--- title: "The National Monument · OpenVibe.Tours" canonical: "https://openvibe.tours/place/plc_3B4HMY0J7GS3018R2JQN9FRGAB" updated: null --- # The National Monument · OpenVibe.Tours HTML: [The National Monument · OpenVibe.Tours](https://openvibe.tours/place/plc_3B4HMY0J7GS3018R2JQN9FRGAB) attraction # The National Monument A towering 137m-tall obelisk of solid bronze platted with 50 kilos of gold shaped into flames up top, this is the most famous landmark in Jakarta. Go here together [Make a plan together](https://openvibe.fun/plans/new?place=The+National+Monument&city=Jakarta&url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Fthe-national-monument-plc_3B4HMY0J7GS3018R2JQN9FRGAB&lat=-6.175403&lon=106.827114) [Add to Our places](https://openvibe.fun/places/new?place=The+National+Monument&url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Fthe-national-monument-plc_3B4HMY0J7GS3018R2JQN9FRGAB) A date poll for your people, or a shared list of places you want to see. ![The National Monument](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZPQDZRK2KM0PVX09GWRJF6) Photo: Chainwit · CC BY 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAround_Monas_Jakarta_%282025%29_%28cropped%29.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) 3 more photos - ![The National Monument, photo 2 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZQ1HTDWFS2NYJERT8H23BT?w=640) Photo: Alex Neman · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A2014_Toyota_Avanza_1.5_Veloz_%28Embassy_of_the_Philippines%29%2C_Gambir%2C_Central_Jakarta.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) - ![The National Monument, photo 3 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZQ3XZ9DZY48PB04RW75E2T?w=640) Photo: Jauhsekali · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAL-1M_TNI-AL_2025_TNI_Fair_210925.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) - ![The National Monument, photo 4 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZQ5Q0SN5JFS27G1VCTNZX1?w=640) Photo: U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Mysti Bicoy · Public domain · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAloha_Across_the_Pacific-_Hawai%E2%80%98i_and_Indonesia_Celebrate_20_Years_of_Partnership_%289768892%29.jpg) - [**Directions** open the map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.175403&mlon=106.827114#map=16/-6.175403/106.827114) - **Admission not confirmed**check before you go ## Why go The monument was commissioned by Sukarno in 1961 to celebrate Indonesia's independence, it was completed in 1975 after his death and is consequently known irreverently as Sukarno's Last Erection. The 1 square kilometre Medan Merdeka (Freedom Square) plaza/park around it was created by bulldozing a squatter community. Source: [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Jakarta/Central) ## How to visit Admission not confirmed. Check the hours and access before you travel. ## Come back later Ask for a reminder on the day you want to go. Remind us on a date ## See it live [Stream it from here](https://openvibe.live/broadcast?place=The+National+Monument&place_url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Fthe-national-monument-plc_3B4HMY0J7GS3018R2JQN9FRGAB&title=At+The+National+Monument) No public streams or clips from here yet. Stream it and you are the first: OpenVibe.Live opens its go-live setup, and you choose when to start. ## Nearby 1. ![Istiqlal Mosque](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZPRDPV1EBMB92NVN4WAKVG?w=640) ### [Istiqlal Mosque](/place/istiqlal-mosque-plc_V7KYH3WZ69Q5SAYP51CE0PBHKE) attraction Photo: Christophe95 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AView_to_the_northeast_from_Monas.jpg) 2. ![National Museum](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZPQ7JBEVJV1KF1Z462YGJQ?w=640) ### [National Museum](/place/national-museum-plc_CNP5TSQXKNZSK3XMYC03VKFNC1) attraction Photo: Chainwit · CC BY 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AFront_facade_-_National_Museum_Indonesia%2C_Jakarta_%282025%29_-_img_07.jpg) 3. ![Presidential Palace](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZPQTXF3YHBZY1S0QMV8TVT?w=640) ### [Presidential Palace](/place/presidential-palace-plc_WJEQ4X58RY6CYA8YDG0BWD8PG5) attraction Photo: Gunkarta Gunawan Kartapranata · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMerdeka_Palace_Changing_Guard_1.jpg) 4. ![Jakarta History Museum](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZPTKGDJ9W3JZ43PXG3GGZJ?w=640) ### [Jakarta History Museum](/place/jakarta-history-museum-plc_VHB4RDN825QPHP8AC5YSM1ZDBX) attraction Photo: Chainwit · CC BY 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABatavia_City_Hall_%28Jakarta_History_Museum%29_Fatahillah_Square_%282025%29_-_img_02.jpg) 5. ![Taman Mini Indonesia Indah](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZPX5Z825A535EX309T9BG8?w=640) ### [Taman Mini Indonesia Indah](/place/taman-mini-indonesia-indah-plc_XEM4ZS57DXW1DFT06EE1DGYKRP) attraction Photo: Chainwit · CC BY 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ATongkonan_-_South_Sulawesi_Pavilion_TMII_%282025%29_-_img_01.jpg) 6. ![Ragunan Zoo](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZPVCZG1GKNQP1VBHZY0N7V?w=640) ### [Ragunan Zoo](/place/ragunan-zoo-plc_FGW7AYHPA55F31NVRTD3DBBPEJ) attraction Photo: Midori · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ARagunan_zoo_Jakarta_Indonesia.jpg) ## On these routes 1. 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