The National Monument is a 132 m Tower in the centre of Jakarta City occupying 80 hectares of area. This monument symbolizes the struggle for Indonesian independence. Its Construction began in 1961 under the direction of President Sukarno and was opened to public in 1975.
The monument and the museum are open daily from 08.00 AM until 16.00 PM throughout the week except for the Mondays when the monument is closed. Since April 2016, the monument also opens during night time, from 19.00 until 22.00 on Tuesday to Friday, and from 19.00 until 00.00 on Saturday and Sunday.
Visiting outside area of MONAS is free. Basic entry into the MONAS is 5000 IDR. There is a Lift to got to the top of the tower- ticket is 15000 IDR. But Lift operates only for a short time during the day. Ticket to the Lift available only half an hour before the lift time and it is extremely difficult to get the ticket during that time because of the long queue.
