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The
National
Monument
or
popularly
abbreviated
as
Monas
or
Tugu
Monas
is
a
132
meter
(433
ft)
high
memorial
monument
erected
to
commemorate
the
resistance
and
struggle
of
the
Indonesian
people
to
seize
independence
from
the
colonial
rule
of
the
Dutch
East
Indies.
Construction
of
this
monument
began
on
August
17,
1961
under
the
order
of
President
Sukarno
and
opened
to
the
public
on
July
12,
1975.
This
monument
is
crowned
with
flames
covered
with
gold
sheets
which
symbolize
the
fiery
spirit
of
struggle.
The
National
Monument
is
located
right
in
the
middle
of
Medan
Merdeka
Square,
Central
Jakarta.
The
National
Monument
or
popularly
abbreviated
as
Monas
or
Tugu
Monas
is
a
132
meter
(433
ft)
high
memorial
monument
erected
to
commemorate
the
resistance
and
struggle
of
the
Indonesian
people
to
seize
independence
from
the
colonial
rule
of
the
Dutch
East
Indies.
Construction
of
this
monument
began
on
August
17,
1961
under
the
order
of
President
Sukarno
and
opened
to
the
public
on
July
12,
1975.
This
monument
is
crowned
with
flames
covered
with
gold
sheets
which
symbolize
the
fiery
spirit
of
struggle.
The
National
Monument
is
located
right
in
the
middle
of
Medan
Merdeka
Square,
Central
Jakarta.
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The
National
Monument
or
popularly
abbreviated
as
Monas
or
Tugu
Monas
is
a
132
meter
(433
ft)
high
memorial
monument
erected
to
commemorate
the
resistance
and
struggle
of
the
Indonesian
people
to
seize
independence
from
the
colonial
rule
of
the
Dutch
East
Indies.
Construction
of
this
monument
began
on
August
17,
1961
under
the
order
of
President
Sukarno
and
opened
to
the
public
on
July
12,
1975.
This
monument
is
crowned
with
flames
covered
with
gold
sheets
which
symbolize
the
fiery
spirit
of
struggle.
The
National
Monument
is
located
right
in
the
middle
of
Medan
Merdeka
Square,
Central
Jakarta.
Monumen
Nasional
atau
yang
populer
disingkat
dengan
Monas
atau
Tugu
Monas
adalah
monumen
peringatan
setinggi
132
meter
(433
kaki)
yang
didirikan
untuk
mengenang
perlawanan
dan
perjuangan
rakyat
Indonesia
untuk
merebut
kemerdekaan
dari
pemerintahan
kolonial
Hindia
Belanda.
Pembangunan
monumen
ini
dimulai
pada
tanggal
17
Agustus
1961
di
bawah
perintah
presiden
Sukarno
dan
dibuka
untuk
umum
pada
tanggal
12
Juli
1975.
Tugu
ini
dimahkotai
lidah
api
yang
dilapisi
lembaran
emas
yang
melambangkan
semangat
perjuangan
yang
menyala-nyala.
Monumen
Nasional
terletak
tepat
di
tengah
Lapangan
Medan
Merdeka,
Jakarta
Pusat.