Patung Pahlawan, Bronze independence monument in Menteng, Indonesia
Patung Pahlawan is a bronze monument in the heart of Jakarta showing a young peasant with a rifle and a mother offering rice to her son. The figures rise on a marble base at a busy intersection in Menteng.
President Sukarno commissioned Soviet sculptors Matvey and Ossip Manizer after a visit to Moscow in the late 1950s. The work was inaugurated in 1963 after arriving by ship from the Soviet Union.
The marble base was brought from a Moscow journey to Jakarta and carries a Soviet inscription on its back. The sculpture shows a farmer hat and simple clothing that recall the roots of the Indonesian freedom movement.
The sculpture stands at the intersection of Menteng and Prapatan Street and is clearly visible from the sidewalk. Visitors can walk around the base to view the bronze figures from all sides.
The entire sculpture was manufactured in the Soviet Union and transported by ship to Indonesia before being installed. The bronze figures together weigh several tons and were cast in Moscow workshops.
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