National Monument

The National Monument is a 132 m obelisk in the centre of , . It is the national monument of the , built to commemorate the struggle for Indonesian independence.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday–Sunday 8:00 AM–4:00 PM
  • Type: Monument
  • Description: national monument and architectural icon of Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Also known as: “Monumen Nasional Indonesia”, “Monument National (Jakarta)”, “Monument National d’Indonésie”, “Monumento nacional de Indonesia”, “National Monument of Indonesia”, “Tugu Monas”, and “Ազգային հուշարձան (Ինդոնեզիա)”
  • Postal code: 10110

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Monas Park and Gambir railway station.

Park
Photo: Ramayoni, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Merdeka Square is a large square located in the center of , .

Railway station
Photo: Midori, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gambir Station is a major railway station in , Gambir, , , . is situated 410 metres east of National Monument.

Bus station
Photo: Irvan Cahyo N, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a bus station, which is situated 370 metres east of National Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gambir and Kebon Sirih.

Village
Photo: A2613, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an administrative village in the district of , .

Village
is the northernmost administrative village of district of .

Village
is an administrative village in the Gambir district of .

National Monument

Latitude
-6.17541° or 6° 10′ 32″ south
Longitude
106.82717° or 106° 49′ 38″ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Established
July 12th, 1975
Open location code
6P58RRFG+RV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1159084257
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6694056
Wiki­data ID
Q145151
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“National Monument” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “النصب الوطني”
  • Armenian: “Ազգային հուշարձան”
  • Balinese: “Monumen Nasional”
  • Betawi: “Monumèn Nasional”
  • Breton: “Monumant Broadel”
  • Bulgarian: “Национален паметник”
  • Cebuano: “Monas”
  • Chinese: “印尼國家紀念塔”
  • Czech: “Národní památník”
  • Dutch: “Monumen Nasional”
  • Esperanto: “Monumen Nasional”
  • Finnish: “Indonesian kansallismonumentti”
  • French: “Monumen Nasional”
  • German: “Monumen Nasional”
  • German: “Nationales Denkmal”
  • Hebrew: “האנדרטה הלאומית”
  • Hindi: “राष्ट्रीय स्मारक”
  • Indonesian: “Monumen Nasional”
  • Italian: “monas monumento”
  • Italian: “Monumento Nazionale”
  • Japanese: “モナス”
  • Javanese: “Monumen Nasional”
  • Javanese: “Monumèn Nasional”
  • Korean: “모나스”
  • Malay: “Monumen Nasional”
  • Minangkabau: “Monumen Nasional”
  • Polish: “Monumen Nasional”
  • Portuguese: “Monumentos Nacionais”
  • Russian: “Национальный монумент независимости”
  • Russian: “Национальный монумент”
  • Slovenian: “Nacionalni spomenik (Indonezija)”
  • Slovenian: “Nacionalni spomenik”
  • Spanish: “Monumento nacional”
  • Sundanese: “Monumén Nasional”
  • Swedish: “Monas”
  • Swedish: “Monumen Nasional”
  • Thai: “อนุสาวรีย์แห่งชาติ”
  • Turkish: “Ulusal Anıt”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài tưởng niệm Quốc gia”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài Tưởng niệm Quốc gia”
  • “Monumen Nasional”

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Places to explore: Kebon Kelapa and Senen.

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