Yogya Kembali Monument

Monumen Yogya Kembali (Monument to the Recapture of Yogyakarta; Javanese: ꦩꦺꦴꦤꦸꦩꦺꦤ꧀ꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦭꦶ), known colloquially as Monjali,[1] is a pyramid-shaped museum dedicated to the Indonesian National Revolution located in the Ngaglik sub-district, Sleman, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.[2]

Monument to the Recapture of Yogyakarta
Native names
Indonesian: Monumen Yogya Kembali
ꦩꦺꦴꦤꦸꦩꦺꦤ꧀ꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦭꦶ
Monumen Yogya Kembali, also known as Monjali
LocationNgaglik, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta
Coordinates7°44′58″S 110°22′11″E / 7.749577°S 110.369599°E / -7.749577; 110.369599
BuiltJune 29, 1985
Yogya Kembali Monument is located in Java
Yogya Kembali Monument
Location of Monument to the Recapture of Yogyakarta in Java
Inscription of King HB IX's mandate regarding Special Region of Yogyakarta, on the front wall of the monument.

Exhibits include 10 dioramas of key moments in the revolution, artifacts left over from the colonial period and revolution, a list of 420 revolutionaries who were killed between 19 December 1948 and 29 June 1949, as well as a silent memorial room.[3]

Monumen Yogya Kembali is served by Trans Jogja bus stations Monjali 1 and Monjali 2, for line 2A, 2B, 5A, and 5B.

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  1. ^ Monjali being an acronym from the usage of Monumen Jogja Kembali a specific reference to the spelling in use at the time of the 1948–1949 events memorialised by this museum
  2. ^ It was formally opened on 29 June 1985 – http://blog.re.or.id/sejarah-singkat-monumen-yogya-kembali.htm
  3. ^ R. Syah. "Monumen Jogja Kembali (Monjali) – The Track of Six-Hours Occurrence in Yogyakarta". Yogyes.com. Retrieved 8 February 2011.

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