Merdeka Square Jakarta
Merdeka Square is a large square located in the center of Jakarta, Indonesia. Measuring 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. At 75 hectares, it is over five times the size of Tiananmen Square, and 12 times the size of Place de la Concorde.At its center stands the National Monument, often called Monas (Monumen Nasional).The paved plaza surrounds the monument often host national events such as military and float parades, as well as civic demonstrations. Surrounding the Monument is now a park with a musical fountain in eastern side, and a deer enclosure where deer roam among the shady trees in the southeast corner.The square is a popular destination for Jakartans for sports and recreation especially on weekends.It is surrounded by important government buildings such as the Merdeka Palace, the National Museum of Indonesia, Jakarta Cathedral, the Supreme Court and various governmental ministries.During the colonial Dutch East Indies era the square was called Koningsplein (King's square).
Merdeka is the Indonesian word for freedom or independence.The square is easily accessible using public transportations. The Transjakarta rapid bus transit service has four shelters located by the square, they are K1.14 Monas shelter (corridor 1) in front of National Museum;K2.16 Gambir 1, K2.22 Balai Kota and K2.23 Gambir 2 (corridor 2).The Gambir Station located in the east side also provide access, although the station currently only serves intercity trains, with Argo class executive trains connecting Jakarta to Surabaya, Cirebon, Bandung and Solo. The Juanda and Gondangdia stations are within a walking distance to the square, provinding KA Commuter Jabodetabek access via Commuterline red and blue line.The free Jakarta city tour double decker bus also pass through Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat and Jalan Merdeka Selatan lining western and southern edge of the square. With three city tour bus stops in Medan Merdeka Barat Avenue; in front of National Museum, on western and southwestern corner of the square, while a city tour bus stop located in front of Balai Kota Jakarta. A line of Damri airport bus service connects Soekarno-Hatta International Airport with Gambir Station. The square is also accessible using taxi, three wheeled bajaj, and several lines of MetroMini and Kopaja minibusses. In the future, the Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit (currently under construction) is planned to operate a Monas subway station on the western side of the square.
默迪卡獨立廣場
默迪卡獨立廣場是一個位於印度尼西亞雅加達市中心的大型廣場。面積為一平方公里，如果包括獨立廣場內的周邊地區，它被認為是世界上最大的廣場之一。佔地75公頃，是天安門廣場的五倍多，是協和廣場的12倍。它的中心矗立著國家紀念碑，通常被稱為印度尼西亞國家紀念碑。鋪設的廣場周圍的紀念碑經常舉辦國家活動，如軍事和浮游行，以及公民示威。紀念碑周圍現在是一個公園，東側有一個音樂噴泉，還有一個鹿圈，鹿在東南角的樹蔭下漫步。這個廣場是雅加達人最喜歡的運動和休閒場所，特別是在周末。它被包圍由重要的政府大樓，如獨立宮，印度尼西亞國家博物館，雅加達大教堂，最高法院和各政府部門。在殖民地荷蘭東印度時代，廣場被稱為Koningsplein（國王廣場）。
"Merdeka"是印度尼西亞語中的自由或獨立詞。使用公共交通工具可輕鬆到達廣場。 Transjakarta快速公共汽車運輸服務在廣場上有四個避難所，它們是國家博物館前的K1.14 印度尼西亞國家紀念碑（走廊1）; K2.16 Gambir 1，K2.22 市政廳和K2.23 Gambir 2（走廊） 2）。位於東側的Gambir站也提供通道，雖然該站目前只提供城際列車，Argo級行政列車連接雅加達與泗水，井裡汶，萬隆和梭羅。 Juanda和Gondangdia車站距離廣場僅有幾步之遙，可通過Commuterline紅線和藍線前往KA Commuter Jabodetabek。免費的雅加達城市觀光雙層巴士也穿過Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat和Jalan Merdeka Selatan，西邊和南邊廣場。在Medan Merdeka Barat Avenue有三個城市觀光巴士站;在國家博物館前，廣場的西部和西南角，而城市旅遊巴士站位於雅加達市政廳前面。 Damri機場巴士服務連接蘇加諾 - 哈達國際機場和Gambir站。乘坐出租車，三輪嘟嘟車以及幾條MetroMini和Kopaja小巴也可以到達廣場。在未來，雅加達大眾捷運（目前正在建設中）計劃在廣場西側經營一個莫納斯地鐵站。