Istana Merdeka

Istana Merdeka is a castle in Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Western Java. Istana Merdeka is situated near the government office Istana Negara, as well as near the village Gambir.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Istana Negara and Monas Park.

Istana Negara

Government office

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Istana Negara is one of the seven presidential palaces of Indonesia. Istana Negara is situated 210 metres north of Istana Merdeka.

Monas Park

Park

Photo: Ramayoni, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Merdeka Square is a large square located in the center of Jakarta, Indonesia. Monas Park is situated 710 metres southeast of Istana Merdeka.

National Monument

Monument

National Monument

Photo: Chainwit., CC BY 4.0.

The National Monument is a 132 m obelisk in the centre of Merdeka Square, Central Jakarta. National Monument is situated 670 metres southeast of Istana Merdeka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gambir and Kebon Kelapa.

Gambir

Village

Photo: A2613, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gambir is an administrative village in the Gambir district of Jakarta, Indonesia.

Kebon Kelapa

Village

Kebon Kelapa is an administrative village in the Gambir district of Indonesia.

Petojo Selatan

Village

Petojo Selatan is an administrative village in the Gambir district of Indonesia.

Istana Merdeka

Type: Castle
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Greater Jakarta, Western Java, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

-6.17017° or 6° 10′ 13″ south

Longitude

106.8242° or 106° 49′ 27″ east

Elevation

10 metres (33 feet)

Open location code

6P58RRHF+WM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6902939680

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

GeoNames ID

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Indonesian—“Istana Merdeka” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Paleis te Koningsplein”
Indonesian: “Istana Merdeka”

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