The Story of Monas
The idea of making Monas actually existed since 1949 where President Soekarno at that time wanted to start the construction of a national monument. Interestingly, Ir. Soekarno also wanted to equalize the Monas height with the Eiffel Tower in France. Then the Monas construction site was in front of the Merdeka Palace.
Not without purpose, Monas development itself has an important meaning, namely to commemorate and preserve the struggle of the Indonesian people in seizing independence until they could be free from invaders in 1946. It is hoped that the National Monument can give meaning to inspire the next generation.
The beginning of the Monas construction began with a monument planning contest held in 1955. Examples of replicas from Monas itself were 51 works but only one was chosen. The results of the Monas design made by Frederich Silaban were chosen because they met the criteria of the contest, which showed the Indonesian nation slowly in terms of character to be able to survive in the long term.
However, on his way President Soekarno still did not approve of the design of Frederich Silaban, so Sukarno formed Lingga and Yoni. The final result of the Monas design has been completed by Frederich, but unfortunately the funds needed in the manufacturing process are fairly high. At that time the Indonesian economy was still not improving so President Sukarno asked for help from an architect named R.M Soedarsono to complete the Monas design.
Soedarsono has given a new concept to the National Monument where pinned numbers 17.8 and 45 which show a moment of Indonesian independence namely August 17, 1945. Then the construction process of Monas was on an 80-hectare land and then began construction on August 17, 1961.
From the full form of the National Monument there are several important parts starting from the tongues of fire, the courtyard of the summit, the lower courtyard, to the Museum of the History of the National Struggle. Interestingly, the 132 meter high Monas building has been covered with marble so that it provides high durability. For more details, let's look at some parts of Monas which also give their own uniqueness.
Not without purpose, Monas development itself has an important meaning, namely to commemorate and preserve the struggle of the Indonesian people in seizing independence until they could be free from invaders in 1946. It is hoped that the National Monument can give meaning to inspire the next generation.
The beginning of the Monas construction began with a monument planning contest held in 1955. Examples of replicas from Monas itself were 51 works but only one was chosen. The results of the Monas design made by Frederich Silaban were chosen because they met the criteria of the contest, which showed the Indonesian nation slowly in terms of character to be able to survive in the long term.
However, on his way President Soekarno still did not approve of the design of Frederich Silaban, so Sukarno formed Lingga and Yoni. The final result of the Monas design has been completed by Frederich, but unfortunately the funds needed in the manufacturing process are fairly high. At that time the Indonesian economy was still not improving so President Sukarno asked for help from an architect named R.M Soedarsono to complete the Monas design.
Soedarsono has given a new concept to the National Monument where pinned numbers 17.8 and 45 which show a moment of Indonesian independence namely August 17, 1945. Then the construction process of Monas was on an 80-hectare land and then began construction on August 17, 1961.
From the full form of the National Monument there are several important parts starting from the tongues of fire, the courtyard of the summit, the lower courtyard, to the Museum of the History of the National Struggle. Interestingly, the 132 meter high Monas building has been covered with marble so that it provides high durability. For more details, let's look at some parts of Monas which also give their own uniqueness.
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