JAKARTA - In 1950 Jakarta became the capital city of the Republic of Indonesia after being moved to Yogyakarta in early January 1946. It was then that President Soekarno became more and more aggressive in building the "face" of Indonesia.
When he moved to Jakarta Soekarno wanted to build a monument that represented the character of the nation. Like the symbol in France, the Eiffel Tower. The construction of the National Monument or Monas was initiated. This monument is a priority agenda that became the desire of Indonesia's first president.
The first step, Sukarno formed a national committee. After that, the committee announced the competition for the construction of the monument.
From the competition, at least 51 works were collected in 1955. The works that were included as criteria were the works of Frederich Silaban (Indonesia Poenja Tjerita, 2016).
However, the government was not satisfied, so a second competition emerged. As a result, 136 works from 222 participants were collected.
However, nothing can compete with the work of the first competition by Frederich Silaban. The government is steady with the design of the nation's children who are citizens of Jakarta.
The Monas construction committee was led by Sarwoko Martokusumo, a civilian from Jakarta. Monas was built on Merdeka Square, the location is right in front of the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta.
Monas is a symbol of splendor that welcomes Palace guests with a shady tree. For Sukarno himself, Monas was a symbol of the greatness of the Indonesian people. That is the reason Monas was built as a symbol of the greatness of the Indonesian people.
"Yes, the Indonesian people are great people. Yes, the Indonesian people are becoming a great people again," Soekarno said in a speech.
The phallus is 111.70 meters high above a 17-meter-high rectangular courtyard. Inside the building there is a museum with a height of 8 meters. This number is a symbol that refers to the date of Indonesia's independence.
However, at this time the changes in the area around Monas are massive and occur in the new government. This could be that the government of DKI Jakarta, which is the place where the symbol of the state stands firmly, has forgotten the value of Monas.
Previously, we have also written if the DKI Provincial Government Forgets the Purpose of the Monas being Built. Please read and follow us on social media for the latest news, history and other informative things.
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