National Youth Development—Jakarta, Indonesia. - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

Full name: Patung Pemuda Membangun (Statue of Nation Development by the Youth).
This statue, of a young man, symbolises the contribution of young people to the development of Indonesia, past, present and future. It is a dramatic and strong statue, of a man wearing a loin cloth, holding aloft a container with an eternal flame (in stone). The man is striding forward, with a strong physique, and an earnest expression.

The statue is located on a large traffic island, of a major and busy roundabout, with an accompanying fountain, and was constructed in the early 1970s.


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This statue built to give appreciation for the young man and woman that contributing in the Indonesian development, symbolize by a strong young man holding a saucer with eternal flame to representing the spirit of developing that never die. The statue is made from steel-framed concrete covered with terrazzo layer, started to built at July 1971 by the team of Engineer, Artist and Architect (Biro IBA) with Imam Supardi as the team leader and Munir Pamuncak as implementation header, planed to opened at "Hari Sumpah Pemuda" (Youth Pledge Day) at Oktober 28, 1971, but the statue was not finished yet and officially opened March 1972. This statue is located at Senayan roundabout, the strategic place as the road point connection of Senayan as the gate of Central jakarta and the South of Jakarta area.
(compiled from "Seribu Wajah Jakarta" Magazine - 1981)

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Patung Pemuda Membangun (Statue of Nation Development by the Youth) Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Imam Supardi and Munir Pamuncak. Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: October 28, 1971. Materials used: steel-framed concrete covered with terrazzo layer Location: Senayan roundabout, south central Jakarta.

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