Monas Park

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Monument and Gambir railway station.

Monument
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The is a 132 m obelisk in the centre of Merdeka Square, . It is the of the , built to commemorate the struggle for Indonesian independence.

Railway station
Photo: Midori, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gambir Station is a major railway station in , Gambir, , , . The station is located on the eastern side of Merdeka Square and the western side of the Pramuka Movement headquarters and Immanuel Church. is situated 410 metres east of Monas Park.

Library
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The is the legal deposit library of . It is located at Gambir, on the south side of Merdeka Square, Jakarta. is situated 640 metres south of Monas Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gambir and Kebon Sirih.

Village
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is an administrative village in the district of , . It has a postal code of 10110.

Village
is the northernmost administrative village of district of . It has a postal code of 10340. is located to the south of Monas - a historic administrative center of Jakarta - and to the north of - a heritage garden city.

Village
is an administrative village in the Gambir district of . It has a postal code of 10160.

Monas Park

Latitude
-6.17586° or 6° 10′ 33″ south
Longitude
106.82702° or 106° 49′ 37″ east
Open location code
6P58RRFG+MR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 628537709
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q2638276
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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”
  • Esperanto: “Placo Merdeka”
  • French: “place 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”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include East Monas and West Monas.

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