Monas

Monas is a tower, much like a cross between the Washington Monument and the Statue of Liberty. Monas is, technically, named the National Monument. It is located in Merdeka Square in Jakarta, Indonesia and is the city’s principal landmark and the final extravagance of former President Sukarno. It stands around 400 feet high and is a tower that has a large sculpted flame at the top which is supposed to be covered with almost 80 pounds of gold leaf. I read that it took over 15 years before the full construction was finished. Notice the rain crowd in the background? I now know what tropical rain forest means.