Merdeka Palace
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The Merdeka Palace, is one of six presidential palaces in Indonesia. It is located on the north side of the Merdeka Square in Central Jakarta, Indonesia, and is used as the official residence of the president of the Republic of Indonesia.
The front facade of Merdeka Palace
Lithograph of the Paleis te Koningsplein in the 1880s (now Merdeka Palace)
Reception room of the Palace in 1936
Interior of the Palace in 1936
Merdeka Square, Jakarta
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Merdeka Square is a large square located in the center of Jakarta, Indonesia. Merdeka is the Indonesian word for freedom or independence. Measuring approximately one square kilometer in area, if the surrounding fields within the Merdeka Square are included, it is considered one of the largest squares in the world. At 75 hectares, it is over five times the size of Tiananmen Square, and 12 times the size of Place de la Concorde.
A view of Merdeka Square with National Monument standing in the middle of the square.
Royal Dutch East Indies Army bomber planes fly over Batavia Koningsplein in the 1930s.
Sukarno speaking at the Rapat Akbar on 19 September 1945.
Plan of Merdeka Square in 1965