The top of the National Monument (Monas) in Freedom Square. The 132-metre-high phallic-looking monument (dubbed "Sukarno's last erection," as it was the final grand monument Indonesia's founding father commissioned), topped with 35kg of gold leaf carved into a flame offers stunning views - haze permitting - of much of the city. Go early to beat the crowds and the haze. Easy for the less physically-abled as lifts take visitors to the top. The diorama exhibition in the basement gives such a distorted view of Indonesian history - thanks to the dictator Suharto wanting to brainwash the nation - it's amusing.

Jl Silang Monas

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