NATIONAL MONUMENT a.k.a. MONAS

National Monument or the popular abbreviated Monas or Tugu Monas is a monument as high as 132 meters (433 feet) which was established to commemorate the resistance and the Indonesian people's struggle for independence from the Dutch East Indies colonial administration. Construction of this monument began on August 17, 1961 under the orders of President Sukarno, and the monument was opened to the public on July 12, 1975. The monument is crowned with flame-coated gold leaf that symbolizes the spirit of the glowing struggle. National Monument is located right in the center of Merdeka Square, Central Jakarta. The monument and museum is open starting at 08:00 to 15:00 Western Indonesian Time every day of the week, except Monday last week of each month at the monument is closed.

source : http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monumen_Nasional