Heroes Monument, Jakarta

The Heroes Monument (Indonesian: Patung Pahlawan), popularly known as Tugu Tani is a bronze statue and important landmark located in Jakarta, Indonesia. The monument celebrates the heroes of the struggles of the Indonesian nation symbolized by a peasant youth wearing a caping with a rifle on his shoulder, a mother behind him offering him a dish of rice. The caping is a traditional farmer's hat in Indonesia, thus the statue is also referred as the Farmer's Monument (Patung Pak Tani or Tugu Tani).

Heroes Monument
Native name
Indonesian: Patung Pahlawan
LocationJakarta, Indonesia
Coordinates6°10′58″S 106°50′05″E
Built1963
ArchitectMatvey Manizer, Ossip Manizer
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