Six Statues and Monuments in Jakarta Being Conserved
Reported by Aldi Geri Lumban Tobing | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
The Cultural Heritage Conservation Center is currently conserving six statues and monuments. It is based on Act No. 11/2015 on Preservation of Cultural Heritage.
Surely this is our duty to take care of them
Those statues and monuments are Pancasila Sakti Monument, Persahabatan Statue in front of Cut Mutia Mosque, Hermes Statue at Jalan Harmoni, ASEAN Statue at Suropati Park, Mohammad Husni Thamrin Statue and other statues in Tugu Proklamasi Housing Complex such as Proklamator Statue and Petir Monument.
"Surely this is our duty to take care of them," disclosed West Jakarta Tourism and Culture Agency's Cultural Heritage Conservation Center Head, Linda Enriany, Monday (8/26).
1,832 Books Conserved at City Public LibraryThis is done for maintaining its condition to remain in good condition. Moreover it is in an open space, thus easily damaged due to corrosion, pollution, dust and weather," she explained.
To do conservation, six workers and two conservators have been sent to the field. Each conservation process in one location takes 7-15 days.
"Thus far we're still focused on ASEAN Statue at Suropati Park, Menteng, Central Jakarta and will be completed by the end of this month," she uttered.
