DPR/MPR Building
Coordinates: 6°12′37″S 106°48′00″E / 6.21028°S 106.80000°E
| DPR/MPR (National Parliament) Building | |
|---|---|
Gedung DPR/MPR | |
 The main Building, Nusantara | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Construction started | 8 March 1965 |
| Completed | February 1983 (Main building completed 1968) |
| Height | 100 metres |
| Technical details | |
| Size | 80,000 m2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Soejoedi Wirjoatmodjo |
The MPR/DPR Building is the seat of government for the Indonesian legislative, which comprises the People's Consultative Assembly (Indonesian: Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat, MPR) [1] the People's Representative Council (Indonesian: Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat, DPR) [2] and the Regional Representatives Council (Indonesian: Dewan Perwakilan Daerah, DPD).[3]
History[]
Construction of the building was ordered on 8 March 1965 by Sukarno, the first president of Indonesia. His intent was for it to house the Conference of New Emerging Forces (CONEFO), a rival to the United Nations for Non-Aligned Movement countries. The first conference was scheduled for 1966, and the building was scheduled for completion before 17 August 1966, leaving 17 months for construction. Construction began in March 1965 following a contest for the design. The project was stopped due to the coup attempt of 30 September 1965. CONEFO idea was abandoned after Sukarno's fall but work on the building resumed in 1966, but with the intention to use the building for the legislature. The entire complex was completed in stages in March 1968 (the main building Nusantara), 1978 and 1983.[4]
May 1998[]
In May 1998, the buildings were occupied by about 80,000 tertiary students [5] protesting against the Trisakti shootings, the continuing presidency of Suharto and calling for the dissolution of the People's Representative Council and People's Consultative Assembly for 1998–2003 period.[6]
Buildings[]
The complex comprises six buildings. The main building is Nusantara with its unique Garuda wing-shaped roof[4] and contains the 1,700-seat plenary meeting hall. The other five buildings are Nusantara I a 23-storey building containing legislature members' offices and meeting rooms, Nusantara II and Nusantara III, which contain committee meeting rooms and offices, Nusantara IV, used for conferences and ceremonies, and Nusantara V, which has a 500-seat plenary hall.
Notes[]
- ^ Official website of MPR
- ^ Official website of DPR
- ^ "Official website of DPD". Archived from the original on 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Merrillees 2015, p. 123.
- ^ 80.000 students occupied the DPR/MPR Building Archived 2008-09-25 at the Wayback Machine pg. 5
- ^ "Semanggi Peduli". Archived from the original on 2017-01-14. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
References[]
- MPR/DPR-RI Buildings at a Glance. Secretariat General of DPR-RI. 2001.
Cited works[]
- Merrillees, Scott (2015). Jakarta: Portraits of a Capital 1950-1980. Jakarta: Equinox Publishing. ISBN 9786028397308.
External links[]
- History of the DPR/MPR Building (in Indonesian)
- Occupation of the DPR/MPR Building (in Indonesian)
- Ex-Reform activist:No manipulation in the DPR/MPR building occupation (in Indonesian)
- Buildings and structures completed in 1983
- Buildings and structures in Jakarta
- People's Consultative Assembly
- Seats of national legislatures