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Parliamentary Complex of Indonesia
Kompleks Parlemen Republik Indonesia
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The main building, Nusantara
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Location within Jakarta
General information
Location Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
Coordinates 6°12′37″S106°48′00″E / 6.21028°S 106.80000°E / -6.21028; 106.80000
Construction started8 March 1965
CompletedFebruary 1983
(Main building completed in 1968)
Height100 metres
Technical details
Size80,000 m2
Design and construction
Architect(s) Soejoedi Wirjoatmodjo

The Parliamentary Complex of Indonesia (Indonesian : Kompleks Parlemen Republik Indonesia), [1] [2] also known as the MPR/DPR/DPD Building, is the seat of government for the Indonesian legislative branch of government, which consists of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the People's Representative Council (DPR) and the Regional Representative Council (DPD).

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History

Construction

Sukarno administration

Construction of the building was ordered on March 8, 1965 by Sukarno, the first president of Indonesia, through the Presidential Decree of the Republic of Indonesia Number 48 of 1965. The building was intended to house the Conference of New Emerging Forces (CONEFO), a now defunct alternative for the United Nations, with the first conference being scheduled to be held in 1966. The members of the organization were planned to consist of the countries of Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Non-Aligned Movement.

The first conference was scheduled to be held in 1966, and the building was scheduled for completion before August 17, 1966 — leaving 17 months left for the construction to take place. Construction began in March 1965 following a contest for the design, which resulted in the design by architect Soejoedi Wirjoatmodjo being agreed upon and ratified by President Sukarno on February 22, 1965.

Suharto administration

Suharto delivering his inauguration speech for the sixth time as president, 1993. 1993 People's Consultative Assembly.jpg
Suharto delivering his inauguration speech for the sixth time as president, 1993.

Construction was hampered due to the coup attempt on September 30, 1965. The CONEFO idea was soon abandoned after Sukarno's fall, but the building's construction was resumed based on the Decree of the Presidium of the Ampera Cabinet Number 79/U/Kep/11/1966 dated November 9, 1966, whose designation was changed for the MPR/DPR RI Building.

Gradually, construction was completed and handed over to the Secretariat General of the DPR: Main Conference Building (March 1968), Secretariat Building and Health Center Building (March 1978), Auditorium Building (September 1982), and Banquet Building (February 1983). [3] [4]

May 1998

Destroyed meeting room after being occupied by students during May 1998 riots. Destroyed Parliament's Courtroom.jpg
Destroyed meeting room after being occupied by students during May 1998 riots.

In May 1998, the buildings were occupied by about 80,000 tertiary students [5] protesting against the Trisakti shootings and the continuation of Suharto's New Order regime, which also calling for the dissolution of the People's Representative Council and People's Consultative Assembly of the 1998–2003 period. [6]

Buildings

Meeting hall inside the main building, Nusantara. Ruang MPR.jpg
Meeting hall inside the main building, Nusantara.

The complex comprises six buildings. The main building is Nusantara with its unique Garuda wing-shaped roof [3] and contains the 1,700-seat plenary meeting hall. The other five buildings are Nusantara I, a 23-storey building containing parliament 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.

Presidential inauguration

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References

Citations

  1. ↑ BSID-MPR. "MPR RI | Rumah Kebangsaan". mpr.go.id. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  2. ↑ "Kontak". www.dpr.go.id. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  3. 1 2 Merrillees 2015, p. 123.
  4. ↑ "Riwayat Nama Ruang dan Gedung Parlemen". Historia - Majalah Sejarah Populer Pertama di Indonesia (in Indonesian). 2014-11-27. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  5. ↑ 80.000 students occupied the DPR/MPR Building Archived 2008-09-25 at the Wayback Machine pg. 5
  6. ↑ "Semanggi Peduli". Archived from the original on 2017-01-14. Retrieved 2009-01-27.

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