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National Press Monument

The National Press Monument is a monument and museum to the national Indonesian press. Formally established in 1978, more than 20 years after it was first proposed, the monument is located in , , and operated by the Ministry of Communications and Informatics.
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  • Opening hours: 8:00 AM—3:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Monument and museum to press in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. A place where you can see a glimpse of the history of the development of the National press in Indonesia.
  • Also known as: “Monumen Pers Nasional”
  • Address: Jalan Gajah Mada, Surakarta
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

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is a museum, which is situated 450 metres southwest of National Press Monument.

Museum
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is a museum in , . Established in 1890, it is the second oldest museum in Indonesia. The museum keeps various literature in Old Javanese and Dutch languages. is situated 570 metres southwest of National Press Monument.

Museum
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The is a palace complex in the city of Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. It is the official palace and residence of the Duke of Mangkunegara and his family. is situated 570 metres east of National Press Monument.

National Press Monument

Latitude
-7.56503° or 7° 33′ 54″ south
Longitude
110.81805° or 110° 49′ 5″ east
Operator
Kementerian Komunikasi dan Digital
Open location code
6P4GCRM9+X6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1124570525
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q15287387
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In Other Languages

From Balinese to Tamil—“National Press Monument” goes by many names.
  • Balinese: “Monumén Pérs Nasional”
  • Banjar: “Monumen Pers Nasional”
  • Indonesian: “Monumen Pers Nasional”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Pers Nasional”
  • Madurese: “Monumen Pers Nasional”
  • Sundanese: “Monumén Pérs Nasional”
  • Tamil: “தேசிய பத்திரிக்கை நினைவுச்சின்னம், சுரகார்த்தா”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “National Press Monument”. Photo: Crisco 1492, CC BY-SA 3.0.