The National Monument (Monas)
The National Monument is a 132 m (433 ft) tower in the centre of Merdeka Square, Central Jakarta, symbolizing the fight for Indonesia. It is the national monument of the Republic of Indonesia, built to commemorate the struggle for Indonesian independence.The monument and the museum are open daily from 08.00 until 16.00 Western Indonesia Time (UTC+7) throughout the week except for the Mondays when the monument is closed. Since April 2016, the monument also opens during night time, from 19.00 until 22.00 in Tuesday to Friday, and from 19.00 until 00.00 in Saturday and Sunday.
After the central government of the Republic of Indonesia returned to Jakarta after its domicile in Yogyakarta in 1950 following the recognition of the sovereignty of the Republic of Indonesia by the Dutch government in 1949, President Sukarno began planning the construction of a national monument equivalent to the Eiffel Tower on the field in front of the Merdeka Palace. The construction of the Monas monument aims to remember and preserve the struggle of the Indonesian people at the time of the 1945 independence revolution, in order to continue to inspire and inspire the spirit of patriotism of the next generation.
印度尼西亞國家紀念碑（Monas）
國家紀念碑是位於雅加達中部“默迪卡獨立廣場”中心的一座132米（433英尺）的塔樓，象徵著為印度尼西亞而戰。 它是印度尼西亞共和國的國家紀念碑，旨在紀念印度尼西亞獨立的鬥爭。紀念碑和博物館每天從印度尼西亞西部時間（UTC 7）的08.00至16.00開放，除了星期一紀念碑是 關閉。 自2016年4月起，紀念碑也將在夜間開放，週二至週五的19:00至22:00，週六和周日的19:00至00:00。
自1949年荷蘭政府承認印度尼西亞共和國主權後，1950年印度尼西亞共和國中央政府在日惹居住後返回雅加達後，蘇加諾總統開始計劃建造一座相當於印度尼西亞共和國國家紀念碑的國家紀念碑。 在領域的艾菲爾鐵塔在獨立報宮前面。 莫納斯紀念碑的建造旨在記住和維護印度尼西亞人民在1945年獨立革命時期的鬥爭，以便繼續激勵和激發下一代愛國主義精神。