the Monas is a flame-shaped peak in layered with gold leaf. Monas flame symbolizes the spirit of the blazing Indonesian struggle against the Dutch East Indies government in the struggle for independence. when the peak night of the Monas monument looks as if lit.