Tugu Monas

National Monument or Monas is popularly called the icon Jakarta City. Feels incomplete when visiting Jakarta, but not visited monument was as high as 115 meters. However, not all parts of the Monas interest. Only certain parts of the center of the visit. "The height of the peak is still the object Monument visitors most interested in objects than others," said manager Monas monument, Ageng Darminto, in Jakarta, this weekend. Ageng who served as Head of Technical Implementation Unit Monas said, when the monument still has a place or other attractions worth a visit by the community.

As the museum which tells the history of Indonesia Historian, and the freedom that is where the proclamation echoed by President Sukarno and the court of the cup or the space that has meaning and symbol of the proclamation.

"Actually, Monas monument peak is not the main object, as the purpose of this monument built by the government in 1961. The main object of this monument was built to interpret the symbols of this nation through the third place, "he explained.

Today Monas monument has a total height of about 130 meters and 14 meters of them gold-plated bronze monument remains one interesting attractions for foreign tourists and domestic.

On weekends or holidays religious holidays at least an average of about 6,000 people visit the monument and most were willing to queue to climb the top of the monument using the lift provided.

Sukriadi, (28) citizens Bekasi, West Java, admitted intentionally spend time with family vacation just to see the city of Jakarta from a height of Monas monument owned.

"At the top we could observe the city of Jakarta with the breeze and her picture taken with the camera we had brought," he said.

Monas area has a total area of 80 hectares and 12 hectares of which occupied the Gambir Railway Station. On each side edge of the monument was planted with shade trees and some areas to be a place for sports for the citizens.