Yogya Kembali Monument

Monument to the Recapture of Yogyakarta
Native name
Indonesian: Monumen Yogya Kembali
Monumen Yogya Kembali, also known as Monjali
Location Ngaglik, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta
Coordinates 7°44′58″S 110°22′11″E / 7.749577°S 110.369599°E / -7.749577; 110.369599Coordinates: 7°44′58″S 110°22′11″E / 7.749577°S 110.369599°E / -7.749577; 110.369599
Location of Monument to the Recapture of Yogyakarta in Java

Monumen Yogya Kembali (Monument to the Recapture of Yogyakarta), 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]

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]

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Notes

  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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