MONUMEN NASIONAL

Monumen Nasional (Monas)

Monas is is a 132 m (433 ft) tower in the centre of Merdeka Square, Central Jakarta, symbolizing the fight for Indonesia. It is the national monument of the Republic of Indonesia, built to commemorate the struggle for Indonesian independence.

Construction began in 1961 under the direction of President Soekarno. Monas was opened to the public in 1975. It is topped by a flame covered with gold foil. The monument and the museum are open daily from 08.00 until 15.00 Western Indonesia Time throughout the week except for the last Monday of each month when the monument is closed.

After the Indonesian government returned to Jakarta from Yogyakarta in 1950 following the Dutch recognition of Indonesian independence, President Sukarno began to contemplate the construction of a national monument comparable to the Eiffel Tower on the square in front of the Presidential Palace. On 17 August 1954, a National Monument Committee was established and a design competition was held in 1955. This attracted 51 entries, but only one design, by Frederich Silaban, met any of the criteria determined by the committee, which included reflecting the character of Indonesia in a building capable of lasting for centuries. A repeat competition was held in 1960, but once again, none of the 136 entries met the criteria. The chairman of the jury team then asked Silaban to show his design to Sukarno. However, Sukarno did not like the design as he wanted the monument to be in the form of a linga and yoni. Silaban was asked to design such a monument, but his design was for a monument so large that it would have been unaffordable given the economic conditions at the time. Silaban refused to design a smaller monument, suggesting that construction be delayed until the Indonesian economy improved. Sukarno then asked the architect R.M. Soedarsono to continue with the design. Soedarsono incorporated the numbers 17, 8 and 45, representing the 17 August 1945 Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, in the dimensions of the monument.

The construction of Monas proceeded in three stages. The first period, from 1961/1962–1964/1965 began with the official start of construction on 17 August 1961 with Sukarno ceremonially driving in the first concrete pile. A total of 284 piles were used for the foundation block. A further 360 piles were driven in for the museum foundations, with work being completed in March 1962. The walls of the museum in the base were completed by October. Construction of the obelisk then commenced and was finished in August 1963. Work in the second stage, from 1966 to 1968, was delayed by shortages of funding and the aftermath of the 30 September Movement coup attempt. In the final phase, from 1969–1976, the dioramas for the historical museum were added. Problems remained once construction was complete, and work was needed to solve problems with water leaking into the museum. Monas was officially opened to the public on 12 July 1975. The location of Monas is known as Merdeka Square.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Monument_(Indonesia)

QUESTION

1) WHEN DID THE CONSTRUCTION ENDS......

A. 1945           B.1976        C.1965         D.1975        E.1960

2)WHO THE FIRST PERSON DESIGNED MONAS......

A.SOEKARNO       B.SOEDARSONO       C.SILABAN       D.HATTA        E.THE CHAIRMAN

3) HOW MANY STAGES TO BUILD MONAS.....

A.ONE       B.TWO      C.THREE       D.FOUR       E.FIVE

4)WHEN WE CAN VISIT MONAS......

A.08.00-15.00      B.12.00-15.00      C.09.00-13.00      D.08.01-15.01    E.10.00-16.00

5)WHAT COVERS THE TOP OF MONAS......

A.SILVER FOIL     B.GOLD FOIL      C.REAL GOLD      D.CEMENT       E.DUST



ANSWER:
1)B
2)C
3)C
4)A
5)B

MEGANTARA

FESTIVAL IN SMAN 3 BANDUNG

Every year SMAN 3 Bandung  hold a Festival named Megantara. 3 weeks ago on tenth September, my school held Megantara again. It's held in Lapangan Bali. Before the festival began, we walked around from Lapangan Bali to Town Hall and back again. The festival began on 10 a.m to 10 p.m. There were a lot of perfomances and food stands. There were special guests, they were RAN and The Cangcuters. Their performances were fantastic.

The first activity that we held is parade. The parade is presented by kindergarten and SMAN 3 students. For the girls they wear kebaya and for the boys they wear pangsi. At the parade there are performance by Reog Ponorogo.

There are so many foods at megantara. They are divided by their own place of origin. The places are “Jawa”, “Sumatra”, “Bali”, “Kalimantan”, and many other. There was not just food, there was many traditional culture like face painting from papua, batik from Java, and many others.

There are several performances at Megantara. There was performances by SMAN 3’s extracurricular for example from Lingkungan Seni  Sunda, Keluarga Paduan Angklung 3 (traditional music ansambel from sundanese made with bamboo), Kelompok Vokal 3, Musik Klasik performance by SMAN 3 Bandung, Tiloe's Theatre, Band from SMAN 3 Bandung.

There was another performances, such as Rampak Kendang Darul Hikam (traditional rhythmically music ansamble from sundanese ),  E1House Art Production Rampak Kendang Darul Hikam (traditional rhythmically music ansamble from sundanese ),  E1House Art Production, and two Guest Star RAN and The Changcuters (Indonesian famous group band).

That's from me see ya

Qurban SMAN 3 Bandung

QURBAAAAAANNNNN

2 weeks ago on 12 September. My school presented qurban every year. There were 7 cows and 12 sheeps. A lot of students joined Qurban committee so we can chopped the meat easily. Not only the committe, but teachers helped us chopped the meat.