The Famous Towers in Indonesia

Menara-menara Terkenal di Indonesia

7. The Equator Monument

The Equator monument is an icon that has Pontianak 15.25 meters high from the ground. Equator monument or monument at the Equator Road, north of Pontianak, West Kalimantan Province. Equator monument is visible now made in the year 1990, by making the dome to protect the original monument in it that was created in 1928. So building a monument built in 1990 is a duplicate of the magnitude of the building 5 x of the original monument and serves to protect the original monument. Equator monument is located on the equator which divides the earth into two parts, North and South. At the time of the meridian sun, that is when the sun was right on the equator monument and shadow images of people and objects around the monument will disappear a few seconds when exposed to sunlight. The sun was the culmination of events that happens twice a year, ie between 21-23 March and 21-23 September.

6. Gadang Clock Tower

Jam Gadang (literally "Massive Clock") is a clocktower and major landmark of the city of Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located in the centre of the city, near the the main market, Pasar Atas, and is a tourist attraction.
The structure was build in 1926 during the Dutch colonial era, as a gift from the Queen to city's controleur. It was designed by architects Yazin and Sutan Gigi Ameh. Originally a rooster figure was placed on the apex, but it was changed into a Jinja-like ornament during the Japanese occupation of Indonesia. Following Indonesian independence, it was reshaped to its present form resembling traditional Minangkabaun roofs (see Rumah gadang). It is said to have cost 3,000 Guilder.

5. Heroes Monument

Heroic Monument, also known as Heroes Monument is a monument in Surabaya. It is the main symbol of Surabaya and based on the heroic history of the people of Surabaya in the past. It was built to dedicate to the people who died during the Battle of Surabaya on November 10, 1945.

The 10 November Museum is located under the monument.

4. Mandala Monument

Mandala Monument is located in Jalan Raya Jenderal Sudirman Makassar. Built in 1994 as a memorial Mandala operations liberation of West Irian Jaya from the Dutch hands. Inside were dioramas that tell the liberation process. Mandala Monument has a height of 75 meters is divided into four floors. Each floor contains the symbols of the liberation struggle and the struggle of West Irian, Sulawesi people, including the era of National Hero, Sultan Hasanuddin.

3. Sky Tower in Kumala Island

Kalimantan also has an attractive tower, the tower of Sky Tower. The tower is very unique because it is located on a small island in the middle of the Mahakam river, which in Tenggarong Kumala Island, East Kalimantan. The tower is 100 meters. The visitors can see the city from the disk Tenggarong on Sky Tower (the tower rotates). The disk may be moved up and down and rotates 360 degrees. To get to the island can Kumala through alternative 2, which is a cable car ride or boat ride.

2. TVRI Tower

TVRI tower is located in Senayan, Jakarta. TVRI Building Center as the first TV station in Indonesia was completed in 1962 before the Asian Games in 1962. TVRI transmitter tower-shaped building and an elevator tower to get to the top. TVRI tower has become one of the interesting sights of the existing buildings in Jakarta. TVRI tower is also a means for testing the first digital TV in Indonesia with the transmitter DVB-T & DVB-H is installed at a height of about 100 meters in the tower TVRI Senayan.

1. Monas (National Monument)

The National Monument (Indonesian: Monumen Nasional (Monas)) is a 422 ft (128.7 m) tower in Central Jakarta, symbolizing the fight for Indonesia's independence. Construction began in 1961 under the direction of President Sukarno and the monument was opened to the public in 1975. It is topped by a flame covered with gold foil.

After the Indonesian government returned to Jakarta from Yogyakarta in 1950 following the Dutch recognition of Indonesian independence, President Sukarno began to contemplate the construction of a national monument comparable to the Eiffel Tower on the square in front of the presidential palace. On 17 August 1954, a National Monument Committee was established and a design competition was held in 1955. This attracted 51 entries, but only one design, by Frederich Silaban, met any of the criteria determined by the committee, which included reflecting the character of Indonesia in a building capable of lasting for centuries. A repeat competition was held in 1960, but once again, none of the 136 entries met the criteria. The chairman of the jury team then asked Silaban to show his design to Sukarno. However, Sukarno did not like the design as he wanted the monument to be in the form of a linga and yoni. Silaban was asked to design such a monument, but his design was so for a monument so large that it would have been unaffordable given the economic conditions at the time. Silaban refused to design a smaller monument, suggesting that construction be delayed until the Indonesian economy improved. Sukarno then asked the architect R.M. Soedarsono to continue with the design. Soedarsono incorporated the numbers 17, 8 and 45, representing the 17 August 1945 Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, in the dimensions of the monument.
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