National Monument (MONAS)
National Monument (MONAS)
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Thursday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Friday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Saturday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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Built to commemorate Indonesia's independence, National Monument dominates Medan Merdeka.
Duration: 1-2 hours
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  • AZCasualTraveler
    Mesa, Arizona2,438 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jskarta's Historical National Monument
    Centrally located in Jakarta is a large park, Merdeka Square, and is also the location for Indonesia's National Monument. The National Monument symbolizes Indonesia's struggles for independance and national unity. Standing at 433 ft. (132 m) tall, the Monument is one of the tallest structures in Indonesia. There is no entry fee to enter the park area to visit the Monument, but there is a long walk from the entrance to the base of the monument. There are trams available from the park entrance to the base for a fee. At times it can be quite busy at the Monument because most tours to Jakarta generally makes a stop here because it is a historically important structure.
    Visited April 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written October 16, 2023
  • Soko37
    Budapest, Hungary13,033 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Finally there
    For many years coming to Jakarta but never been in downtown, coming late by train and arriving close to the Monument. All gates closed but able to go around nicely lit Monument. Finally
    Visited December 2023
    Traveled solo
    Written December 7, 2023
  • wombatdavid
    Hobart, Australia2,696 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Interesting but annoying ticketing
    We wandered up here from Cikini on foot and took the train back after our visit. You have to walk to an underground tunnel to start your visit. Then annoyingly they make you buy a Jakcard to put your tickets on. An extra cost we didn’t need as we won’t ever use this card again, but at least they took my student card so we got a discount. The day was not busy as it was Ramadan so we got up to the top yard easily. The views are good. It is an interesting place but still don’t understand why they can’t just sell you a paper entry ticket.
    Visited March 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written March 24, 2024
  • hocklie
    Singapore49 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Visited monas jakarta- bandung - bogor puncak.
    Hello. We are a group tour from singapore and malaysia 8 adult. we visited this monument its amazing on afternoon,no rubbish we went inside walked the we went a half monument by card S$ for 1 person,go to top of monument was quite big high and huge garden,monument it is about S$3/person till top up by lift. From up top can see city of jakarta. Near monument can visit also city jakarta as church katedral,mosque istiqlal and many more. We did trip here by bus toyota private city tour jakarta bandung and bogor tour For traveller...!!! if you visit this monument can contact Phone + 62-852 -7090 -1937.
    Visited June 2024
    Traveled with friends
    Written June 24, 2024
  • TopKingofKings
    United Kingdom607 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    The Heart of Jakarta
    The heart of Central Jakarta with a big park surrounding it. It was very busy but worth walking around this place. It is a good 30 minutes walk from Bundaran Hl Metro Station though to get here
    Visited July 2024
    Traveled solo
    Written July 17, 2024
  • COW6Y10
    London, United Kingdom120 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Meh
    We expected a lot more to see and do as this is the national monument of Indonesia. However, we were left feeling that we may have missed something? The place was quite deserted and even on Independence Day, there didn't seem to be much going on. The gates were closed and it was difficult to get in. Overall, interesting to look at for 10-15 minutes and the surrounding park is decent but other than that, not much else to do.
    Visited August 2024
    Traveled with family
    Written September 7, 2024
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Claudya A
Jakarta, Indonesia32 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2019
You can take elevator and go up to its peak, but it's really not that high and the view is not that great. I don't recommend you to go inside. You can go to other skycrapers' restaurant if you want to get a good birdeye view of the town. However, in the morning especially on Sunday, do jog around and take picture of yourself with MONAS on the background. It's fun.
Written February 3, 2020
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Cristian Popescu
Bucharest, Romania30 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Solo
Jakarta National Monument

There’s not much to visit in Jakarta but for sure, the Monasa - National Monument is worth to do it, being an important tourist attraction.

But arm yourself with lot of patience and PAY ATTENTION to the entrance tickets.

When you buy the ticket to go to the top of the monument, along with it, they give you a card. On the ticket, there is a waiting list number, that means that it does’t matter your position in the line, you go by numbers. So don’t lose the ticket !!!

There is an interesting underground museum with a beautiful diorama picturing Indonesia’s history. Then, there is an open platform at the first floor with a nice view. From there you take the only one elevator to the top, but be prepared to wait for at least 60 min because the lift capacity is about 10 persons at a time, totally insufficient for the hundreds of persons waiting outside. The same when you get down.

There is also an emergency stair but it’s not opened to the public. Considering it’s section at the top, I guess there would be a lot of problems in case of emergency evacuation …
Written August 18, 2023
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AZCasualTraveler
Mesa, AZ2,438 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2023 • Couples
Centrally located in Jakarta is a large park, Merdeka Square, and is also the location for Indonesia's National Monument. The National Monument symbolizes Indonesia's struggles for independance and national unity. Standing at 433 ft. (132 m) tall, the Monument is one of the tallest structures in Indonesia. There is no entry fee to enter the park area to visit the Monument, but there is a long walk from the entrance to the base of the monument. There are trams available from the park entrance to the base for a fee. At times it can be quite busy at the Monument because most tours to Jakarta generally makes a stop here because it is a historically important structure.
Written October 16, 2023
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Ioana T
Basel, Switzerland69 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Family
Nice place to spend few hours and learn about the history of Indonesia. In the museum they have 20+ nativity scenes going from the beginning to present day. Very well done and entire family enjoyed. We also go tickets to visit the tower (was a 3 hour wait but luckily you don’t have to stay in line only show up at scheduled time slot). It was a nice overall view of the city from 130 floor structure but it is not really worth the wait. Walking through park was nice as well. We stayed at Millennium Hotel which is 20 mins walking distance although crossing the streets is an adventure in Indonesia.
Written August 6, 2023
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Hudsonmccraw
Virginia Beach, VA4,037 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Solo
Even if you stay in Jakarta for a short period of time, you should make time to visit the national monument at Merdeka Square. It was quite a sight to visit up close. They have an observation deck up top where you can get reasonably good views of the city. The grounds surrounding the monument are beautifully maintained.
Written August 8, 2023
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Jan R
Jakarta, Indonesia21 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2019
THE symbol of Independence of Indonesia is a big tower, you can go inside to visit and go to the top, but beware, can be very busy in weekends. A lot of info about the fight for independence and a big area for having a walk and eat something. They now (march 2020) are improving the area with new trhees, etc.i
Written March 22, 2020
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FormerCaliBoy
Zurich, Switzerland19,049 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2019
Massive grounds surround this concrete behemoth with the goblet at the top. The street up to the monument is closed off to cars, so there is a bit of a walk to get to the monument. The actual ticket office for the monument is located across the street and below ground. We walked down and under to the ticket window below ground. Not a long line and once at the window decided to the combo ticket to the top. It was at this time we were informed the wait would be more than a two hour wait time. After hearing this, we opted to pass on visiting this monument.
Written February 2, 2020
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muzzi h
Cape Town Central, South Africa244 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020 • Solo
Impressive National Monument symbolising Indonesia's independence from Dutch rule. Set in a beautiful green city lung. Great to see it visited by so any local people - definitely not just a "tourist stop". Next time I am in Jakarta, I will definitely go up at night.
Written February 20, 2020
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hocklie
Singapore49 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2024 • Friends
Hello.

We are a group tour from singapore and malaysia 8 adult.

we visited this monument its amazing on afternoon,no rubbish we went inside walked the we went a half monument by card S$ for 1 person,go to top of monument was quite big high and huge garden,monument it is about S$3/person till top up by lift.
From up top can see city of jakarta.
Near monument can visit also city jakarta as church katedral,mosque istiqlal and many more.
We did trip here by bus toyota private city tour jakarta bandung and bogor tour
For traveller...!!!
if you visit this monument can contact
Phone + 62-852 -7090 -1937.
Written June 24, 2024
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roamas
Sydney, Australia761 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2023 • Family
A lovely public space but I’ve never seen so many buses at a single attraction in my life (someone told us there was some commemoration happening this weekend). We didn’t go inside, lines were long and it was extremely hot outside. Just took some fun photos and moved on.
Written July 1, 2023
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