Monas Park

Merdeka Square is a large square located in the center of , . Measuring approximately one square kilometer per area, if the surrounding fields within the Merdeka Square are included, it is considered one of the largest squares in the world.
  • Park
  • Opening hours: Tuesday–Sunday 6:00 AM–4:00 PM
  • Description: square in Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Also known as
    “Lapangan Banteng”
    “Lapangan Gambir”
    “Lapangan Ikada”
    “Lapangan Monas”
    “Merdeka Square”
    “Merdeka Square, Jakarta”
    “Taman Monas”
  • Historically known as
    “Koningsplein”
    “Lapangan Raja”
    “Weltevreden”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Monument and Gambir railway station.
The is a 132 m obelisk in the centre of Merdeka Square, .
Gambir Station is a major railway station in , Gambir, , , . is situated 410 metres east of Monas Park.
is a bus station, which is situated 400 metres east of Monas Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gambir and Kebon Sirih.
is an administrative village in the district of , .
is the northernmost administrative village of district of .
is an administrative village in the Gambir district of .
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Latitude
-6.17586° or 6° 10′ 33″ south
Longitude
106.82702° or 106° 49′ 37″ east
Open location code
6P58RRFG+MR
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Monas Park” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ميدان ميرديكا”
  • Chinese: “独立广场 (雅加达)”
  • Chinese: “独立广场”
  • Czech: “Medan Merdeka”
  • Czech: “Náměstí svobody”
  • Dutch: “Medan Merdeka”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان مرديكا”
  • Esperanto: “Placo Merdeka”
  • French: “Place Merdeka”
  • German: “Medan Merdeka”
  • Hebrew: “כיכר מרדקה”
  • Indonesian: “Medan Merdeka”
  • Italian: “Piazza Indipendenza”
  • Japanese: “ムルデカ広場 (ジャカルタ)”
  • Japanese: “ムルデカ広場”
  • Japanese: “モナス公園”
  • Japanese: “独立広場 (ジャカルタ)”
  • Javanese: “Lapangan Merdeka”
  • Korean: “므르데카 광장”
  • Malay: “Dataran Merdeka, Jakarta”
  • Malay: “Medan Merdeka”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Medan Merdeka”
  • Norwegian: “Medan Merdeka”
  • Persian: “میدان مردکا (جاکارتا)”
  • Persian: “میدان مردکا”
  • Polish: “Plac Merdeka”
  • Portuguese: “Praça da Independência”
  • Portuguese: “Praça Merdeka”
  • Russian: “Медан Мердека”
  • Russian: “Площадь Свободы”
  • Spanish: “Plaza Merdeka”
  • Thai: “จัตุรัสเมอร์เดกา (จาการ์ตา)”
  • Thai: “จัตุรัสเมอร์เดกา”
  • Vietnamese: “Công viên Đài tưởng niệm”
  • Vietnamese: “Quảng trường Merdeka, Jakarta”

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