A. Overview The establishment of the monument began with the incident on July 29, 1947, when a Dakota VT-CLA plane of the India Airlines fell down owing to a shot by the Dutch during a humanity mission. The plane planned to land on Maguwo Airport, Yogyakarta (today it is Adisutjipto Airport). The death roll of the incident included the ... detail... »
A. Brief Information The monument of Nasional, which is known better as Monas (Monumen Nasional), is one of many monuments that the Indonesians built to remind them of the struggle of Indonesian soldiers to fight the Dutch for the independence of Indonesia. Monas was built to inspire the people of Indonesia and arouse patriotism to ... detail... »
A. Brief Information The equator monument was built to mark the zero point of the equator line crossing over Pontianak City. Historically, it was built by the Dutch geographer in 1928 to mark the imaginary line of equator. Formerly, the monument was just a simple obelisk on which a metallic arrow. Silaban, an Indonesian architect, ... detail... »