STRUGGLE MONUMENT
Monument Juang 45 or “Struggle Monument” is located to the east of train station.This monument is shaped statue which made of cement stone that consists of 19 small statues and 1 giant statue. The small statues illustrate the struggle of people against colonialist.
The reliefs around the monument tell
about the battle of independent war from 1945 to 1949 in Malang.
At the edge of
the monument there are 8 fences as a symbol of Javanese culture. In front of
the monument is an image of the length of the foundation is 6.9m.Length is 3.5
m and height is 2 m. The total height is 5m. This monument was built in 20 Mei
1975.
Local governments had an idea to build this monument to the cooperation
financing with private companies. It was mad to recall the struggle of
Indonesian people in 1945.This monument is also to foster the patriotism spirit
of young people in Malang city and recall the heroes who have given their heart
and soul to defend the independence of 17
August 1945.
The form of relief around the statues illustrates how hard the
struggle of the Indonesian heroes fighting for Indonesian independence. There
is a giant statue lying in the middle of the monument depict the Dutch
colonialists who have oppressed the Indonesian society for hundreds years.
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