DPR/MPR Building, Parliament complex in Senayan, Indonesia
The compound consists of six separate structures, with the central Nusantara building featuring a roof shaped like a Garuda wing and interior seating for 1,700 people. The tallest tower rises through 24 floors and creates a visible landmark in the Senayan skyline.
Construction began on March 8, 1965, under President Sukarno's orders to create a venue for the Conference of New Emerging Forces. The main building reached completion three years later in 1968 and has since served as the seat of the legislative bodies.
The Nusantara hall's roof is shaped like the wings of a Garuda, the eagle of Indonesian state symbolism. The complex stands on waqf land of Madrasah Islamiyah, the school that gave rise to Pondok Pesantren Darunnajah. In May 1998 about 80,000 students occupied the buildings, demanding the dissolution of the 1998–2003 DPR and MPR.
The site sits near Palmerah Station and borders Gatot Subroto Street, making it easy to reach by public transport. In the immediate surroundings stand the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the state television broadcaster TVRI building.
The seven-degree tilt belongs to Nusantara I, the 100-metre office tower, not to the domed main hall. The tower's slanted profile is best seen from the Semanggi Bridge, from where Soejoedi Wirjoatmodjo's original model of the whole complex was meant to be viewed.
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