Selamat Datang Monument ( Jakarta, Indonesia )
Selamat Datang Monument (Selamat Datang is Indonesian for "Welcome"), also known as the Monumen Bundaran HI or Monumen Bunderan HI (for 'Hotel Indonesia roundabout'). Completed in 1962 by sculptor Edhi Sunarso, the Selamat Datang Monument is one of the historic landmarks of Jakarta.
During the 1960s, President Sukarno ordered several constructions and city beautification projects in preparation for the Asian Games IV.
The design of the statue was sketched by Henk Ngantung, at that time the vice governor of Jakarta. The sculpting of the statue was done by sculptor Edhi Sunarso. Trubus, a close advisor to Sukarno on fine arts matters, were the coordinator of the project. The statue depicts two bronze statues of a man and a woman, waving in a welcoming gesture. The woman holds a flower bouquet in her left hand. Henk Ngantung wrote that initially the Welcome Monument was to be named "Indonesian people greet their future".
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